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This is why I travel:

This is why I travel:

http://www.thisiswhyitravel.com

A blog dedicated to us who can not travel as much as we want to, but still love to talk about it. I write about my experiences and thoughts related to travelling, and mainly backpacking.

Recent Posts

  • How to protect your camera

    Posted on Friday June 26th, 2009 at 16:59 in experiences, equipment

    I guess I am not the only one who have some bad experiences with compact cameras and travelling. They are small and handy, indeed, but sometimes they can also become too small. As I visited Northern Ireland a few years ago and had spent some hours at...

  • Fear of Flying, part 2

    Posted on Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 09:17 in random, experiences

    This post would probably fit much better in a blog named “This is why I DON’T like to travel”, but I would nevertheless include it here. Last year, at the time when I was actually an active blogger here at TiwIt, I wrote a brief ent...

  • Back on the road

    Posted on Tuesday June 23rd, 2009 at 08:38 in travel, random, General, return

    After something like 7 months of absence, I have finally packed my belongings at the university, wrapped up my Master thesis, and found the time to sit down and think about other stuff again. TiwIt was opened in November last year, and had a short li...

  • To never return home

    Posted on Thursday November 13th, 2008 at 02:39 in travel, Flights, experiences, danger, risks, turbulence. admiration

    Sometimes I catch myself thinking what it must have been like to cross an ocean or walk through a desert a few centuries ago. The pain, the suffering, the sacrifices, and the excitement of travelling - a sensation we are never to experience aga...

  • Random Kindness

    Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 11:57 in gift, kindness, Pizza, experiences, strangers, ghana, accra

    Inspired by “Zhu”’s latest post about random kindness brings back memories from that one day in Accra, Ghana, where I got the status “a blessing” and being someone’s closest friend. I ended up exchanging phone...

  • Geography Game

    Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 10:57 in Games, world, random, geography, knowledge

    I have always been a big fan of geography and geography quizzes, but I must admit I disappointed myself on Jetpunk.com’s How many countries can you name in 5 minutes. I can go on forever excusing myself by pointing out that numerous atte...

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