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From Kiruna in the north to Kigali in the south. From Japan in the east to Brazil in the west. 19 countries visited and countless of meetings with amazing people around the globe. 2015 has indeed been a blast - thanks to everyone who made this year awesome! (på/i Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Another beautiful day in Lund. Stadsparken is a colourful explosion of autumn. (på/i Stadsparken i Lund)

From yesterday's dinner with the Swedish Academy for Engineering Sciences at Stockholm City Hall. #IVA1919 (på/i Blå Hallen, Stadshuset)

#iva1919

Today we had the opportunity to visit a couple of peace clubs in Kigali, initiated by the Amahoro Amani project. Peace clubs, like this one run by Rwanda Girl Guides in a school in Mumena, are through concrete action promoting peace and understanding in the local community. Only little more than 20 years after the Rwandan genocides and in an increasingly unstable region with the crisis in Burundi and a similar situation unveiling in DRC, initiatives like this are more needed than ever. #scouterna (at Kigali, Rwanda)

#scouterna

A new day, a new country. Sunset at the pacific coast in El Salvador. (at Playa El Tunco, El Sunzal, El Salvador)

It might be little more than a touristic gimmick, but nonetheless: grilling marshmallows in a natural pot of hot lava rocks, overlooking an active volcano that erupted only two years ago is quite a cool experience. Almost beats marshmallows grilled over a campfire. But just almost. (at Pacaya Volcano)

Let's move some mattresses shall we? (at Merkato)

So how are we gonna get this refrigerator (or whatever it is) where we want it? Why not put it on the roof of a minibus, standing up, tied with a few thin ropes. What could possibly go wrong? #africa #creativity

#creativity #africa

Weekend getaway to the city Gondar and its surrounding mountains. Nice trekking at 2900 meters above sea level.

Nothing goes to waste - these men are making shoes, washtubs, bed springs and a whole lot of other things out of old tires. They are even making large water containers for donkeys to carry over large distances - dunno how healthy they are to use for drinking water though.

Busy as usual at the local market. One of the best spots in town! (at Bahir Dar)

Lots of Blue Nile River pics here now, but couldn't resist posting this sunset pic. (at Blue Nile)

The Blue Nile Falls, or at this time of year (dry season) more commonly known as the Blue Nile Showers. Pretty good flow today though thanks to the nearby hydro plant being down for maintenance. (at Blue Nile Falls)

The new fac(ad)e of Africa. More and more luxury resorts are popping up here around Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia, with more and more tourists finding their way every year. Many locals doubt that they will ever benefit from the emerging industry, on the contrary they find their land threatened and the routs for their cattle cut of. With land as an scarce resource the people living of the land will often have to stand back to give way for large scale development. Especially in a country like Ethiopia with a two digit economical growth and where all rural land in theory belongs to the government. Land grabbing and expropriation without juste compensations are not uncommon phenomenons. This is a rough background explanation of what kind of issues I'm going to work with the next couple of months. (at Lake Tana, Bahir Dar ,Ethiophia)

This is the view from my hotel room. It's just by the main street in the third largest city in Ethiopia, but still mules and auto rickshaws are the most common means of transportation and there's flies everywhere. Africa, I've missed you! (at Ngg Hotel)

My home the coming three days. I'm not complaining. #norway #hiking (at Haukeliseter Fjellstue)

#norway #hiking

Stockholm by night (at Orangeriet)

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