I was in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, city of 1000-year-old temples adorned with all the erotic positions of the Kama Sutra. The temples were rediscovered by a British explorer in the early 19th century after languishing forgotten in the jungle for centuries, and now tourists flock here.

It's made by the Norwegian adventurer Stein Morten Lund based on his adventurous journey in July 2005. The movie tells a story about the Bedouins life and culture in the middle of the desert. Nomads have been travelling in these southern Jordanian deserts since prehistoric times. Their way to survive in such harsh environment is impressing. So it's their hospitality, lifestyle, culture and traditional music. The movie covers also the fabulous Nabataean City of Petra, where breath-taking architecture is carved into rose-colored sandstone cliffs. The wonderful and mysterious building, called the Treasure in Petra, was used as background for the filming of the final scene of the movie Indian Jones and the Last Crusader. The most dramatic scenes in Stein Morten`s movie is about Lawrence of Arabia, and takes place in the amazing moon landscape Wadi Rum.

Readers of Wanderlust, Britain's leading magazine for real travellers, have updated the millennia-old list for the 21st century. Overall, 3,569 travellers' votes were counted in the largest survey of its kind ever. The results reveal what today's travellers view to be the most extraordinary sights on the planet.The clear voters' favourite is the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru, which received 52% more votes than its nearest rival, the vast temple complex of Angkor, Cambodia. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the only one of the 7 Wonders of the World still standing, has been relegated to eighth place in the definitive updated list.

From 17th - 28th February next year you can enjoy hundreds of entertainment opportunities at the traditional Venice Carnival. It's a party with no barriers or borders, and it's arranged in one of the most amazing and famous historic city in the world. For more than 200 years, Venice has been a wonderful place for fancy-dress parties, jokes and sneers. And for over 20 years, Venice has been welcoming masqueraders, visitors and tourists who want to join the carnival and have fun in the late winter.

Venice has sinked 24 inches deeper into the lagoon over a period of 300 years, the Discovery Channel reports. C. C. I. - 18th / 28th of February 2006. CARNIVAL of VENICE

If you want to see the masks, come to Venice and enjoy yourself, but if you want to enter in the real atmosphere of the Carnival and its unique enchantment of the timeless feeling, get a costume and take part of : THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME of GALA DINNER, BALLS, COCKTAILS http://www.meetingeurope.com/carnival/carnival_progr2001.htm

Bolivia is full of wonderful og mysterious archaeological sites. In the late afternoon July 2002, I was determinded to explore one of Bolivia`s greatest wonders near Puno, the Sillustani. Inspired from exploring another prehistoric site on my tour called Tiwanaku, I went out in the Bolivian highland and arrived just in time to experience the sunset. It gave the mysterious site an even more strange atmosphere. Viewing the ruines from the old Chullpas culture, with the clear blue Lake Umayo in the background, was an unforgettable moment that really turned me on.

Teotihuacán's mythological builders in Mexico's have so far managed to hide the secrets. By using advanced equipment archaeologists have revealed more of amazing Teotihuacán's history, the first major metropolis of the Americas. Teotihuacán was built by an unknown people almost 2,000 years ago. The site sits about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north of present-day Mexico City. Temples, palaces, and some of the largest pyramids on Earth line its ancient main street. The probably biggest unanswered questions about Teotihuacán concern is why the city was abandoned around A.D. 650?

During my tour in Jordan in July this year (2005), I talked to several Bedouins about Lawrence of Arabia, his lifestyle, preparation and attack on Aqaba. Who was he really? Is the movie about him telling the truth? His full name was Thomas Edward Lawrence, who lived from 1888 to 1935. He wrote the self biography Seven Pillars, but what think the Bedouins about him?

Polè, polè! About 20,000 climbers attempt to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania each year, the highest peak in Africa. Around 70 % of them succeed. Climbing high peaks can make people famous and admired. They get their names and photo in media. It also make them admired among friends and colleagues. After climbing Kilimanjaro in July 2003 one thing stands clear for me: the porters are the real heroes of Kilimanjaro.

Between weird and beautiful lunar rock formations, I could admire the sunset in one of the world`s most amazing landscapes (July 2005).

The colours on the rock around me shifted continueosly. It was definitely no neon lights as it is in Las Vegas, but mother nature`s own wonder that showed its best side.

One of the most impressig rock formations is called Noah`s Ark. Was it such Noah`s ship looked when he and his people set sail around 4300 years ago as told about in the Bible. I really wondered how Lawrence of Arabia felt it when he stayed here for a long time preparing the famous attack in Aqaba. Wadi Rum has a long tradition for ancient caravan passageway. Today there are Bedouins living in the area. The best times to enjoy Wadi Rum are early morning and late afternoon, and especially at sunset and night when the desert sky dazzle you.

In Iceland, not only the sun stays up late, but pub crawls start when punters in England are already being thrown on to the street after last orders.

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.

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......

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 .......