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 .......

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.

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.......

It`s imortalised in the end of the movie The Last Crusadar with Harrison Ford in the main role as Indiana Jones. For they who believe these wonder is fairytale, they need to think twice. Trhough history there hase been lot of speculations about the purpose for this monument. While some would propose that the Treasury Monument was a tomb, no tomb inscriptions or grave crypts have been discovered. Others have proposed that it was what the Arabs call it, a 'Treasury' or tax house for passing camel caravans, but archeologists and historians now doubt that many camel caravans came into Petra, as most of the caravans passed the city, traveling on the King's Highway a good number of miles away.

One thing that is certain, the Treasury Monument was built to impress. It`s the first monument that visitors see when they exited the siq, and it is also one of the finest monuments in all of Petra.The Treasury, Street of Facades, Water Works, The Theater, The Royal Tombs, High Place, Colonnade Street, Great Temple, Temple of Al Uzza, Temple of Dushares, Dier - the Monestary, Habis, Biera, City of Board Games, the Snake Monumen, Sabara Suburb, City Walls/Map, Al Beidha, Churches, Kubtha High Place, Wadi Nmeir and other interesting things.

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.

As one of the most welcoming, hospitable people in the world, the people in Jordan have their own rituals for guests. The first gesture which is associated with Bedouins hospitality is offering tea. The second is also related to drinking and it take you to new heights, or shall I say causes frightening visions.

Suomenlinna fortress is the largest fortress in the world. It`s not only a major military monument worthy of the UNESCO World Heritage List, but also home to about 900 Finns who live in the renovated barracks. For me walking around there for some hours one sunny day in July 2005, could enjoy a peaceful atmosphere and explore the walls, rooms, chambers and labyrinths.

Rwenzori Mountains National Park is the location of Africa's third highest peak, Mount Margherita at 5109 metres. Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects the eastern slopes and glacial peaks of the 120km-long misty Rwenzori Mountains, popularly called "Mountains of the Moon". It`s also a World Heritage Site of breathtaking natural beauty. As the staff in Lonely Planet considered it in 2001, after the national park was re-opened, they could not think of a better place in the world for hiking and mountaineering than this area.

It`s also famous for being the source of the Nile, which was first alluded to by the geographer Ptolemy circa 150 AD. Ugandans refer to their country as the "Pearl of Africa". When it comes to Rwenzori visitors can understand why.......

Despite all news about melting snow on the top of Kilimanjaro, eager trekkers flock to Africa's highest peak in Tanzania. Some scientists have recently predicted that Mount Kilimanjaro's famous snow cap will vanish within 15 - 20 years.

In the last weekend in May 2005 a total number of 46 climbers made it to the top of Everest through the South East ridge route, and some 15 climbers made it on the north side. And more climbers are approaching the top......

The manager in Liverpool, Rafael Benitez basked in the glory of Liverpool's incredible Champions League triumph over AC Milan in Istanbul and insisted "we did if for the fans". I heard the fans where singing even the first half didn`t work as it was expected, but the big fans of Liverpool Football Club didn`t give up. Some of the greatest supporters ever are Lasse Roen (Røen), Ole Røen, Pål Møller and Andre Hope.

In addition to being the greatest football team in the world, Liverpool city can offer the big adventures of the Beatles, Albert Dock, Penny Lane, Strabbery Fields , Flanagans Apple Pub. Join a tpur to the Beatles homes, schools and venues of The Beatles.

The Reds fought back as the big heroes they are. The boss explains that they couldn't have done it without the help of the vociferous travelling Liverpudlians. This is without doubt my biggest night in football," said a beaming manager Benitez. It`s the biggest football events in world travel guide Travel Explorations ever, because Liverpool soccer team and the unique city, is the one of the greatest cities in the world. The people there are just the greatest.........