Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is located 2.4 km offshore from San Francisco. Often referred to as “The Rock“, the small island was originally used for a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison (1868), and then as a federal prison from 1933 until 1963. Then, in the beginning of November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months […]
Day 2 – a trip to the Ukraina countryside
On the second day of our stay, Oksana took us on a drive through the countryside, south of Kiev. We drove through miles upon miles of flat, fertile farmland. It was plain to see that Ukraina once had had, and is rapidly regaining the position of Europe’s main producer of grain. We passed through small […]
Vietnam – Saigon to MuiNé by car!
Ho Chi Minh airport is not very big but it looks quite new. It is very efficient and within minutes we have our luggage, pass customs and find ourselves outside the terminal. A surprise; a man wearing a t-shirt with the American flag? I try to imagine the reaction back home if someone showed up with […]
Good Morning Vietnam…and Good Morning MuiNé SailingClub
…and a good morning it is, at the MuiNé Sailing Club! I’m the first one to crawl out from under the mosquito net – the shower is every bit as impressive as it was when we arrived late last night. There is only two choices of water though, cold and very cold but the […]