The travel market and oil business in Norway goes hand in hand. Now it`s a big boom in both markets, and Norwegians travel more. They are travelling people - just as their forthfather, the Vikings, they like to explore the world and achieve unique adventure. Many of the experienced travellers search for new adventures and destinations. It`s clondyke time for travel agencies and tour operators who manage to sell tours to Norwegians now!

Truth or just a myth? From the Tasmanian Tiger's early appearances in rock art in Australia`s regions Kimberley and Arnhem Land for about 6000 years ago, to its extinction for 70 years ago, gives its mythical status.The mystery of its existence has been compared with England's Beast of Bodmin Moor and Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. Garry Linnell, the Editor-in-Chief in the Australian Magazine the Bulletin, offered a $1.25 million bounty for they who could bring evidence for the tiger`s existence. He said there had been no firm evidence of a living Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, during the three-month offer.

The Obelix are one of the ancient Petra`s over 800 monuments. Hidden between small passages and high cliffs there are plenty of buildings, tombs, baths, funerary halls, temples, arched gateways and colonnaded streets. These monuments have been carved out from sandstones by its inhabitants, the Nabataeans. They can be best enjoyed by watching them early in morning and in the late afternoon when the sun warms its multicoloured stones.

Some of the most famous monuments are Al-Siq, The Treasury, Street of Facades, The Theater, The Royal Tombs, The City Center, Qasr Al-Bint Temple, Al-Deir, The Lion Monument, The Garden Temple Complex, The Triclinium, The Renaissance Tomb, The Broken Pediment Tomb, and The Roman Soldier Tomb. I took my way all the way to the top, and there I could admire a fantastic view over the whole ancient site (July 2005). I could also see the High Place of Sacrifice, but the most fascinating monument was the Obelix. It was a real mystery rising up there on the top ......

With clean sandy beaches and crystal clear water, Aqaba is just perfect for both relaxation and water sports. Here it`s great opportunities for sunbathing, swimming, para-sailing, water skiing, jet skiing and more. Aqaba has also a dramatic story. When the Israelites of the Exodus reached the north shore of the Gulf of Akaba, a small village was already there. Later history, as told about in the Bible, called this village Ezion-geber, but where is the remains? The Bible refers to the area in (1 Kings 9:26) "King Solomon built also ships in Ezion-Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shores of the Red Sea." This verse probably refers to an Iron Age port city on the same ground as modern Aqaba. Ezion-Geber, biblical seaport on the Gulf of Aqaba corresponding to modern Aqaba-Eilat. During the 12th century the Crusaders occupied the area and built their fortress of Helim, which remains relatively well-preserved today. During World War I, Ottoman forces were forced to withdraw from the town after being conquered by Lawrence of Arabia and Arabians.

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Jordan is full of Biclican places. It`s like travelling back in time and re-experiencing the incidents. According to the Bible in Exodus 12:37, 600,000 adult Hebrew men left Egypt and wandered with Moses first to Mount Sinai. and 40 years later their descendants invaded the land of Canaan. As it stands in the Bible, the Land of Israel (Hebrew: Eretz Yisrael) was "promised" to the descendants of Hebrew patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by God, making it the Promised Land. It was also called "a land flowing with milk and honey". Over 2000 years later I could admire this land from a spot in west Jordan on a clear blue day......

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The myths about the British adventurer Lawrence of Arabia are many. The truth was not just like the story in the movie about him where the actor Peter O'Tool appeared.

To find more about him and what happened in Wadi Rum, I went far out in the red sand area. It was a real desert revelation. Lawrence of Arabia stayed in this area before the famous trekking through the desert, attack and conquering in Aqaba.

I experienced the sound of silence by sitting on top of one of the sky-high sand dunes, which was beautifully set against the eroded rocks.

I passed the seven pillars of wisdom, described so vividly by Lawrence of Arabia. I was touring deep into a moonlandscape. It was a astonishing and timeless place with massive shaped mountains rise out of the rose-red desert sand. The most unique shapes were the rock bridges. In the evening I could admire the beautiful sunset. I also studied a inscriptions written by the Thamudic and Nabatean people from ancient time. But the most interesting thing for me was finding the cave where Lawrence of Arabia hidded, and take a look inside .......

It was a salty and hot experience descending down to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth. This sea between Jordan and Isreal is believed to have healing powers because of the super salty water. It was great enjoying the afternoon in July 2005 swimming around in the sea water and bathing in the sun. Actual the expression of swimming is not completely correct while I rather was floating than swimming. It was really amazing that it was no need to use efforts to float on this water. I also took some mud treatment that made me almost unrecognisable.

The area around the Dead Sea it`s a also a Biblical site. Sodom and Gomorrah, the site where Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt, is believed to have been located close to the Dead Sea.

Bedouins are still practicing their old musical traditions. In a big tent far out in the desert I had with a great time playing music and singing along with them. My choice for a song was "You'll Never Walk Alone". I got the honour to introduce this song. It was amazing for me to notice how emotionally touched the Bedoins become by this song. Actually all people get affected by this song, and it`s amazing to see how it reaches across all boundaries around the world.

Properties in Jordan inscribed on the World Heritage List are Petra (1985), Quseir Amra (1985) and Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (2004). Until the early 20th century, Jordan was part of Palestine, most of which is now the State of Israel. The area is home to one of the oldest civilisations in the world. Archaelogical finds from the west bank of the Jordan River have been dated at around 9000 BC. With Bible stories, lost cities, nomads as the Bedouins, and Lawrence of Arabia, Jordan wakes fairytale associations. One of the most amazing wonders was created by the Nabataens people. It`s called Little Petra, the Red-Rose city, and has a high-spirited adventure in true Indiana Jones style. So this area was just perfect for one of the movies about Indiana Jones.......

The brave Norwegians gave everything, but with 30 knop strong wind on the top, heavy snow fall and 30 degrees below zero, they had no chance to reach the top.

Since the weather forcast for the coming weeks was far away from proming, they had to give up. The money for financing the expedition also ran out.

Anyway they demonstrated good courage and wise actions in everything they did.

These beautiful fjords are located in the counties of Sogn & Fjordane and Møre & Romsdal in southwestern Norway, northeast of Bergen. Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, set 120 km from one another, are part of the west Norwegian fjord landscape, which stretches from Stavanger in the south to Andalsnes, 500 km to the northeast. Norwegian Fjords are among the seven natural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List.Now these sites have the same status as other nature wonders as Grand Canyon in USA and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Tourists flocks to Norway to experience the beauty of the fjords and for trekking in the high mountains around.

The international organisation, UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, celebrates on 9 August the world's indigenous populations and the empowerment of local knowledge and cultural traditions to confront issues such as the environment, sustainable development and education.

Finally the Norwegian team has started its way up to the top on K2 from basecamp 2 - from the Pakistan side (4 August - night to Thursday). The six members of the team are: Rolf Bae - Leader, Ms. Cecilie Skog, Trym Saeland, Oystein Stangeland, Sigurd Felde, and Per Henry Knutsen, who is the manager for the Base Camp.

It has been several weeks of impation waiting. However, the weather forecast is not to good and they might have to stop and return. Only time will show. Other expeditions have started out the night before, but the Norwegian team did not want to break the roule: not to access the mountain befor 24 hours after last snow-fall. Will they make it?