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My prejudice about the island of Sri Lanka was that it would be as dirty and chaotic as in India, but I was proven wrong. During our long drive to the inlands of the island I noted hardly any rubbish along the road, everywhere was green and flourishing and the air was clean. I spent …
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The Hungarian plains, the Pusta, is hot in summer and extremely cold in winter. The temperature changes are less dramatic by Lake Balaton and the Danube. Most Hungarian visitors unfortunately stay in the capital Budapest only although there is much else to see in the other parts of the country as well. For example Pecs …
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Many dream of a car trip from the US coast to coast through the huge continent. I did it as a Greyhound bus roundtrip by buying an affordable one-month-ticket with unlimited travel option. From New York I travelled to San Francisco via Boston, Chicago, St Louis, Denver and Salt Lake City. There were lots of …
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The legendary and secretive Chinese capital has opened up for westerners who encounter air pollution and difficult traffic chaos before arriving to the city center. The city is so vast that it is difficult to perceive when you are in the center, but when the airport bus arrives at huge Tien-an-men Square, it is obvious …
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The medieval capital of Latvian, Riga, resembles of the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, and both are indeed port cities. Nevertheless, apart from Tallinn, a river runs through Riga and the city is often referred to as the Paris of the North. A river runs through the capital of Lithuania as well, but Vilnius is like …
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The border areas of Germany and France offer beautiful sceneries especially by the rivers Rhine, Mosel and Neckar. You can use weeks for driving along the rivers viewing all the small towns, castles and wineries. The area is especially beautiful in autumn, when the wine harvest culminates in different festivals and when the night chills …
Europe, food, Germany, Luxembourg, travel, travel experiences
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This gorgeous tourism country slept Cinderella sleep during apartheid when the country was boycotted, but nowadays everyone has the chance to experience South Africas greatness. I visited the warm Capetown in January, when northern Europe is at its coldest, and enjoyed the safe, colourful and tasty city. It was a joy to sit at one …
Africa, exotism, food, South Africa, travel, travel experiences
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It might feel strange to combine these two areas in one and the same article, but I have done it before, and for me Scotland and Ireland felt quite alike after my two different journeys. Both the Scots and the Irish are proud people with a rich culture and a hard past. The best sides …
Europe, food, Ireland, Scotland, travel, travel experiences, UK
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The Canary Islands are usually viewed as a destination that has sold its soul to tourism. A tourism paradise where locals serve foreign visitors who are not the slightest interested in anything else than sun, warmth, entertainment and international food. I myself used to loathe the thought of that and my first visit to the …
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It is maybe too easy to compare the capital of Ukraine, Kiev (or Kiyv as the locals write it), with St Petersburg or Moscow. There is a more western atmosphere about Kiev than in Moscow, but the dull concrete blocks of the suburbs and the muddy small markets by the metro stations soon remind of …
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This is my review of the European republic Georgia, not the American Georgia state. When my interest in the Caucasus region rose, I chose Georgia over Armenia and Azerbaijan because there were no visa requirements for EU citizens to Georgia, and there were good flight connections to its capital, Tbilisi. And am I glad i …
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India does not leave anyone untouched. There is dirt and dust everywhere and the noisy traffic is boosted by every single vehicle, which has a sign urging other vehicles to “blow horn”. The poor beg for coins with a disturbing intensity and when you walk on sidewalks you need to avoid holes in the road, …
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Côte d’Azur or south of France offers warm weather in spring and autumn, when northern Europe still or already freezes. Money-studded names such as Nice and Monaco drive off poor tourists but there is less expensive and much more interesting to explore in the area. Rustic villages of Provence such as Aix-en-Provence, St-Paul-de-Vence and Grasse …
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Côte d’Azur eller södra Frankrike erbjuder behaglig värme under vår och höst när norra Europa fryser. Penningstinna namn såsom Nice och Monaco skrämmer bort fattiga resenärer men området erbjuder mycket mera. Landsbygden i Provence med Aix-en-Provence, St-Paul-de-Vence och Grasse i täten är vacker, men ännu vackrare finns ännu längre bort. Att åka tåg längs Rhône-dalen …
