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The Omo Valley in Ethiopia - Aunt Anna at the "zoo"

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Located in an isolated part of south-west Ethiopia, the Omo Valley is the place where several minority groups live their daily lives around the Omo, Mara and Mago rivers. The area is on the UNESCO list, the cradle of civilisation can be seen in the form of human remains dating back 2.5 million years.   

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Southern Ethiopia - Aunt Anna keeps on damming

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Another market day in another dusty hole, Turmi, in southern Ethiopia, a leg-stretcher and good for the bum after x number of hours on terrible roads. 

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Aunt Anna among coffee and pancakes in Ethiopia

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

It's Thursday morning and the market in Key Afar is already in full swing. There is a tourist on my forehead and my guide pays the entrance fee and gets strict orders regarding photography. I think about paying for photos and I quickly realise the rule of no money - no photos. 3 bucks per portrait photo. On the other hand, who wants to have a lens shoved in their face. The pear quickly disappears from the wallet and the circus can begin.

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Iceland - Land of storytelling

Guest writer: Mia Ulin

Iceland is worth staying for days or weeks, but if you only have one day, you can still get a condensed experience of much of what the island has to offer in terms of breathtaking natural scenery, warm baths and fantastic, fresh food.

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Boat trip and cable car in Tromso - Aunt Anna on fjord and mountain

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

My nautical knowledge is so-so when it comes to the difference between ship, vessel, catamaran and boat and even Wikipedia doesn't make me any wiser, but the day is important for a fjord trip. 

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Tromsø in Norway - Aunt Anna and 50 shades of grey

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

-Take the filter off the camera, a friend wrote when I posted a picture from the runway in Tromsö, Norway. It was just that I didn't have a filter, it was really grey, all shades of grey that exist and it stood out like a sore thumb. 

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Gorillas in Uganda - Aunt Anna and the Silverback

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

G day for gorillas arrived, excited with anticipation, we are briefed at the reception centre and divided into small groups. There are rules to go through, all for the good of the gorillas. 

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Uganda - Aunt Anna and the ugly bird

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

One of my top three favourite trips is definitely Uganda, a country I could definitely go back to. 

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Aunt Anna looks for dugongs in Mozambique

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The dream of seeing a dugong has been around for a long time, I'm doing google and throwing out threads here and there and hit on Mozambique. 

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Underground river in Puerto Princesa - Unesco heritage in the Philippines

One of the main attractions on the island of Palawan in the Philippines is an underground river in Puerto Princesa. The river, which is 8.2 kilometres long, is listed as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world and, together with the national park it is located in, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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