Sjalen's VirtualTourist Home Page

* When a VT tip of someone's bum is rated higher than real tips of that city...
* When a member with a very anti-US membership name is allowed to stay on but someone asking for his deleted friends and having a silly sense of humour is not...

Then it's time to take a break. Sure, there are childish people in the world but are we not all childish at times? And should we not be treated equally in that case? I thought there were no cliques on VT but some get away with murder.

After this loooong break, I have come out with the decision that VT will never mean as much to me as it used to but also come out knowing that some people miss me and for them and for the sake of my writing practice in English, I have decided to create some more tips when feeling like it. Nothing more, nothing less.

are probably about the places I like the most, as long as I had a camera when I went there, or cities I have lived in. One of my absolute favourites is probably York where I spent a year. I also feel proud of my Stockholm page as I have a special feel for the city I was born in and my parents live in, and Gothenburg where I grew up. Those three therefore also have lots of local insight tips compared to many other pages. As for photography, Jukkasjaervi with its midwinter light is special.

I also recommend my pages on Agrigento, Nurnberg and Åre and feel generally happy about my pages on Verona, Robin Hood's Bay, Sigtuna and Berlin. Very often you will find that I have created pictures about destinations too unusual to be rated on VT but with loads of information, such as Simrishamn, Västervik, Ystad, Växjö, Östersund and Middleham.

Then there are emotional pages which seem to write themselves almost effortlessly such as photogenic Venice or the islands of Sicily, Ven and Bornholm.

to travel!

Have just come back from glorious Cornwall. After this, who knows where a soccer mum will be free to go on weekend breaks. It all depends on match fixtures and school holidays.

Having written all the above, ego related, I thought I would tell you that I enjoy what others write too :) Here are some of my favourite VT pages that other members have created:

Sabsi's Helsinki page. It shows that she loves the place and stories like the carpet cleaning episode is what makes VT fun!

Ben-UK's Yorkshire Dales page. His is the most informative, and reminds me of why I love this part of the world so much.

Mariajoy's London page. Maybe it really IS because she's a Londoner - this page glows with both knowledge and passion for the city we all love, including its flaws.