Personal travel, adventure and photography blog by Thomas Jøhnk
September 2025 - I was asked by European Aircraft Sales in Odense, Denmark, if I could take a Diamond 42 from Sweden to India. What a chance, the Swedish airplane was very much like my own Diamond 42 and a tour to India was kind of a natural next step after having flown my own... Continue Reading →
August 2025 - Together with my youngest son Troels, I climbed and summited Mt. Kazbek, a 5,054 m. or 16,581 ft. high volcano in the Caucasus, right on the border between Russia and Georgia. From our hotel in Stepantsminda to Altihud (low base camp) On the first day of the climb, we started at 2,200 meters... Continue Reading →
April 2025 - On April 10th, 2025, I departed Roskilde (EKRK) in my Diamond 42. My goal was to reach The Azores and visit as many of the islands as possible before I had to be back two weeks later where annual inspection of the airplane was due. I reached The Azores after five days... Continue Reading →
December 2024 - After exactly two years I returned to San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile to climb more volcanoes. I started with four days in Bolivia to acclimatize. After returning to San Pedro I climbed three volcanoes, two of them being higher than 6,000 meters: 6,046 meters / 19,836 feet high Volcán Acamarachi (also known... Continue Reading →
August 2024 - Climbing Augustine Volcano had for a long time been on my bucket list. In August 2024 I returned to Alaska, this time with my travel buddy Frode. We had five days in Alaska with mainly bad weather, but for one day, Tuesday August 20th, the forecast looked very promising with clear skies... Continue Reading →
July 2024 - With my two youngest Troels and Anna and Anna's boyfriend I went to Turkey to climb three volcanoes - Nemrut Crater, Mount Süphan (second highest mountain in Turkey) and Mount Ararat (highest mountain in Turkey) Climbing the 2,948 m / 9,672 ft high Nemrut Crater This was a rather easy hike with an ascent... Continue Reading →
June 2024 - On the 3rd of June, 2024, together with my very good friend Frode, I departed from Roskilde Airport in OY-JNK, my one year old Diamond 42. Our goal was to reach and fly around in Greenland before returning to Roskilde two to three weeks later. We reached Greenland on day two after... Continue Reading →
November 2023 - A mi me encanta Chile. We spent 12 days in Púcon, a city known for its outdoor attractions, located just over 700 km south of Santiago, Chile. Our adventures included climbing four volcanoes, marveling at countless Araucaria trees, white water rafting, soaking in geothermal baths, exploring cold lakes, navigating lava tunnels, witnessing... Continue Reading →
July 2023 - For the third summer in a row, an eruption took place on Reykjanes, the area in Iceland between Keflavik (with the international airport of Iceland) and Reykjavik (the capital of Iceland). I spent a week in Iceland and went into the eruption site four times, three times by feet and one time... Continue Reading →
June 2023 - Back in Alaska flying my cub for the first time since before Corona. During Corona i couldn't fly it for obvious reasons, and after Corona my Cub had to be rebuilt after a ground loop which happened during a training flight by the flight school who leases it while I am not... Continue Reading →
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