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Moscow and Sergiev Posad
On the third of a five day visit to Moscow we went on an excursion to Sergiev Posad, a wonderful city in the Golden Ring. We spent the evening back...
World Heritage #0545 – Kremlin
From the gold capped onion domes of the Kremlin and its high walls, to the large Red Square and the buildings on it, this heritage site is...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – Red Square
This is a video from the Red Square in Moscow, one of the world's most famous squares. "Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow" is no. 545 on UNESCO's World...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – St Basil’s Cathedral
The video shows the inside and outside of St Basil's Cathedral (or Basilica). It is "one of the most beautiful Russian Orthodox monuments", and...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – Around Town
This is a video from various places, or around town in Moscow. Place names are noted below. Sokolniki Park, Bolshoi Theatre, Lubyanka, Church of All...
Some of Moscow’s main attractions
Days 1 and 2 on a five day visit to Moscow is about getting settled and then seek out some of Moscow's main attractions. We took the metro, crossed...
Introduction to the Trans-Siberian Railway
This is an introduction to the Trans-Siberian railway, "the world's longest train ride". The Trans-Siberian railway links Moscow with Vladivostok on...
World Heritage #0217 – Ancient City of Nessebar
The ancient city of Nessebar was an important town. Today it has a few interesting buildings, but the burden of tourism seems almost too much to...
VIDEO – Bulgaria – Nesebar
This is a video from Nesebar in Bulgaria. "The Ancient City of Nessebar" on the Black Sea is no. 217 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It is...
Pictures from Bulgaria
This is a collection of pictures from Bulgaria, the result of a trip in 2010 to the beaches and resorts on the Black Sea coast. If you look up my...
Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
A week with sun and bath and a day trip to the wonderful town of Nesebar. Bulgaria's Black Sea coast has a few things to offer. Albena &...
VIDEO – Norway – Lærdalsøyri
Watch a video from Lærdalsøyri. It was once an important market place and port for trade between Eastern Norway and Western Norway. The old town is...
Krakow, Auschwitz and the Wieliczka salt mine
This is about a few days in a most wonderful city (Krakow) with excursions to a terrible WW2 past (Auschwitz) and a magnificent salt mine...
VIDEO – Poland – Auschwitz
This video is from Auschwitz in Poland. It was a concentration and extermination camp in the second world war. Today "Auschwitz Birkenau - German...
VIDEO – Poland – Wieliczka Salt Mine
This video is from the "Wieliczka Salt Mine" outside Krakow. It is no. 32 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The mine is among the world's oldest, and...
World Heritage #0032 – Wieliczka Salt Mine
At the Wieliczka Salt Mine they have been mining rock salt for centuries, and you are invited to a fantastic subterranean world. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #0031 – Auschwitz Birkenau
There are only horrors connected to the heritage site of Auschwitz Birkenau, the horrors of exterminating more than 1.5 million people. The UNESCO...
VIDEO – Poland – Krakow
This video is from Krakow (Cracow) in the south of Poland. "The Historic Centre of Krakow" is no. 29 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Read about my...
World Heritage #0029 – Cracow’s Historic Centre
Cracow's Historic Centre reveals a splendid city. Today it is peaceful and rich, but its historical experiences are of a terrible nature. The UNESCO...
Football, the Beatles and colonial buildings in Liverpool
A couple of days in Liverpool, a city with football and the Beatles on the menu, and a long lost maritime past. Why we went Liverpool certainly...
VIDEO – England – Liverpool
This video is from the World Heritage sites in Liverpool. "Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City" is no. 1150 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Audio:...
World Heritage #1150 – Liverpool
There is more to Liverpool than a couple of football clubs and pop bands. In the harbour area it is easy to notice the Liverpool's legacy as a major...
Praha, a one day walking tour
The Czech capital of Praha is the world’s most beautiful city. This was my second trip to Praha (or Prague in English), a weekend, and what comes...
Pictures from Czechia
This is a collection of pictures from Czechia (Czech Republic), the result of trips to different parts of the country. If you look up my articles...
Pictures from Cambodia
This is a collection of pictures from Cambodia, the result of a trip to different parts of the country, from the north and to the south. If you look...
A visit to Sihanoukville
Trying to get a tan in the rainy season, here is a visit to Sihanoukville, Cambodia's seaside resort, during the rainy season. This is the story of...
VIDEO – Cambodia (4) Sihanoukville
What you will see in this video from Sihanoukville is that an expected couple of days under the sun in the southern Cambodian town proved...
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and most important city. What a capital, what a past and (hopefully) what a future! In 2009 I spent a week in...
VIDEO – Cambodia (3) Choeung Ek
This video is from a visit to the Killing Fields with a memorial and mass graves at Choeung Ek outside Phnom Penh. Audio: Traditional folk music...
