Quiver tree – Namibia’s iconic upside down tree
The quiver tree is not really a tree. It is a succulent in the aloe family (aloe dichotoma) and looks like a tree upside…
Destinations
The Stiltz – great hotel built on stilts
We had planned to celebrate Christmas Eve 2012 in Swakopmunde and had booked a hotel room for 3 nights. It was time to relax…
Kalahari Desert – a wet experience!
The desert landscape has always fascinated us and we have often chosen our destinations based on this unexplained longing for the endless desert landscape….
The rare desert elephant of Namibia
Since I was a child the desert elephant has been like a mythical animal, an animal I never thought I should meet. The same…
To the bottom of Fish River Canyon
If it gets steeper now, I’m out of the car, I tell Per. We are sitting in an open safari vehicle on our way…
Lake Nakuru National Park – Kenya
Lake Nakuru National Park is famous for its rich bird life and on the plains around the lake you can experience most of Africa’s…
Peace march in Kosirai Village, Kenya
It’s Wednesday and we’ve got up early. There is a lot to be prepared for when arranging a peace march in Kosirai, a village…
Ngor Island in peace and floral beauty
Ngor Island is located only 6-700 meters from the Cap Vert peninsula in Dakar and as we stand on Ngor beach on the mainland…
Donkey race in Saloum Delta
Speed and excitement appeals to all children. So also for the children in Saloum Delta, a mangrove area in the southern part of Senegal,…
Wrestling is the National sport in Senegal
The sun has gone down, it’s New Year’s Eve and the flames from the campfire is lightening up the place where everything will take…
Sea food at Africa`s westernmost point
We are in Dakar, at the Pointe des Almadies. This is Africa’s westernmost point and about 30 minutes by taxi from the center of…
Le Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech
As blue as the sea and sky on a sunny day, the Jardin Majorelle meets you with its beauty and peace when you enter…
Nikel, Murmansk and artistic inspiration
I’m not just a traveler, I’m also an artist and it’s probably affecting my view on the world. It affects what I see, what…
The penguins on Boulders Beach
These little clumsy animals never stop fascinating me. Penguins are one of the weirdest animals I know. They are awesome and I believe I…
District Six Museum in Cape Town
District Six Museum is a must visit place if you are in Cape Town. The museum is small, but very well showed off, and…
