Subscribe:
RSS feed
The Travel Photographer Awards (TPOTY) has announced its winners for 2011 and I’m delighted to be able to show you a few of my favorites. The TPOTY Awards was founded by professional photographer Chris Coe and Karen Coe in 2003. Theres 15 different categories and the images will be displayed at the Royal Geographical Society […]
November 20, 2011
My most invaluable tool when travelling in India, except for my Lonely Planet guide-book, which to some extent still can compete with modern technology, is the site www.makemytrip.com. Gone are the days when I stood in hour-long queues for train tickets. This just make everything so much more easy. Book domestic flights and train tickets […]
November 4, 2011
When you travel, always bring a big, fat novel. It’s perfect for spending passtime in airports and train stations and the best kind of escapism I know. If you are stuck at home and don’t have time and money for a travel adventure you can get a little adventure fix by reading one or more […]
October 12, 2011
I was pretty surprised, having been to India six times and spending more than 14 months there in total, to hear the first mention of The Standing Babas in Gregory David Robert novel Shantaram. Apparently the babas has taken a wow only to stand for rest of their lives, even when they sleep. For the first five to ten […]
July 1, 2011
Its dirty, its crowded and a friend of mine once referred to Pahar Ganj in New Delhi as hell on earth! Basically its a cluster of budgets hotels, shops, street vendors, beggars and tourists in New Delhi, India, conveniently located near New Delhi Central station. It’s the place most backpackers go to when they arrived late at night […]
March 17, 2011
I’m really not the sporty type, but I have discovered that when I do something active, like skiing or yoga when on holiday, I tend to return from my holiday more refreshed than if I just do nothing. Sometimes that can be great too though! I can highly recommend to incorporate a week or more in your […]
February 21, 2011
I went to Fatehpur Sikri in 2002 on a trip to India. It is a really strange place, this deserted, dusty ghost town, but it did capture my imagination and I´m glad I went. Especially after reading one of my favorite authors fable, Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence, which takes place in the small […]
January 23, 2011
The numbers are in! My favorite travel website Tripadvisor has just announced the winners of Travelers´ Choice 2011. What I love about this is that it’s the choice of thousand of independent travellers opinion with no commercial interests. Two of my favorites even made it to the list! The Hotel Al Ponte Antico in Venice, Italy and […]
January 11, 2011
To me, India is one of the most magical places on earth. No other places makes me feel so relaxed and excited at the same time, and is so full of adventure. I have been there numerous times, and twice I stayed for around six months. I brought my mother once, and wanted to take her […]
January 8, 2012
0