‘What you don’t know can’t hurt you’ is an old saying, which we all know is not entirely true. One thing I do know: what you were never allowed to know can hurt quite a bit. And this is not just me. In fact, I am sure this is the exact feeling many people have, especially when they learn they have Romani (Travellers) in their … Continue reading What you don’t know can’t hurt you?
In March 2020, the cruise industry shut down. There are no qualifiers to that sentence– it’s not that certain ships from certain companies in certain countries shut down, it’s that every ship from every company in every country stopped accepting passengers in March 2020. That’s unprecedented! Never before, in modern times, has there been such a complete, global shut down of an industry of this size. … Continue reading The Insane Logistics of Shutting Down the Cruise Industry.
Det er et gammelt ordtak som sier…. Det en ikke vet har man ikke vondt av. Som vi alle vet er dette ordtaket en sannhet med modifikasjoner. For jeg føler faktisk at det jeg ikke visste, det har jeg nå fått vondt av. Og akkurat dette gjelder ikke bare meg, men det gjelder sikkert mange andre også tror jeg, og spesielt i forbindelse med bakgrunnen … Continue reading Det en ikke vet har man ikke vondt av?
Something many of us forget, is the fact we do not know everything about the town, or city we are from. Especially if we are from a city with a couple of hundred thousand people. And when your city or town is very old as well, then there are a lot to really take in, before you know it all. My city is called Bergen, … Continue reading Walking around and getting to know my own town better.
Some cultures are more hospitable than others. This is something we can not ignore. Coming from a northern European country, we have a tendency to be a bit more standoffish, and cool, when we meet strangers. Normally this is unintentional. Depending of course of the individual countries, but all in all, northern Europeans are a bit more…..shy, when it comes to meeting strangers. Southern Europeans … Continue reading Today’s picture. The Thai hospitality.
Women can now opt for female drivers when they hail a ride from Bangkok’s predominant ride-hailing service. Grab users can now find female drivers as an additional option for trips anywhere in the metro area by selecting “GrabCar (Lady).” It costs the same as the “GrabCar” option, which summons private drivers and costs a little more than commercial taxis. While taxi drivers are held in … Continue reading Women can now book female Grab drivers in Bangkok.
Who forgets the first time, ever. The first time whatever it really is. We remember probably 99% of all our first times. The picture here is the first time I went to the city of Khon Kaen, which is 40 minutes flight north-north/west of Bangkok. To “meet the parents” of course. Luckily for me, it all ended very well. These pictures really remind me of … Continue reading Today’s picture…..First time.
Todays picture is called “Ship Handling”. A former Captain of mine and myself thought we should have some fun, and we made two pictures, and called them “Ship Handling training”. And he sent the pictures to the Main Office, where most people thought it was funny, except one person. His immediate superior shoreside. I guess, we cant make everyone laughing. Here is the other. Surely, … Continue reading Today’s picture.
We see it in movies and tv-series. Many people still think that the ship’s Captains can marry people. This is not really true anymore. It was possible in the past, depending upon what company and the flag the ship was flying (the flag state). But these days, I have not heard about anyone giving this “power” to a ship’s captain. I guess the Legal stuff … Continue reading Blessing on the Bridge.
If you happens to be in Bangkok, Thailand, and you plan to stay in that area for a few days, one of the things you should visit, except for all the other regular touristy spots, are the two cemeteries from world war 2. The cemeteries are located near the city of Kanchanaburi, located about 125 KM west of Bangkok. This is about a 3 hour … Continue reading River Kwai bridge and the Chungkai war cemetery.
Today’s picture is an interesting one. Why? Because this is a picture of a flag, which most people would never ever be able to recognize. Since this Blog is mainly (except a few posts here and there) travel related, is this picture actually relevant. It is namely the Official flag of the “Travellers”. Or the Romani people. I bet many got some sort of intro … Continue reading Today’s picture.
Today’s picture is to remember good times during summertime in Northern Norway. It can actually be very warm during the summer far north in Norway. Warm enough to just wear a (very short) shorts. And the days are long, due to the midnight sun. For months, the sun never sets (goes below the horizon) at all, so the daylight is 24 hours. Crazy to experience … Continue reading Today’s picture.
Check Inn 99. The name will forever be connected with good memories for me. This was by far my favorite go to place, any day in the week. So I will use this opportunity to share a few pictures from good times. I bet there are a few familiar faces here. 😉 First, a few of my young brother, and myself. Good times. The band, … Continue reading Check Inn 99, Bangkok.
BANGKOK — Thailand will receive its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China by the end of next month, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha said as the country logged a new virus death and the highest-ever spike in case number on Monday. The country reported record-breaking 745 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, though most of the patients were reportedly found during active case-finding operations in Samut Sakhon. PM … Continue reading 2 MIL. DOSES OF CHINESE VACCINE WILL GO TO FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS.
Today’s picture reminds me of a simpler time. A simpler time for us who work in the Cruise Industry. The picture here is in the end of the so called Good old days, where customer satisfaction was the highest priority, before it slowly started to change. These days, the most important is to prevent lawsuits and other issues which might be of negative impact. Report … Continue reading Today’s picture.
Today’s picture reminds me of a simpler time and place. The picture is taken in the province of Kalasin (Karasin), in north east Thailand. This part of the country is called Isaan. The picture is taken in early 2000s, when my future wife and I went to visit her family. I was very well taken care of by all the family members, as well as … Continue reading Today’s picture.
Today’s picture reminds me of a simpler time. Yes there were such things as simpler times folks. 🙂 I think the picture is taken on one of the many islands in Indonesia, and it might be around 1997. I notice that my “sports” uniform is not exactly according to the Company dress code. Working in the Cruise Industry those days, were less stressful than it … Continue reading Today’s picture.
To spend Christmas and New year onboard a ship as a crew member, is a very special time. This is something which only must be experienced to fully understand, because it is really something different. I will try to explain this feeling many crew members have during the holidays onboard, and post some pics from the years I spent onboard, far away from the family … Continue reading When the ship’s crew celebrate Christmas onboard.
BANGKOK — The government’s pandemic response center on Wednesday appeared to adopt a new policy of leaving out numbers of new coronavirus cases in Samut Sakhon in today’s news briefing. The Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration reported only 46 new cases nationwide today, without mentioning how many were found in Samut Sakhon province, where at least 1,000 cases were discovered in recent days. Center spokesman … Continue reading GOV’T VIRUS TALLY NOW EXCLUDES FIGURES FROM SAMUT SAKHON.
Grandfather. Today’s picture is my wife’s Grandfather (RIP), who lived a long, hard, but good life in Northeastern part of Thailand. The region called Isaan. He lived in the Karasin (Kalasin)province . I met him the first time about 20 years ago. And I immediately noticed that he was held in a very high regards by everyone in the family. Turned out he had managed … Continue reading Today’s picture.
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