Settling into my seat on yet another flight bound for a fishing trip, I’ve grown accustomed to the curious glances and quizzical expressions often thrown my way. Those looks are usually accompanied by the question, “Where are you headed?”

Fly fishing for halibut, it seems, is for half-crazy, ingenuous dreamers only. Among them is fly fishing journalist and photographer, Rasmus Ovesen, who has travelled to Northern Norway in the hopes of hooking up with “the Queen of the Sea”.

If I were to start this article by telling you to close your eyes and imagine yourself on an atoll in the Indian Ocean, covered with white sandy beaches, palm trees in every direction, turquoise blue water with wadable flats for miles.

Salalah is a captivating blend of ancient history and modern charm. Once a vital port in 13th-century trade routes between Europe and Asia, the city is steeped in legends that trace back to the mythical Queen of Sheba.