civineer“Ich bin ein Berliner.” John F. Kennedy, 1963. There is this story of a guy warned not to go the city because of fear he might […]
Category: Travelogue
Blogs I post here are about my globetrotting. Enjoy reading.
What is Ides of March?
15th March is known as the Ides of March in the Roman calendar, and of course my birthday. It is the 75th day of the […]
Surmounting Mount Kenya
Final Episode “There is snow on the mountain.” About 300 metres from us were a group of High School Students of a Swedish High School […]
Climbing Mount Kenya
Episode 1 Two days ago was exactly one year since I made the courageous decision to climb the second highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya, […]
Dining in Japan
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ―Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own Months before I traveled […]
Away in serene Zanzibar
“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” Lin Yutang Zanzibar […]
Volunteering beyond any other experience: my AIESEC exchange programme.
“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” Mother Theresa I arrived Cairo ecstatic of my motive for embarking on this […]
Obon Festival in Japan
Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Between 13th and 15th of July or August every year, depending on the region, Japanese people usually celebrate a festival […]