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Whitewashed buildings in the intense heat of Córdoba
We visited Córdoba on Day 7 of our road trip in Andalusia. This day we were on the move from Seville to Granada and stopped for a few hours in...
Sevilla – one of the world’s most important cities
Days 5 and 6 of our Andalusia road trip were spent in Sevilla (Seville), previously and today one of the world's most important cities. This is #5...
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla – Plaza de España
This video is from the Plaza de España in Seville (Sevilla). It was built as the Spanish pavilion for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a...
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla – Real Alcázar
This is a video from Real Alcázar, the royal palace in Seville (Sevilla). It is on the World Heritage List. "Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de...
VIDEO – Spain – Sevilla
This video from Sevilla (Seville) is from a sightseeing tour of various parts of the historic centre, starting with the cathedral. "Cathedral,...
World Heritage #0383 – Seville
The World Heritage site of Seville is about a Spanish city which was and is one of the world's most important cities. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
Pictures from Morocco
This is a collection of pictures from Morocco, the result of a day trip to the port city of Tangier in the north. So far. If you look up my articles...
VIDEO – Morocco – Tangier
This video from Tangier is the result of a day-trip across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. It contains photographs and video clips from the...
A day trip to Tangier from Spain
On this Day 4 of a road trip in Andalusia we went on a daytrip from Jerez to Tarifa and across the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco. The...
VIDEO – Gibraltar
This video is from Gibraltar. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It is dominated in every way...
The road trip from Ronda to Gibraltar and Jerez
This is the story from a road trip in Andalusia. On Day 3 we took the mountain road from Ronda down to Gibraltar and continued across the lowlands...
Driving from Malaga to Marbella and Ronda
The first two days of our Tour of Andalucia started in Malaga, continued with a short stop in Marbella and is mostly about lovely days in Ronda....
VIDEO – Spain – Ronda
This is a video from Ronda, one of Andalusia's white towns, perhaps the most famous of them all. This video shows the highlights the tourists...
The Andalusia Road Trip, introducing the perfect vacation
This is about our Andalusia Road Trip. We had a fantastic 15 days' vacation in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia making the classic golden...
Egersund, rich on fish and fear of the almighty
Egersund is a small town on the south-western coast of Norway. It has always been a good landing port for fishing boats coming in with their catch....
VIDEO – Norway – Egersund
Watch this video from Egersund, a quiet little town on the south-western coast of Norway. Here's a little collection of photos and video clips to...
The Helleren houses in Jøssingfjord
Helleren is a large cliff overhanging two houses at the end of the Jøssingfjord, on the southwestern coast of Norway. They were built in the early...
Sogndalstrand, the first Norwegian Cittaslow
Sogndalstrand is a picturesque little town on the southwestern coast of Norway. It became an important trading port from the 1600's onward but fell...
Flekkefjord, the town that was
Flekkefjord is a small town marking the transition between the southern coastline of Norway, Sørlandet, and the western part of Vestlandet. ...
VIDEO – Norway – Helleren in Jøssingfjord
Watch a video from Helleren in Jøssingfjord. Helleren is a large cliff overhanging two houses at the end of the Jøssingfjord, on the southwestern...
VIDEO – Norway – Sogndalstrand
Watch a video from Sogndalstrand. It is a picturesque little town on the southwestern coast of Norway. Sogndalstrand became an important trading...
VIDEO – Norway – Flekkefjord
Watch a video from Flekkefjord, a small town marking the transition between the southern coastline of Norway, Sørlandet, and the western part of...
VIDEO – Norway – Bergen – Bryggen
This video is from Bryggen in Bergen. It is number 59 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The video takes you into the alleys. Audio (1): "Jeg tok min...
The Art Nouveau town of Ålesund
In the night of January 23rd 1904 practically the entire wooden town centre of Ålesund on the Norwegian West Coast was destroyed in a fire. ...
VIDEO – Norway – Ålesund
Watch a video from Ålesund. The city burned down in 1904 and resurrected like a phoenix bird in a completely new costume. Over a hundred years...
VIDEO – England – Hampton Court Palace
This is a video from Hampton Court Palace. It was the residence of King Henry VIII from 1529 and also several later monarchs of the UK. Later kings...
Visiting London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and the Hampton Court Palace
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the Hampton Court Palace were our last visits on this weekend trip to London. This article is one of...
VIDEO – England – Highgate Cemetery in London
This is a video from Highgate Cemetery. It was one of the "The Magnificent Seven" cemeteries from Queen Victoria's London. In the early 1800's...
The British Museum and Highgate Cemetery – a surprisingly good combination
The story from my London weekend continues here with visits to the British Museum and Highgate Cemetery. This article is one of three from a visit...