Tannpastaen sin beste venn

Daa vi planla turen til Mexico, hadde vi nok ikkje rekna med at vi skulle faa med oss Julio Iglesias i same slengen. Men det fekk vi altsaa.

Gammer´n sjarmerte nok dei innfoedte og dei eldre damene i senk, der den eine romantiske sangen etter den andre kom trillande ut gjennom Colgate-gliset. Saa alt for sjarmerte blei nok derimot ikkje vi. Men saa har vi i alle fall sett han da - og det kan ogsaa forsoeke aa gjere gjennom vaar vesle video.

In Mexico, we got the chance to see Julio Iglesias live. With white teeth and a wrinkles, he put on an awsome show for the locals. Check it out:

Rein truse!

Etter mykje om og men kom bagasja vaar fram til Mexico. Saa no kan vi endeleg gaa saman med folk utan at dei snur seg bort:p

Vi kjem tilbake med meir saa snart vaare spanskkunnskapar er noko som helst aa skryte av. (Kan alstaa hende dokke maa smoere dokke med tolmod)

I mellomtida kan dokke kose dokke med steel drums fraa ein liten panyard i Trinidad:

Beauty and the beast

Based on pictures on the Internet we expected Trinidad to play the part as the beast while Trinidad would be the beauty. After all, Trinidad is known for it´s industry. Tobago, on the other hand, is known for it´s many beautiful beaches. We couldn´t have been more wrong.

After three days in Trinidad we can assure you that the island is beautiful.



Port of Spain is a busy city with cars driving in all directions. Add to the fact that some people drink and drive, there are no crossings, and mobiles are as frequently used as car horns, oh yes, the traffic is chaotic.

A block or two away the scenery is totally different. It´s peaceful. The ocean, green hills, and palm trees bring out the beauty in the island.

The people of Trinidad, at least those we met, are warm and welcoming. Thanks to them we didn´t spend time counting mosquitoes at the guesthouse.

We had hardly got time to get used to the fresh trinidadian air before we found ourselves drinking beer and eating hot rotis on the busiest sidewalk in the city that never sleeps, St. James. Paul & Wendy and Sharia & Curtis showed us how to lime (hang out) like trinidadians do.

With the carnival coming up, they also took us to some local costume factories and pan yards where the bands practiced. It was awesome, and quite crazy to experience over hundred people drumming on the steel drums. Maybe especially fun for Daniel, who got “raped” by an older woman. But as the gentleman he is, he let her do her intimate and erotic moves without a protest.







Nikia gave us a tour to the west, the city centre and maybe the best part; Fort George. From there we had a panorama view over Port of Spain. Thanks to PJ we also got some shoots of the city by night, as an ending to a 10 hours long tour to the south coast.

It was raining heavily in the swamps, so instead of photographing wild animals we were occupied holding a plastic roof over our heads to keep dry. Snakes hanging down from the trees made the boat ride quite wild.







We spent our last evening at Lillians (she is in her 50´s but looks like she could have been 34). She and Ivor cocked enough food to feed the norwegian army. It was the perfect ending to a lovely stay in Trinidad.

Thanks for everything, Lillian!

Now, we have done the english speaking countries. The next month we are gonna do Mexico, where we will learn spanish. Or at least try to learn some spanish.

Hasta luego! ( We`ve been told that “hasta la vista” is “muy harry”. So we tried another one instead:p )

Mucho problemos...

Jepp, da har vi ankommet Mexico - uten bagasje. Trolig er det en haaploes kneip i Miami som har kludret det til. Saa naa sitter vi her med gamle, svette klaer. Daniel lukter roti fra Trinidad og Lisa har haar paa leggene. Fett! De som sender oss godlukt, truse eller barberhoevel vil bli beloennet. Malaria-medisin og linser slik at Lisa ser lenger enn 5 cm hadde ogsaa vaert hyggelig.

Paa grunn av dette oppstyret lar oppdateringen fra T & T vente paa seg. Men fortvil ikke, den kommer. Stay tuned!
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Hello people! We have now arrived in Mexico - without luggage. Hopefully we´ll get it tonight or tomorrow, but so far the flight company hasn´t got a clue where the luggage is. Because of this the update from T & T is delayed. But don´t worry, we will tell you all about the stay in a day or two.

My country

- Why on earth have you come to Guyana, the locals ask us with a shocking look.

The answer is always the same. My granddad was from Georgetown, so I’m here to check up my roots.

Mission almost completed. I tried to call the two Pinheiro's in the phone book. And I visited a Michelle Ming. Sadly I didn't find any relatives. But at least I got to see the town where my granddad grew up.


Georgetown has a bad reputation for crime. The local papers weren’t a joy to read. A few days ago a man got shot over 1000 guyanese dollars, which is about 33 norwegian kroner or 3 pounds.

So the first day we hardly dared to go out. When we first did, we always came back before the sun went down and followed our own safety rules. Let’s put it like this: Lisa hasn’t many parts of her body left that hasn’t been used as a secret wallet.

Georgetown is very unlike society in England and Norway. Some people are wealthy but most people are relatively poor. Others are worse off. They live in the slums or on the street, where garbage is lying around. Some of the houses we wouldn’t even use as playing cottage in our garden.

But in so many ways Guyana is a wonderful country. Green and wild, with many, many waters. The people are friendly and are always looking to help.


June (photo with Daniel) and Yvonne (with Lisa) have been great to us. Thanks to them we have experienced a lot.


Nellie Singh is another helpful lady. She runs the Rima Guesthouse with her family, a place we highly recommend. Okey, the water in the shower is freezing cold, but the food is first class. By the way, so is the guesthouse!!

Unfortunately we haven’t got enough pictures to document this lovely country, since you would have to be crazy to walk in the streets with your camera on you. The only way to get some decent pictures in Georgetown is to take them from the taxi window. Well, we have done our best:

St. George's Cathedral - the tallest wooden cathedral in the world.

The browner part of the Atlantic Ocean isn't that tempting to have a swim in.

Stabroek Market - always full of life, reggae music and people yelling ''shopping, baby?''


People ask us why we come to Guyana. After experiencing the country, we now say ''Why not?’’

NYHET: Daniel hoevlet over

Den mannlige delen av reisefoelget har akkurat blitt offer for et komplott. Skjegg og haar er borte.

Afro til tross. Droemmen om fletter glapp i det enhver frisoer lo av lengden. Dermed ble hoevelen enkleste loesning.

- Kjipe greier. Jeg som hadde saa lyst paa Anderson-sveisen, depper Daniel.

Powerful and wonderful

That is how we would describe Kaieteur Falls after seeing the gigantic waterfall in action. According to our tour guide, thousands of tourists come to see the Kaieteur Falls every year. No wonder why.

It has the highest single drop in the world - 226 meters. The color of the water, combined with the magnificent rainforest surrounding the fall, makes it an unbelievable sight.



Anyway, you can’t walk to the Kaieteur Falls, a mini airplane is the way to get there. Ten tourists were stuffed on board, so you can bet your life that it was very hot. There wasn’t a lot of space for our legs either. Luckily the flight from the local airport outside Georgetown to Kaieteur National Park wasn’t a pain because of the scenery from the sky.

The country is greener than anything we’ve ever seen. And there are so many trees you wouldn’t believe it, only split up by the water running in various patterns in between them. What a sight that was too!

Quite as breath
taking wasn’t the Orinduik Falls, which separates Guyana from Brazil. But it was a little pretty thing. Lisa didn’t hesitate when given the opportunity to have a little swim in the middle of nowhere. She enjoyed the Guyanese water.

After spending a whole day in the sun – for the first time during our trip – our faces have become slightly pinkish. Hopefully it will turn out to a decent tan over the next few days.

More updates from our lovely stay in Guyana is coming up. In the meantime you can share our Kaieteur-journey with us. Fasten your seatbelts!

Ein saftig bit

Og overraskande lett aa tygge!! Paa foerhand hadde vi gjort oss opp vaare tankar om det o'store New York. Med forventingar om noko stort og uoversikteleg, utrusta vi oss med kart og eit enormt paagangsmot. Men smakebiten av the big apple skulle vise seg aa bli lett fordoeyeleg:)

Saa snart heisa foerte oss til Empire State Building sin etasje nummer 86, vart det meste overraskande oversikteleg. Takka vere eit kart der dei meste kjente bygningane poppa opp av seg sjoelv, var det meste lagt til rette for tre fine, travle dagar i storbyen.

Vi stoette berre paa eit problem; bussen. Ferske som vi var, visste ikkje vi at eit metrokort var eit must. Og heller ikkje smaapengar. Dette problemet blei derimot raskt loeyst i det bussjaafoeren engasjerte halve bussen for aa samle inn nokre myntar til bortkomne turistar. Slikt er vel ikkje kvardagskost paa T-bana i Oslo?

Til tross for bitande kulde fulgte vi ein streng timeplan, og enda opp med ei lang og opplevelsesrik checkliste:


- Times Square, som lyste opp gatemorket med enorme plaktar, lysskilt og neonlys.

- Windowshopping paa 5th avenue. Sjoelv om lommeboekene til to backpackarar ikkje tillot meir enn ein I LOVE NY-kopp og pyjamas, var det ein opplevelse aa faa vandre blant fiffen. Dei i hoeghaela sko og kaape. Vi i fjellsko og superundertoey!

- Gaa oss ville i Central park. Ja, faktisk! Til slutt fann vi hverken do eller informasjon.

- Lisas draumedag: Staa utanfor Friends-leilegheita i Grovestreet, og kline med min mister Big paa trappa til Carrie Bradshaw, pluss lunch i Greenwich Village paa ein typisk amerikansk diner. Kan det bli bedre?



- Broadway, med dansande antiloper, leikande giraffar, syngande loever og hoppande elefantar. The Lion King hadde absolutt alt - terningkast 6!

- Gatevandring Manhattan paa kryss og tvers. I fleirfaldige minusgrader.

- Mc Donalds, der Lisa fekk proeve sin aller fyrste Big Mac. Ok, her juksa vi litt i rekkefoelga. Mc'ern var sjoelvsagt det fyrste vi kasta oss rundt paa:)


- Friheitsgudinna i eigen person. Med Manhattan Skyline i ryggen. Og den irriterande atlanterhavsvinden i vaare allereie ihjelfrosne ansikt.

- Wall street, Ground Zero, Rockefeller Center og saa mykje mykje meir. Sjaa meir under, visst ogsaa dokke vil ha ein liten smakebit:)

Chrysler Building sett fraa Empire State Building.

Windowshopping paa 5th Avenue.

New York Stock Exchange.

Ground Zero - No arbeidast det for fullt med aa heve the Freedom Tower.

Macy's - Det var verdt det, sjoelv om lommeboka ikkje vart opna:)

American pancakes med sirup til frukost - We like!

Fjuh. No staar ein langt roligare kvardag i Guyana paa tapeten. Until then!:)

Point of no return

This is it, folks. And it's no turning back. We're off to New York - the first stop on our fantastic trip around America - in about eight hours.

We've planned this journey for six months or so. Now is the real deal. Are we looking forward to it? You can put your money on that for sure. Especially after Manchester United hammered CSKA Chelskji Moskva.

Over the last couple of days we've come in contact with three helpful, beautiful ladies inn Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. They are going to show us their cities while we are there. We appreciate it alot.

11 countries, 15 weeks - lovely:) We'll do our very best to update the blog as we travel.



Shit - no skjer det. Og det sånn heilt på verkeleg. Har planlagt og snakka om denne turen nesten eit år no. Pakka og skrive hugslister. Men tankane på at - ja vi skal faktisk reise - har på ein merkverdig måte blitt bortprioritert i det heile. Så det spørst om det blir så alt for mange minutta med søvn på auget i natt.

Alt er i alle fall pakka og klart - og i morgon tidleg (eller i natt som eit B-menneske som meg vil kalle det) reiser vi til New York. Trappa til Carrie, blokka til Friends-gjengen, Ground Zero, Macy's, Central Park, Manhattan skyline, The Met og så mykje mykje meir står på tapeten. Vi gler oss til å ta ein liten bit av det store eplet!

Og JA, eg fekk plass i min 75 liters ryggsekk, og Daniel i sin - men berre så vidt:)

Skal gjere vårt beste for å halde dokke her heime oppdaterte, så håper vi på oppdateringar frå dokke i retur.