joa, phone home

My cellphone operator is Chess and I’m connected to the Chess Premium subscription. This allows me to have network coverage in all countries I will travel through except Costa Rica, which I consider to be pretty good! To find a list of the different cellphone network operators that Chess have established agreements with, for each country on my route [...] Read more

Mountain apparel

As my budget is pretty tight right now, and I’m only going to need Gore-Tex or equivalent apparel for the last couple of days of the Kilimanjaro climb, I was reluctant to put too much of my hard earned money into top notch shell apparel. On the other hand, I did not want to be complaining about the equipment I picked out when standing 5000-6000 meters above sea level in the freezing cold, while trying to reach the top. [...] Read more

International cruising

Today I got my international driving licence from the local NAF office. Now, it’s all good and I’m ready to roll! First out might be some roadtripping in Mexico, we’ll see…

got plastic?

We’re not comfortable relying on only one bank card when travelling, as this may very well get us into a sticky situation when it turns out that some outpost i the Amazon jungle don’t take my SR-bank with a picture of 16-year old version of me staring blindly into the air from the back of the card. [...] Read more

International driving licence

If you want to rent a car when travelling abroad, the police will require to see your international driving licence (IDL) and in most cases also the car renting agencies. It should also be noted that IDLs are not valid without the ordinary licence, thus you should always carry both. In Norway, IDLs are issued by Norges Automobilforbund (NAF), Motorførernes Avholdsforbund (MA) and Kongelig Norsk Automobilklub (KNA) [...] Read more

Bought some new gear

Today I’ve bought some more stuff for the trip [...] Read more

More candy for the trip – Semper Ubi Sub Ubi

Today I’ve bought some more stash for the trip. Gotta prepare for those cold and dark nights at Mount Kili [...] Read more

Mucho Poncho

I just bought a rain poncho for those rainy days in the tropical jungle! It came neatly packed in a little blue bag. As it’s very small it won’t take up too much room in my backpack [...] Read more

The leatherman

I just dug out my old leatherman from the dusty cellar! This incredible tool in stainless steel might come in handy when venturing through those pesky bushes in the Amazon or trying to repair some of my gear. It’s pretty heavy considering its size, however, after watching MacGyver for ages as a kid I’ve learned that swiss army knives and similar tools can be used in almost any thinkable situation

Photo & Video – le grand equipment

To capture this magnificient endeavour I’m bringing some technical equipement. My 1.5 years old Canon IXUS 860IS and my old Sony DCR-PC120E camcorder to capture some good moments [...] Read more