Discovering Rome, the Eternal City
Roma, Rome, the Eternal City, where do I even begin. The bigest city in the world during the reign of the Roman Empire, it has witnessed so much history. Luckily, a lot of the old buildings, or in most cases whatever is left of them, have been really well preserved -...
Bat Caves in Bocas del Toro, Panama
When we were doing our last dives, the dive master and skipper started telling us what else we should see in the area. One of the things they mentioned, was a visit to some caves filled with bats. After lot of explanations of how we should go about getting to the bat...
PADI certification in Bocas del Toro, Panama
My main reason for going to Panama was to do my PADI Advanced Open Water certification. Bocas del Toro came up as one of the best places for diving, and there were several dive shops located there. I ended up doing my certification at La Buga, a fantastic dive shop...
Bocas del Toro and Playa Estrella
When I was researching where to visit in Panama, Bocas del Toro was one of the places that stood out - both when searching online and from enthusiastic recommendations from friends. Bocas del Toro is a natural reserve on the Caribbean side of Panama, on the border to...
Cartagena, Colombia – Exploring the old town
Whenever the ship docks in Cartagena, the port looks like any other boring container port, and you can see the skyscrapers of the modern part of town in the distance. This impression however is very misleading, as Cartagena has one of the coolest cruise ship terminals...
Snorkeling in Klein Bonaire
When we were in the Caribbean last year some of my friends decided to head across to Klein Bonaire for the day. Seeing their photos I knew that I had to make the trip across this season. Klein Bonaire is a small Island just off the coast of Bonaire. Today no one lives...
Diving in Grand Cayman
While mostly being famous as a tax haven with beautiful beaches and great shopping, Grand Cayman also has some really nice dive spots. We had organised a shore dive one cruise, but the swells were too big and we had to cancel – the tenders could barely dock because of...
Caiman spotting in the Amazon River
While cruising the Amazon River on a big ship is something really special, it is even more special to do so in the smaller local boats. I was lucky enough to go on a tour that would bring us into the smaller parts of the river to look for caimans, a type of alligator,...
