Morocco is a wonderful destination, and I combined it with a hike in the Atlas Mountains and the highest summit Jebel Toubkal (4167m). This trip report is in Norwegian language only.

Norwegian Language only: Med nøyaktig 1500m er Lianibba den høyeste toppen mellom Langedalen og Sunnylvsbygda på Sunnmøre. Startpunktet er Tronstad (300m) omtrent midt imellom Hornindal og Hellesylt. Herfra er det ca 1200 høydemetre opp til Lianibba.

Norwegian Language only: Fjellene rundt Stryn er lett tilgjengelig for toppturer på ski. Man kommer forholdsvis enkelt opp til snøgrensen, selv på milde vintre som denne. Utgangspunktet for turen til Natakupa (1400m) er enten parkeringsplassen på vinter-skisenteret eller hvis vegen tillater det, Bøasetra. Sistnevnte ligger på ca 600m, og der er det som oftest godt med snø på denne årstiden.

We had some strenuous days on our bikes to reach Everest Basecamp, sometimes in heavy monsoon rain. But when we awoke in BC and the sun was shining from a cloudless sky, we finally understood why we voluntarily had put ourselves through all these efforts to see Mount Everest. Simply because it’s there... (Norwegian language only)

Jardar Valand has written a very personal account of his meeting with the Tibetan people and culture (Norwegian language only).

We are anxious each time we approach one of the three major checkpoints between Golmud and Lhasa. Will the police stop us and send us back to Golmud or do we manage to sneak into Tibet without any permits? (this article is in Norwegian language only)

We had just left the marvellous but crowded city of Pingyao in China and we looked forward to move westwards into a rural and mountainous valley. But we were terrible wrong. We had to cycle in pollution and misery for two lengthy days before we finally reached heaven on the other side of the Yellow River. (this article is in Norwegian language only)