Traveler
October 2016
I have always loved to travel and meet new cultures. It invigorates the soul and explode the boundaries of the mind. I love to backpack, being outdoor and hitch-hike. For me traveling is about having time to be present and open for whatever the world has to offer.
I dream about learning to throat sing in Tuva near Mongolia, swim with sharks in Australia, take a self-defense course in Japan and free dive in Thailand.
My travel goal is simple – yet demanding: To travel in as many countries as my age. That way I know if I’m behind or too far ahead.
Travel statistics
Countries and territories: 44/260
Continents: 4/7 (Africa, Europe, North America and Asia)
Countries: 41/193 (Japan, China, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Tanzania, Senegal, South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, USA, England, Cyprus, The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark)
Territories: 3/67 (Faroe Islands DK, Palestine ISR, Zanzibar TZ)
States in USA: 2/50 (Florida, Alabama)
Northernmost latitude: 68.82° N
Northernmost point: Trondenes, Harstad, Norway — June 27, 2026, experiencing ‘Anima Choir’
Southernmost latitude: 34° S
Southernmost point: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 2017. Before that: a bungee jump from Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambia, at 17° S in 2003.
Highest elevation: 3,842 m
Highest point: Aiguille du Midi, France, in 2026 (2nd: Mięguszowiecki Szczyt, Tatra Mountains, Poland, in 2012)
Equator crossings: 2 (Tanzania, South Africa)
(Note that I have not counted countries where I only transited through an airport or stayed for less than 24 hours.)
A timeline of the countries and territories I have visited throughout my life
2026: Germany
2026: France
2026: Germany
2026: Sweden
2026: Norway
2025: Japan
2025: South Korea, Seoul
2025: China, Beijing
2025: Sweden, Vimmerby
2025: Germany
2025: England, London
2024: Sweden, Sapmí
2024: Norway
2024: Mongolia
2024: Austria
2024: Cyprus
2024: Taiwan
2023: Austria, Linz
2023: Scotland, Edinburgh
2023: Iceland
2023: England
2023: Sweden
2022: Italy
2022: Switzerland
2022: France
2022: Germany
2021: Iceland
2021: Austria, Linz
2020: No international travel
2019: The Netherlands
2019: The Netherlands, Enschede
2019: Sweden
2019: Sweden, Malmö
2019: Senegal
2018: Sweden
2018: The Netherlands, Den Bosch
2018: Jordan
2018: Spain, Tenerife
2017: Sweden, Helsingborg
2017: Sweden, Helsingborg
2017: South Africa, Cape Town
2017: Germany, Siegen
2016: Belgium, Brussels
2016: Sweden, Malmö
2016: Sweden, Perstorp
2016: Faroe Islands
2016: Sweden, Karlskrona
2015: Sweden, Malmö
2014: Sweden, Perstorp
2014: Sweden, Gullbrannagården
2013: Sweden, Perstorp
2013: Greece, Athens
2013: England, London
2013: Poland, Poznan
2012: Switzerland, Zurich
2012: Poland, Tatra Mountains
2012: Finland
2012: Sweden, Kullaberg
2012: Vietnam
2012: Qatar, Doha
2011: Sweden, Stockholm
2011: Sweden, Övedskloster
2011: Sweden, Söderåsen
2011: Sweden, Malmö
2011 Sweden, Malmö
2011: India
2011: United Arab Emirates, Dubai
2010: Syria, Damaskus
2010: Libanon, Beirut
2010: Nigeria, Lagos
2010: Turkey, Istanbul
2010: Sweden, Stockholm
2010: Germany, Oberammergau
2010: Faroe Island
2010: Sweden, Malmö
2010: England, London
2009: Spain, Malaga
2009: Morocco
2009: Sweden, Malmö
2009: Germany, Berlin
2009: France, Strasbourg
2008: Norway, Oslo
2008: Jordan, Petra
2008: Egypt, Dahab
2008: Palestine, Bethlehem
2008: Israel, Jerusalem
2007: Sweden, Söderåsen
2007: Iceland
2006: Germany, Berlin
2005: Sweden, Hulshult
2004: Sweden, Göteborg
2004: Sweden, Malmö
2003: Germany, Hamburg
2003: Zambia
2003 Tanzania
2003: Zanzibar
2002: Zanzibar
2002: Tanzania
2002: Italy, Alperne
2001: Norway, Lillehammer
2001: France, Paris
2001: Italy, Bologna
2000: England, London
1999: Norway, Lillehammer
1999: Czech Republic, Prag
1998: USA, Florida + Alabama
1998: Poland, Warszawa
1997: Sweden
1992: Italy
1982: Denmark (Country of birth)
Childhood: Sweden and Norway (dates and number of visits unknown)