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By private plane to the Mediterranean

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Bogsnes
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Soaring through Europe at low altitude is the freedom to fly like the bird, and less complicated than you would think. This summer’s adventure went from Norway to the beaches of Southern France in a 4-seater propeller plane, with yours truly behind the controls. Continue reading →

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Riding elephants in Sri Lanka

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Bogsnes
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Having your eyes set on a top attraction when traveling is often a good idea, but it can backfire. My son was resolved on riding an elephant during our vacation in Sri Lanka, and had been talking about it for months. But finding an elephant to ride in the south coast of Sri Lanka was actually more difficult than imagined. Continue reading →

Posted in Asia | Tagged beach, elephants, sri lanka, travel | Leave a reply

Ascending Mt. Kazbek 5033 m

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Bogsnes
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After hiking up 2000 vertical meters, and spending a sleepless night with a very present headache in a decrepit old meteo station (3700 m) I was questioning why on earth I would want the pain involved in climbing another 5000m+ peak again. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe | Tagged climbing, georgia, mountain, travel | Leave a reply

Oslo – the day after the bomb

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Bogsnes
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Yesterday Oslo was hit by an unbelievable tragedy. A large bomb went off just next to the prime ministers office, and a madman went on a killing spree on a youth camp for the Labour party. The city centre looks like a war zone today. The bomb went off only 150 metres from my office. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Other stuff | Tagged norway, Oslo, osloexpl | Leave a reply

Sunset Village Camp CD

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Bogsnes
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In 1999 I was staff at a CISV summer village in Perth, Australia. Recently one of the leaders, Rasmus from Denmark, created a facebook group, and now people are trying to remember the good old days (of friendship true). Guess what, I found the Camp CD, and it’s here for download. Continue reading →

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Udaipur wedding

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Bogsnes
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I’m on my way to India as I write. This is going to be a good year for travelling. I’ve been skiing and eating Khachapuri in Georgia, visited Fidel’s Cuba, and Azerbaijan has gracefully granted me a visa.
Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Europe, Latin America | Tagged Asia, India, wedding | Leave a reply

First bath of the year in Norway

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bogsnes
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The Easter holidays have turned out with better weather in Oslo than anybody could have hoped for! Thankfully we ditched the planes to head up in the mountains to ski. Instead we are enjoying the Oslo sun and strange heat. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe | Tagged Easter, norway, Oslo | Leave a reply

A volcano cancelled my honeymoon

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Bogsnes
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Plan A: Take wife on (very belated) honeymoon to Cuba. Cancelled – due to volcanic eruption on Iceland. Plan B: Take wife to Nice, France. Cancelled – due to more volcanic ashes. Plan C: Just be with wife somewhere. Also cancelled. What to do? Take a short trip to Azerbaijan. Alone. Continue reading →

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A long lost friend

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Bogsnes
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Going to Barcelona I had no idea I would encounter an old friend of mine from University. One I hadn’t seen since I moved from Australia. But low and behold. Wonderful busy Barcelona tapas restaurant Ciudad Condall serves my favorite Australian beer: Coopers. Continue reading →

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The highest mountain in Europe

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Bogsnes
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When our new friend Albert just suddenly appeared out of nowhere, landed at our table and took the role as our tamada – or toastmaster – we knew this trip was going to be a winner. We were in the village of Zhankhoteko in Kabaradino-Balkaria, eating dinner on our way to conquer the 5542m high peak of Elbrus. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe | Tagged elbrus, hiking, Russia | 1 Reply

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