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Brunch at Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Gothenburg

Brunch at Radisson Blu Scandinavia, Gothenburg

We get there and it feels very spacious between the parties, there is no crowding either at the tables or at the buffet. There is a lot of different food, a salad to seafood to cold cuts and the usual scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages and so on. They also have a relatively large section with desserts, which we had been told when we booked was the best at the buffet.

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Munduk waterfall in Bali

Munduk waterfall in Bali

Munduk village is one of the best destinations in Bali for waterfall lovers. Munduk has the big waterfalls and we visited one of them named Golden Valley/Munduk waterfall.

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The Bloc Hotel, Patong, Thailand

The Bloc Hotel, Patong, Thailand

The Bloc Hotel is situated in the heart of Patong, located right on Patong beachfront. The hotel is accessible to many tourists’ attractions such as Bangla Walking Street, shopping malls, restaurants and bars.

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Tanah Lot Temple in Bali

Tanah Lot Temple in Bali

Tanah Lot Temple is one of Bali’s most important landmarks, renowned for its unique sea and sunset environment. The temple is an ancient Hindu shrine lying on top of a rock in the middle of constantly crashing waves. Tanah Lot Temple is simply among Bali’s icons and not to be missed.

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Hotel Rusthållargården

Hotel Rusthållargården

Are you looking for a rustic hotel in the south of Sweden? Hotell Rusthållargården may have what you are looking for. A rustic hotel next to the water This is a rustic hotel from around 1675, located in the picturesque village of Arild in Skåne in the south of Sweden....

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Pura Ulun Danu Bratan in Bali

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan in Bali

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan is a massive water temple complex in the shore of  Lake Bratan and near the mountains in Bedgul. Water temples serve the entire region in the outflow area of Lake Bratan, downstream there are many smaller water temples that are specific to each irrigation association.

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Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China

Probably has everyone heard of. The Great Wall of Chinas´s length is today about 6000 km and together with the valleys and nature creates a 8850 km long defense line. Why did they build such a tall and giant wall for such a long time? Well, it was mainly from protecting the country from nomad tribes who invaded from the north. Great Wall of China is built in soil, stone and brick.

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The Forbidden City of Beijing, China

The Forbidden City of Beijing, China

It was an imperial palace used during both the Ming and Qing Dynasty. The palace is located near the Tiananmen Square. Total it is 24 emperors who ruled the land from the Forbidden City, the first emperor was 1421 and the palace was active until 1911 when the Qing Dynasty was overthrown.

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Unboxing Scubapro Hydros Pro BCD

Unboxing Scubapro Hydros Pro BCD

Packing a BCD can sometimes be really stressful. First it needs to dry and then make sure it’s emptied again before completely deflating and putting it down in a bag or luggage.
Since the Scubapro Hydros Pro dries very fast and the bungee cords on the sides are quite effective, it deflates quite much before you need to manually deflate the rest.

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Diving with MV Hallelujah at Similan Islands

Diving with MV Hallelujah at Similan Islands

Destination was liveaboard MV Hallelujah Similan Islands in Thailand, April 2017. This place is great for newly certified divers with a lot to see from big whale sharks and leopard sharks to small sea horses and ghost pipe fish. In this video there are clips of a turtle, moray and more common fishes for the area.

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Travel to Hurghada, Egypt 2017

Travel to Hurghada, Egypt 2017

A few days before we were picked up by the operator for our liveaboard diving trip, we spent two days in Hughada city. We walked around and looked along the new marina which consisted of colorful houses and I thought it felt properly finished and nice. But much of the houses along the big street in Hurghada are under renovation and unfinished since the tourism dropped a few years ago.

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MV Hallelujah – Big Blue Diving – Thailand

MV Hallelujah – Big Blue Diving – Thailand

MV Hallelujah liveaboard boat is a relatively newly renovated boat for scuba diving.  MV Hallelujah sails around the Similian Islands and departs from Khao Lak. The trips at the MV Hallelujah liveaboard boat are usually five days and four nights, during which you travel to several different diving sites. Perfect for you that wants to experience the Similan Islands.

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Unboxing Olympus underwater housing pt-ep14 and macro port ppo-ep03

Unboxing Olympus underwater housing pt-ep14 and macro port ppo-ep03

Unboxing my new Olympus e-m1 mark II underwater housing, pt-ep14, and a macro port, ppo-ep03, for my 30mm macro lens. The housing is waterproof down to 60 meters and allows the photographer to use all buttons and dials when the camera is inside. The housing also has room for the standard flash that comes with the camera which makes this a good and least expensive underwater housing for this camera.

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Cressi regulator MC9, Octopus Compact Pro, XS Compact Pro

Cressi regulator MC9, Octopus Compact Pro, XS Compact Pro

When I first looked at the regulator I was not sure what I wanted or what I was interested in. I went with Pernilla, my friend I took the open water course with, to our local dive shop and was just going to look a little at what they had in the store … Good vendors and of course we both went home with a regulator/first stage, second stage, pressure gauge and octopus as we got a good price.

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Scuba diving at Vinga in Gothenburg

Scuba diving at Vinga in Gothenburg

This day we went with the PADI center Flying divers to a scuba diving trip. We went to Vinga outside Gothenburg and were out for a few hours. The weather was quite good but very windy so I was afraid I should got sea sickness since I usually do. But I ate...

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Unboxing scuba diving gear

Unboxing scuba diving gear

In May 2016 I, Rebecca, am going to take the PADI Open Water course and for that I needed my own scuba diving ABC. Im so exited and can´t wait! This is the gear I got Mask Bare Duo Compact - Womens in Pink - Link Fins Cressi frog plus in black/pink size...

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Travel vlog from Los Angeles

Travel vlog from Los Angeles

Here is a travel vlog from my second trip to Los Angeles, 2012 (the first was type 2007). Went with my dad and my sister and was nice to get off to the heat and sun. Besides shoppning and some chill time in the sun, we visited Camaillo Premium Outlets,...

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Travel to Teneriffe

Travel to Teneriffe

A few years ago I was visiting Tenerife. Here are some clips from that. The files have been stored at my computer without any editing until now. I was there in the beginning of the year and it was quite warm, around 20 °c if I remember it right... So hey, lets go,...

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