Sunday in Iceland
Yesterday we decided to take a guided tour, known as the Golden Circle Tour. We toured several of Islands must-sees, such as the Geyser fields, Gullfoss waterfall ("Golden Falls") and Thingvellir National Park. We also had the privilege of seeing some of Icelands...
Saturday in Iceland
Today the adventure really started! Four of us went horse back riding on Icelandic horses while experiencing the breathtaking volcanic landscape. The rest of us jumped in the cars again for a road trip along the southern coast of Iceland. After a few hours driving...
First days in Iceland
Hi everybody! These two first days in Iceland has been eventful, to say the least. We arrived late on thursday, and only had time for a classic Icelandic dinner (containing fermented shark and sheep brain) before geting to bed. Today (friday) we had a nice breakfast...
After 9am it's already hot. About an hour earlier we experienced a shower of tropical rain that stopped as suddenly as it started. The ground is already dry and it's a still day. I'm sweating in my shirt and suit jacket but the wind from riding in the back of a...
Day 2 – picking fruit and visiting a local mosque
Our second day here in Kigali has been calm and spontaneos. We started of by searching for wi-fi, since our hostels was down at the moment. We've realised that dealing without internet is more difficult than we first would have believed, so after accidentally ending...
Day 1 – The Kigali Memorial Centre and exploring the city with motorcycle taxis
Hi dear readers This morning we woke up to the beautiful sunny hills of Kigali. Over a tasty breakfast of scrambeled eggs the travel committee met again for the first time since we left Sweden. Our hostel is a cute house with a traditional African touch and a large...
Day 6 March 31st (UKAM, GPOT & lecture at the Swedish Research Institute)
Day six started with hardships trying to find the first study visit of the day: the International Cultural Research Center (UKAM). Eventually we found the center, thanks to a man who walked us through the highway for about 30 minutes and very corteously wanted no sort...
Day 5 March 30th (Consulate General of Sweden & Swedish Research Institute)
We're standing on Istiklal Street, the main street of the Beyoğlu municipality. Although it's just before 11 am, the sun is heating up well over the usual Lund Spring temperature and forces us to remove our jackets and sweaters. Around 2 million people cross Istiklal...
Day 4 (29th of March) – The Asian side
Hey! Today we all traveled to the Asian side together Ali. We started the journey with a vary late "breakfast" at around two a clock and there are few times in my life that i have eaten so much food. Me and a few others ordered a full Turkish breakfast with enormous...
Day 3 (28th of March) – Sightseeing de luxe
Hi everyone! So for our third day we did some proper sightseeing after sleeping in! We met up with former UPF Secretary Ali who was here for the weekend and he showed us around. We started of with a trip to the Blue Mosque, which was very beautiful, and Ali was a...
Day 2 (March 27th) – Woman’s and LGBT rights groups
Hey! Today we had two meetings, one with Women for Women’s Human Rights and the other with the LGBT rights organization SPOD. The first meeting was with Women for Women’s Human Rights, which started from 10am. It was a very nice and interesting meeting. The...
Day 1 (March 26th) – Arriving in Istanbul
Hello everyone! Today most of our travel group arrived in Istanbul. Due to the number of people we arrived at different times, some came here one day earlier and had already had time to visit the blue mosque and aya sofia by the time that we arrived plus some other...