Ganja is Azerbaijan’s third largest city, and its name derives from the Persian word ganj, meaning “treasure” or “treasury”. The city has been a historical and cultural centre throughout its existence. It was the capital of...
When you leave Baku (The little Dubai), Ganja, Shäki, Xinaliq, and Quba are natural and exciting towns to visit. In travel to Azerbaijan’s countryside, it is evident that the oil money has not reached...
Azerbaijan is a very complex and diverse country. It is situated in Europe and Central Asia. They sell off the capital, Baku, as their jewel. This will be my first post depicting gay life...
Most Norwegians who love mountains have hiked Besseggen at least once, and also, many visitors from abroad find their way up to the Jotunheimen. Jotunheimen Nation Park is between the east and the west...
Lima is the capital of Peru. Ciudad de Los Reyes is an interesting name when no ruling king was ever in Lima but represented by a Viceroyalty. Putting that aside, a King could easily...
Trujillo is one of the first cities the Europeans built in the Americas. Some very unique excavated areas also surround the city. Trujillo, Peru’s third-largest city, was the first to declare independence from Spain....
Huacachina is a village built around a small oasis surrounded by dunes in southwestern Peru and about five kilometres from Ica. I was travelling on the night bus from Arequipa towards Lima; I had passed Nazca and...
Arequipa, the white city, is the second largest city in Peru. UNESCO World Heritage has put its historical centre on the list. Upon founding this grand colonial city, the Spanish decided to use the...
The contrast of visiting the floating Uros islands on Titicaca Lake after the Luxury train journey from Cusco to Puno was immense. The day before, I had left the Norwegian group I had been...
When you come through the Sun-gate and see Machu Picchu, you know that discovering this historical place was worth all the hiking steps. After first hiking the Salkanty trek and joining in on the...
