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Sabai dii Pi Mai Lao

Posted: 2013-04-30 14:00:28, Categories: Travel, Cycling, Laos, 903 words (permalink)
In Mid-April, in the town of Vang Vieng, we attended the cheerfulcelebration of Pi Mai Lao, the Lao New Year. Hundreds of people pouredsmall buckets of water over us, wishing us Happy New Year. We joinedthe teams by the roadside and did our own sha… more »

Up and down the mountains in Northern Thailand and Laos

Posted: 2013-04-09 18:58:09, Categories: Travel, Thailand, Cycling, Laos, 1205 words (permalink)
Our bicycle tour continued to Chiang Mai, the largest city in North Thailand, and further North-East towards Laos. The landscape became more mountainous and the roads climbed up and down with numerous sharp curves. The temperatures were pleasant… more »

Wild elephants on the road

Posted: 2013-03-05 03:27:43, Categories: Travel, Thailand, Cycling, 787 words (permalink)
Sandra and I are now in Thailand and this photo shows one of our most exciting moments during the first two weeks. We were riding a moped back from Palau waterfall in Kaeng Krachan national park, when suddenly two big wild elephants were walking… more »

Four weeks without sun

Posted: 2013-02-12 03:26:36, Categories: Travel, Norway, 546 words (permalink)
Sandra and I spent the Christmas and New Year on the small 8 square km island of Karlsøy, Norway, 400 km north from the polar circle. That's north enough that in the winter sun remains under the horizon for two months, and in the summer… more »

Traveling north for Christmas

Posted: 2012-12-17 02:14:02, Categories: Travel, Finland, Norway, Germany, Sweden, 376 words (permalink)
Sandra and I are traveling to Northern Norway for the last two weeksof the year to join a gathering of other likeminded people. It willsurely be a different Christmas than we've ever had before -non-commercial and without rush. We will celebrate th… more »

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