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Lake Eyasi
Lake Eyasi is a rarely visited. This is wrong. It is a beautiful part of Tanzania. And they do very good Red Onions here too.

Jan Dehn
Jun 206 min read
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Country Quest: Trinidad & Tobago #184
I arrived in Trinidad & Tobago today. This is my 184th country and means I have been to all nations in North America.

Jan Dehn
Mar 142 min read
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Country Quest: Guyana #183
I rack up country 183 in my quest to visit the whole world. Guyana is a bit special, because completes the deck in South America.

Jan Dehn
Mar 111 min read
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Country Quest: Suriname #182
Suriname is my 182nd country!

Jan Dehn
Mar 91 min read
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Country Quest: French Guiana #181
Today I finally got to French Guiana, a country I have wished to visit ever since I read Papillon as a kid.

Jan Dehn
Mar 31 min read
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Country Quest: Antarctica #180
I rack up country number 180! And my 7th continent!

Jan Dehn
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Country Quest: Algeria #179
I made to Algeria on my third try. Very happy to rack up country number 179 and my 35th African country.

Jan Dehn
Sep 26, 20241 min read
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Country Quest: Svalbard #178
Svalbard is my 178th country/territory! It is also the northermost place I have ever been!

Jan Dehn
Aug 5, 20249 min read
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Norway road trip: Lofoten
Our road trip takes us to Lofoten, arguably the most beautiful part of Norway.

Jan Dehn
Jul 28, 20244 min read
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Norway road trip: Switzerland-on-Sea
The central Norwegian coastline is known as Helgelandskysten. It is as stunning as Switzerland on the sea.

Jan Dehn
Jul 25, 20245 min read
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Norway road trip: Oslo to the Atlantic
Pictures from a mid-July 2024 road trip from Oslo to Bud on the Norwegian coast.

Jan Dehn
Jul 19, 20245 min read
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Country Quest: Ã…land Islands #177
One of just three autonomous regions in the Nordics, the Ã…land Islands are neutral and de-militarised.

Jan Dehn
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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Twende's journey: Ocean cruising
Ocean cruising is something else. It is bigger. The forces are greater. It is awesome.

Jan Dehn
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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Mallorca road trip
Just completed a 3-day road trip around Mallorca. Very beautiful island just a few hours from Barcelona by ferry...

Jan Dehn
May 23, 20243 min read
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Catalonia winter road trip
Enjoy impressions of Montserrat and Tarragona from a two-day road trip from Barcelona.

Jan Dehn
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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Twende's journey: Beginnings
What motivated my 5,000 nautical mile sailing voyage from Brighton to St. George's?

Jan Dehn
Jan 29, 202413 min read
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Guide to going on an African safari
A quick overview of how and where to go on an African safari, especially if you are new to this kind of adventure.

Jan Dehn
Jan 24, 20246 min read
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Country Quest: Guinea-Bissau #176
I rack up country number 176 with a lighting visit to Guinea-Bissau!

Jan Dehn
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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Country Quest: Casamance (Senegal) #175
I visit Senegal's southern Casamance region, racking up country number 175.

Jan Dehn
Dec 7, 20236 min read
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Country Quest: The Gambia #174
It may be small, but to me The Gambia is a country just like any other. Number 174 in my collection!

Jan Dehn
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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