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October 12th 2017

Published: November 10th 2017

Hello my fellow travellers! Today I was off to an early start as I left together with Trung when he went work, actually even a little bit earlier than needed because he doesn't want the others in his apartment building to know that he houses guests there because the apartment is provided by his employer. He spent the morning, before we left, cramming pretty hard because in a couple of days he wil... Read Full Entry

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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11th November 2017

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

My fav photo
I pick this as my favorite of the photos you have in this blog entry. Nice composed with fog, autumn colours and the small structure in the foreground. /Ake

11th November 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

My fav photo
Thanks you. I really enjoyed that scene as well. ^_^

11th November 2017

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Mountain Serenity
What beautiful pictures! Although I'm sure the rain wasn't great to contend with on the day, the weather really appears to have added to the greenness, tranquility and spirituality of the place as captured in your pictures. I'm sure the beer and noodles were a wonderfully warm and comfort-filled way to end the day!

11th November 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Mountain Serenity
I'm not a big fan of rain unless I'm sitting in a hot sauna with a cold beer and especially not with shoes that are falling apart. :D But nonetheless I really did enjoy my day there, I met so many amazing and helpful people along the way. And I think the rain probably had it's advantages in keeping the worst crowds away and allowing for a very spiritual day. :-) Those noodles and beer really hit the spot yeah. ^_^

11th November 2017

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Togakushi
I am impressed at the detail in this blog Per-Olof. The antics of the gods in Shinto lore of the Ama no Iwato makes great reading, I wonder how the ancients recorded such legends and passed them down. In Australia the aboriginal Dreamtime is oral lore, passed down orally to succeeding generations for millenia. May your further travels continue to bring you the spiritual peace you are looking for.

11th November 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Togakushi
Thank you my dancing friend! Much of the Shinto lore is written in the Kojiki, which translated means "record of ancient matters" which was written in 711-712 and the Nihon Shoki, "the Chronicles of Japan" from 720. :-)

13th November 2017

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Rainy day blues
I can totally understand that rain isn't welcome when you want to explore, but on the bright side (excuse the pun), it created a beautiful atmosphere for the autumn colours in your photos. I love the tale about Amaterasu and Susanoo, and my imagination was captured by how 'a lewd' dance would have been portrayed in ancient times! :)

13th November 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Rainy day blues
Haha, aye there's always positives to everything. ^_^ I don't think I would have minded the rain so much if it hadn't been for my broken shoes leaking so much, wet and cold feet it a dampener on the spirit. ^_^

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