Articles, Books and Cartoons

Articles and books

As an almost inevitable result of my travelling, a number of articles, photos and cartoons have been published in Danish and international magazines and papers, such as Politiken, Jyllandsposten, Fisk & Fri, Globen, Carp Hunters, Adventure World, Columbus and Skakbladet (all Denmark), Die Zeit and Fisch & Fang (Germany), Fiskejournalen and Schacknytt (Sweden), Alt Om Fiske (Norway), Asian Anglers World (Singapore), Cesky Rybar (Czech Republic), Feder Pesca (Spain), as well as a few books.

In addition, I have supplied photos to British Museum, Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand(!) and National Geographic Channel, as well as to a number of catalogues, brochures, books and, of course, loads of web-sites on the Internet.

Most of the production has been dealing with sports fishing or chess, however, articles on "the noble art of backpacking" are on their increase, clearly reflecting the increase in tourism almost anywhere. In any case, due to my adventurous way of travelling, my articles and photos never deal with main-stream holiday resorts, but more likely with experiences far away from what we use to call "civilization".

Apart from the photos and articles, I have authored one book, "Backpacker", published in the summer 2000. Written together with fellow traveller and angler Jens Bursell, the book can be regarded as a beginners guide to the noble art of backpacking. Physically, Backpacker is divided into two parts: the first one dealing with all sorts of general problems, while the second discusses a number of specific regions, all very popular among backpackers - or they ought to be, at least. Unlike most other travel guides, Backpacker has chosen to watch the world through a microscope. Instead of counting the exact taste of the tomato soup in a particular restaurant in Beijing, or the number of cochroaches in a Delhi restaurant, we have chose to give a lot of and leave the details to the curious traveller. Among the topics dealt with in the first part are:
	Before departure: Where to go?
	Packing the stuff
	How to use a guidebook sensibly
	Passports, embassies and visa
	Personal safety. Crime and bus drivers!
	Language - where to speak what
	New customs and new dos and don'ts
	Dress code
	Traveling in Islamic countries
	Food and health
	How to deal with authorities, corruption and other official stuff
	How to adapt to a new continent
	Special hints for women travellers
	How to cope with the inevitable beggars and touts
	Off the beaten track - how to survive the raging elements

In the second part, you'll find detailed information on some of the most interesting regions of the world:

	Nepal, India, Tibet, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and South-East Asia
	East and West Africa
	South America, Australia, New Zealand
	Route planning. What to consider when chosing a route - and a few suggestions

Altogether, Backpacker comprises 176 pages - completely stuffed with excellent photos. If you like the photos on my web-page, chances are that you'll like the photographic selection in Backpacker as well. Honestly, I believe that, with respect to photos, it's one of the most beautiful book ever to be made in Danish. Take a look and judge for yourself, although you may have to take a stroll down to the library, as it's very likely to be sold-out in normal book stores.

My second book, "Verdensfisker" (i.e. "World Angler"), was originally meant to be published within 2004, but the lack of a publisher has caused indefinite delays. However, most chapters of the book har been written already and is bound to be printed soon - I hope!

Verdensfisker is what you can call an adventure-book on angling; entirely true, magic stories centered around sports fishing in several "exotic countries". Unlike most other books dealing with foreign angling, Verdensfisker is not just another selection of huge marlin caught off an expensive (or sponsored!) big-game boat or with an equally expensive fishing guide. Instead, it's a collection of very unlikely, but true stories picked up "on the road" while I have been hustling my way through the world, pursuing my "career" as a low-budget Third World sports fishing vagabond.

Despite the fact that below the surface, any lake or ocean is bound to contain 99% small fish, all the literature seem to focus on the comparatively few larger ones - and completely forget the colourful way to the water. Verdensfisker will be very different from that and among the angling I'll share with you are:


	Beach fishing for the copper sharks of the Skeleton Coast of Namibia
	A five-year pursuit for the high-jumping tarpon of the Carribbean
	Light tackle spinning for the Central American cichlids
	Teaching an old Mujaheedin to fish in the center of Afghanistan
	Trying to beat the African bureaucracy and catch a fish off the pirate filled coast of Somalia
	The vicious tigerfish of Zimbabwe and Botswana
	Wahoo, sharks and flying fish from Cape Verde
	Huge rainbow trout from the New Zealand South Island
	Snakehead fish from Lake Kenyir, Malaysia
	Mahseer from the jungle of South India
	Luring the shy bonefish of the crystal clear reefs of the Carribbean
	Piranhas and catfish from the Pantenal of Western Brazil
	Buddhist barbel from the remote highlands of Tibet
	Fly fishing for the shy trout in Macedonia and Kosovo
	Independent low-budget salmon fishing in Alaska
	Fly fishing from the beach in Oman
	Sturgeon in British Columbia
	Dracula fish and electric eels in the jungle of Venezuela
	Light-tackle big-game for the fantastic sailfish and dorados of Niue
	Beach fishing for giant rays at Nevis Island, the Carribbean
	.....and a little bit more

Compared to most other angling books, Verdensfisker is a bit unusual as it contains a lot of stories "away from the water". I never really understood why anglers go abroad and forget to enjoy the country they are in - apart from the rivers and lakes, that is, so in addition to the fish, you'll get a few stories experience on the way to the water. Click HERE for a photographic selection.