Tonight I’m heading out on another adventure. I’m travelling to see a friend in Singapore. Another expat from Denmark, who moved abroad to live in a foreign country and who has so far not returned. For company I invited a nephew from Denmark. I’m privileged to have a life where I have this opportunity. According … Continue reading Next stop: Lion City
Tag: Travel
Seven days per year
I’m attending Medeltidsveckan, the yearly medieval festival in Visby on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. This is my first visit and I’m trying to get my hold of this thing that I’ve heard people talk about with light in their eyes since I first moved to Sweden years ago. Six Norwegians and … Continue reading Seven days per year
Photography: Visby 2024
I had a chance to return to Visby on Gotland yet again this summer. My first visit was in June 2023, this time I’m here for the medieval festival. More about that in another post. Today I want to share some magnificent shots of a stunning city as I was lucky to see it on … Continue reading Photography: Visby 2024
Trosa
Trosa is a picturesque village south of Stockholm. Its charming core of wooden houses lining the river outlet presents itself at its best in June and July. Restaurants and cafes sprinkle the harbour area. Bike lanes and parking lots make it an easy stop for tourists. I combined a day out in the archipelago at … Continue reading Trosa
Gotland: Sky, sea, and churches
We are on Gotland, the large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. We are staying in Klintehamn on the west coast, half an hour south of Visby. I picked the west coast to get beautiful sunsets over the sea. It was a good choice. Chapel at Kovik, Gotland. High ceilings Yesterday I sent my oldest … Continue reading Gotland: Sky, sea, and churches
Visby
I treated the family with a four day trip to Visby on Gotland to celebrate signing for a new job. Gotland is the large island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. A popular tourist destination reachable in a three hour ferry ride from Nynäshamn south of Stockholm. View from Galgberget (Gallows Hill) north of … Continue reading Visby
Greece
My holiday in Greece is coming to an end. Tomorrow I will fly back home to my wonderful family in Stockholm. Presents are bought and packed. I have one more day of exploration in Thessaloniki with Oskar and Aki, talking about life. About travelling out into foreign lands and creating a life of your own. … Continue reading Greece
Meteora
Meteora means between Heaven and Earth. Millions of years ago, the area that is now Meteora in Greece was covered by ocean. Layers of sediment created the sandstone that later eroded away, creating the weathered forms that make up Meteora today. The geography is not unlike Grand Canyon and Brice Canyon in the US South … Continue reading Meteora
Athens
Athens is more than Acropolis. Athens is the past. Athens is the present. And in Athens we see the shadow of the future. These are my observations and thoughts from walking around Athens three days in March. Faith I enter a Greek Orthodox Church to join the morning prayer with the locals. The smell of … Continue reading Athens
Acropolis
So it happened that I found myself in Athens, Greece in March. First place to explore being Acropolis, the 'high city' with a history of more than 2500 years. Finally getting some use of learning the difference between doric and ionic columns in third year gymnasium, I made it to the top on a beautiful … Continue reading Acropolis