MyTrails.dk - Trip Overview

Singapore »
	2010-01-02 I spent 4 daysin Singapore on a long lay-over on my way to Vietnam. Read More

Oman »
	2009-11-25 Oman was an incredible contry of barren deserts, lush river valleys and islamic culture. The hospitality of this enchanting contry was immensea and we were lucky enough to meet some two families whos friendliness and charm will never be forgotten. Read More

Namibia »
	2009-10-20 Namibia - the first impression was a vast and eerie landscape of endless desert scrub, but remarkably beautiful landscape. The people were equally wonderful and Etosha national park lived up to it's fame! A destination that has left a lasting impression and one that merits another visit! Read More

South Africa »
	2009-09-25 South Africa a land of great diverse; both in its people and in the fantastic nature. From wild coasts to arid deserts, big cities to one (dirt) road hamlets - everything is here. Read More

Hong Kong »
	2009-09-19 A short stopover in bustling and humid Hong Kong, where we got to see the highrises through smog and haze and chinese pride during the Chinese Nationl Day. Some good shopping was expected but unfortunatly we were rather disappointed. Read More

Taiwan »

2009-08-20
Taiwan, a country known for "Made in Taiwan", but not a country widely visited as a tourist destination. And what a shame that is! Taiwan is a melting pot of hightech and old chinese traditions, with incredible nature and a small, but very interesting aboriginal population. Someone once told us that Taiwan is almost more Chinese than China itself. Taiwanese people are extremely welcoming and friendly, and while English is not very commonly spoken, it is still easy enough to visit Taiwan as an independent traveler. The island is perfect for camping, and even have many totally free campsites - with hot showers, clean toilets and gr...
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Summer in Denmark »

2009-07-04
The summer in Denmark is an incredible experience. The temperatures are mild and weather sunny (mostly) and every Dane walks around with a smile on his face. After long, dark winters we all go to the beach, barbecue long into the night and watch the sun set at 10 PM. As a small break from our travels, we came back to our homecontry for a month long visit, and enjoyed the beautiful contryside and cosy, but energetic cities.
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Indonesia »
	2009-01-01 Our trips around Indonesia in 2009 where we were based on Bali for 4-5 months. Indonesia offers so many places to visit, that even though we have been here 3 times before, we will still only get a glimpse of this amazingly diverse and beautiful contry. Read More

Bali »

2008-12-19
Our trip has now taken us to the famous island of Bali, land of sun, sea and rice paddies. As Laerke is studying at Denpasar University we will stay on Bali for quite a while, hopefully finding a house that we can call home for a while. The plan is to explore Bali and the rest of Indonesia in weekends and vacations, and otherwise live a "normal" life here in the tropics. First we spend Christmas and new years with friends though!
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Big City Life »
	2008-12-11 Our second visit to Singapore on this trip was another great one. We saw a bit more of the city, did a bit of shopping and had some great nights out with the CouchSurfing gang! 1 month was spend living in Bangkok, while attending a summerschool through a US university. We had fun going out, visiting nearby attractions and islands, and Martin went on a two week trip to Laos. Read More

South India »
	2008-10-20 Heading south in India we were met by Laerkes family in Mumbai. They were to travel with us for 5 weeks through Maharasta, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. Travelling with children is a challange here in India but also very rewarding. Heading south also ment a welcoming beach break, which we had looked forward to throughout dusty Rajasthan! Read More

Rajasthan »

2008-09-27
The time had come for us to start our assault at Rajasthan, the fairytale state of India. And we were quite excited about it. I still had very fond memories of the places I visited in Rajasthan almost 5 years ago, and the guidebook dreamily describes places like the big Meherangah fort that looms over the bright blue city of Jodhpur, the giant gold sandcastle at Jaisalmer, the palace in the lake at Udaipur, the carnival charm of Pushkar, the storybook whimsy of Bundi, and everywhere filled with happy, waving children, tons of camels, soulful music, glittering saris, big piles of chilies everywhere and tottering turbans in all the colors of t...
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North India »
	2008-09-07 Visiting the three coners of Northern India, we experienced first hand the culture and religion of this chaotic contry. From Buddha worship to burning corpses on the Ganges in Varanasi, from garbage pits to green rice paddies and the crowds of Delhi to the emptyness of the Himalayas. Read More

Southeast Asian delights »
	2008-08-16 A quick forray through selected Southeast Asian contries. It's been a great reunion with the spetacular cultures, beautiful nature and good food! Southeast Asia will always have a special place in our hearts. Read More

Journeys through the Middle Kingdom »
	2008-07-23 Our Silk Road journey came to an end in Urumqi in China, from there we ventured onto Beijing and the rest of China. The vast Chinese empire is filled with old traditions, but modernity is also on the march, especially in the large cities. As many contries, it is a contry of contrasts, with beutiful nature and clustered metropolises. Read More

Silk Road »

2008-07-01
The beginning of our grand journey, talking us down the Silk Road witnessing the magnificent structures of Samarkand, Bukhara and Tashkent, and the harsh heat of the Uzbek desert sands. We ventured into the Kyrgyz mountains and were taken back be the serenity of the valleys and gloroius blue skies. Finally we ended our silk road trip in western china, were islamic culture meets the chinese, in a interings but difficult mix.
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Syrian Sojourn »

2008-04-19
We were starting to get restless home in Denmark – the travel fever was raging. So kinda spontaneously (but not so spontaneously that we hadn’t had time to buy a lonely planet Syria) we booked 2 tickets to Damascus! That name alone evokes pictures of sweet smelling narrow souqs, beautiful mosques and people looking like they just stepped out of a 1001 nights fairytale. However lately with the war on terror and countries being pointed out as being on the axis of evil, Damascus have unfortunately come to evoke other pictures in one’s head too – like a burning Danish flag, raiding and burning of the Danish embassy etc. We decided to try and go ...
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Vietnam »
	2007-08-08 After an intense 5-week summer school in Singapore we needed a vacation – so we went to Vietnam, Mari-e, Greta, Becca and I! We traveled from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Hanoi in the North, stopping at Nah Trang and Hoi An in between. Read More

Singapore »
	2007-07-01 Summerschool in Singapore with fieldtrip to Thailand and Cambodia. Mostly seriously hard work writing papers and getting up early for the fieldtrips, we also got to party it up in the Singaporean night! Read More

Sumatra »

2007-06-08
Straddled by equator Sumatra is nearly 2000km long, stretching from Banda Aceh in the north to Bakauheni in the south, as slightly smaller than France. Sumatra is the proud owner of nearly 100 volcanoes, 15 of them still active and the tallest one being 3805 meters tall. In the jungles of Sumatra you may be so lucky to discover Rafflesia arnoldii; the world’s largest flower. You might also bump into the endangered Sumatran rhino, elephants and Sumatrans tigers. However the main attraction is the orangutan, they can be found in Gunung Leuser National Park – 5000 wild orangutans are believed to still roam the park. This was the setting f...
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Morocco »

2007-04-19
During easter 2007 we spend two weeks in morocco, travelling around by car, visiting the foothills and gorges of the Atlas Montains, the vast desert fronteer near Sahara, lush oases, beautiful coastal cities and the ever buzzing city of Marrakech.Morocco is truly a beautiful destination, offering a fantastic insight into Northern Africas amazing culture and history. As we left, we were already longing back to the empty stretches of Saharan sanddunes.
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Australia and Asia »
	2006-04-15 Lærkes trip to Australia and Southeast Asia, that begun with a sprained toe. Witnessing the beutiful coast of eastern Australia and the dry interior, taking a trip through Laos and then stopping in Bali for party and beachbumming. Read More

Southeast Asia »

2005-01-04
January 2005 we left Denamrk, we started out in India, and for 2 months we traveled around in the south, we had a great time, with many ups and downs (India in a nutshell). Afterwards we flew to Thailand, everything in Thailand seemed so easy compared to India. And they do have some great beaches! After some time spend in Thailand, we took a plane from Bangkok to Yangon, the capitol of Myanmar. Here we spend a wonderful, though and very rewarding month. The people were lovely, the food not so lovely, the sights were amazing, the roads were awful! We didn’t spend very long in Cambodia, we were eager to get on to Malaysia and Indones...
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India »

2003-10-13
The 13th of October 2003 I flew to Delhi. I had signed up to volunteer for a NGO in a small village in the Thar Desert, along with 8 other Danes. But first we headed of to a lot of other things. For example we stayed at host families, saw Taj Mahal, rafted down Ganges, rode elephants and camels, rappelled down a mountainside, saw a tiger in a national park and so much more... After the amazing experience of teaching in the school in Shiv and living in the Lok Rang camp, where we also had numerous small trips to the nearby cities like: Jaisalmer, Barmer, Udaipur and Mt. Abu, one other girl (Cristel) and I went south. We celebrated Christma...
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