Travel Diary


Here you are. Links to all my travel e-mails and my day-to-day diary.

 

South-East Asia 2007/08

#1: Back in Asia...Again!

Oslo - Berlin - Munich - THAILAND: Bangkok - Pranburi - Koh Phi-Phi - Ao Nang - MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur - INDONESIA (Java): Jakarta - Yogyakarta - Cemoro Lawang/Bromo - INDONESIA (Bali): Kuta - Nusa Lembongan - Padangbai - Tulamben - Ubud - Kuta - MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur.

#2: An unfortunate incident...

MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur - Cameron Higlands/Tanah Rata - Ipoh - Kuala Lumpur - THAILAND: Phuket.

#3: Finally in the Philippines...

THAILAND: Phuket - Koh Phi-Phi - Phuket - Koh Phi-Phi - Bangkok - PHILIPPINES: Manila - Banaue - Manila - Purto Princesa - Icadambanuan Island - El Nido - Coron  - Manila - Legaspi - Donsol - Makepascua Island - Tagbilaran.

 

South-East Asia 2004/05

#1: Back in Asia!

Oslo- THAILAND: Bangkok - Huahin- Koh Pha-Ngan- Phuket- Koh Phi-Phi- MALAYSIA: Kota Bharu- Pulau Perhentian Kecil- Penang- THAILAND: Bangkok.

#2: Thailand/Cambodia

THAILAND: Bangkok- CAMBODIA: Siam Reap- Battambang- Phnom Penh- Sihanoukville- THAILAND: Bangkok- Kanchanaburi- Bangkok- Huahin- Koh Phi-Phi- MALAYSIA: Penang- THAILAND: Koh Phi-Phi.

#3: I'm ok! Phi-Phi is not!

THAILAND: Koh Phi-Phi- Phuket- Bangkok.

#4: Borneo: Jungle and Diving Paradise!

THAILAND: Bangkok- Koh Tao- MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur- MALAYSIA (Sarawak): Kuching- Kapit- Miri- BRUNEI: Bandar Seri Begawan- MALAYSIA (Sabah): Kota Kinabalu - Semporna- Kota Kinabalu- Sepilok- Kinabatangan- Semporna.

#5: Sulawesi: Time consuming travel, but worth it!

MALAYSIA (Sabah): Semporna- Tawau- INDONESIA (Kalimantan): Tarakan - INDONESIA (Sulawesi): Rantepao- Tarakan- Ampana- Togean Islands/Kadidiri - Manado- Tangkoko- Manado- Lembeh- Manado- MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur.

#6: Myanmar: Land of Buddhas, Junta and betel nut Smiles!

MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur- THAILAND: Koh Phi-Phi- Phuket- Bangkok- MYANMAR (BURMA): Yangon- Mandalay- Bagan- Inle Lake- Bago- Yangon- THAILAND: Bangkok.

 

Central America / South America 2003/04

#1: Mexico: Eat tacos, Drink Tequila and Speak Spanish!

Oslo- MEXICO: Mexico City- Oaxaca- Puerto Escondido- San Cristobal- Palenque- Playa del Carmen- Cozumel- Playa del Carmen- Chetumal- BELIZE: Caye Caulker- GUATEMALA: Flores.

#2: Back in Business!

GUATEMALA: Livingstone- HONDURAS: La Ceiba- Utila- La Entrada- Copan- GUATEMALA: Lanquin- Antigua- San Pedro la Laguna /Lake Atitlan- Quetzaltenango- Antigua- San Pedro la Laguna- Quetzaltenango- Todos Santos- San Pedro la Laguna- Antigua - MEXICO: Mexico City- Manzanillo.

#3: Manzanillo: The Pufferfish Capital of the World!

MEXICO: Manzanillo.

#4: Brazil: Samba, Beaches and National Parks.

MEXICO: Manzanillo- Mexico City-  BRAZIL: Rio de Janerio- Foz do Iguacu- ARGENTINA: Puerto Iguazu- BRAZIL: Florianopolis- Sao Paulo- Ilha Bela- Ilha Grande- Rio de Janeiro- Arraial do Cabo- Campo Grande- Pantanal- Bonito- BOLIVIA: Sucre.

#5: Bolivia/Peru: Cold Beauty.

BOLIVIA: Sucre- Potosi- Uyuni- La Paz- Copacabana- PERU: Puno- Tacna- Arequipa- Cusco- Aguas Caliente/Machu Picchu- Cusco- Nasca- Pisco/Reserva Nacional de Parcas - Lima- Trujillo- ECUADOR: Guayaquil.

#6: Galapagos Rules!

ECUADOR: Guayaquil- Galapagos Islands- Guayaquil- Baños- Tena- Quito- Otavalo- Quito- NORWAY: Oslo.

 

South-East Asia / Australia 2002/03

#1: Exit Norway, Enter S-E Asia!

Oslo- Stockholm- THAILAND: Bangkok- Phimai- LAOS: Vientiane- Luang Prabang- THAILAND: Chiang Rai- Chiang Mai- Bangkok- Pattaya- Bangkok.

#2: Southern Thailand: Beach, Party & Diving.

THAILAND: Bangkok- Koh Samui- Koh Tao- Koh Phangan- Bangkok

#3: Cambodia: Beauty and the Beast! 

THAILAND: Bangkok- CAMBODIA: Siem Reap/Angkor- Phnom Penh- Bokor National Park- Sihanoukville- Siem Reap- VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).

#4: I love the smell of fried noodles in the morning!

VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)- Mekong Delta- Ho Chi Minh- Cat Tien National Park- Dalat- Nha Trang- Hoi An- Hue.

#5: Good morning Vietnam! Hello China!
VIETNAM: Hanoi- Halong Bay/Cat Ba- Hanoi- Sapa- Hanoi- CHINA: Nanning- Yangshuo- Shanghai- Qingdao.

#6: Hardcore Sightseeing and then back to Beach, Party and even more Diving. 

CHINA: Beijing– Xi’an– THAILAND: Bangkok- Koh Chang- Bangkok- Koh Phi Phi- Pattaya- Koh Samet- Pattaya- Bangkok- Malaysia border- Krabi- Koh Phi Phi- MALAYSIA: Georgetown/Penang.

#7: Season's Greetings from Paradise!

THAILAND: Koh Phi Phi- Koh Phangan- Phuket- Koh Phi Phi.

#8: On the road again!

THAILAND: Koh Phi Phi- Phuket- Koh Phi Phi- Bangkok- Chiang Mai- LAOS: Luang Prabang- Phonsavan- Vang Vieng- Vientiane- THAILAND: Bangkok- Koh Phi Phi.

#9: Don't Worry, be Happy!

THAILAND: Koh Phi Phi- Similan Island- Phuket- Koh Phi Phi- MALAYSIA: Penang- INDONESIA (Sumatra): Bukit Lawang- Puala Weh- MALAYSIA: Penang- THAILAND: Bangkok- INDONESIA: Bali: Kuta- Flores: Moni- Bajawa- Ruteng- Labuanbajo/Komodo- Lombok: Senggigi - Gili Trawangan- Bali: Tulamben- Kuta.

#10: OZ: Further away, but still closer...

INDONESIA: Bali- AUSTRALIA: Brisbane- Cairns- Holmes Reef- Arlie Beach- Cape Hillsborough National Park- Hervey Bay / Fraser Island- Noosa- Surfer's Paradise- Brisbane.

#11: Back in good cold Norway.

AUSTRALIA: Sydney- Melbourne- INDONESIA: Bali- SINGAPORE- THAILAND: Bangkok- Koh Phi-Phi- Bangkok- PAKISTAN: Islamabad- NORWAY: Oslo.

 

Africa 2001: 3 weeks (in Norwegian)

Hello Africa, tell me how you're doin'? Well, pretty excellent!!

Stockholm- KENYA: Nairobi- Lake Nakuro- Masai Mara- Amboseli- TANZANIA: Arusha- Dar-es-Salam- Zanzibar.

 

Thailand 2000: 3 weeks (in Norwegian)

Stockholm- THAILAND: Bangkok- Phuket- Similan Islands- Phuket- Bangkok.

 

India 1999: 4 weeks (in Norwegian)

#1: India update

Oslo-Delhi-....-Jaisalmer.

#2: India update

Jaisalmer- Jodhpur- Pushkar- Jaipur- Agra- Mumbai (Bombay).

#3: India update

Mumbai (Bombay)- Goa- Kochi.

Rest of the trip: no e-mail

Periyar National Park-...- Chennai (Madras)- Delhi.

 


Vacations without travel e-mails

 

Central America 1997: 4 weeks

Oslo- MEXICO: Cancun- Isla Mujheres- Cancun- Playa Del Carmen- Cozumel- BELIZE: Belize City- GUATEMALA: Livingston- HONDURAS: San Pedro Sula- Roatan- Gracias- Copan- GUATEMALA: Guatemala City.

 

Malaysia/Indonesia 1996: 5 weeks

Oslo- MALAYSIA: Kula Lumpur- Pulau Tioman- Kuala Terengganu- Pulau Perihentian Kecil- Penang- Kula Lumpur- INDONESIA: Jakarta- Yogyakarta- Gunung Bromo- Bali- Jakarta- MALAYSIA: Kula Lumpur.

 

Thailand 1995: 6 weeks

Oslo- THAILAND: Pattaya- Bangkok- Ayuthaya- Chiang Mai- Pattaya- Koh Samui- Phuket- Pattaya- Bangkok.

 

Interrail Europe 1992: 4 weeks

Oslo- GERMANY: Hamburg- HOLLAND: Amsterdam- FRANCE: Paris- Bordeaux- SPAIN: Madrid- Seville- Barcelona- FRANCE: Nice- ITALY: Venice- GERMANY: Munich- CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague- Decin- GERMANY: Berlin.