it’s a Captains Life - One heart, two countries
That can’t be right
A few days ago, while I was browsing hotels.com (for the fun of it), I came across a 2,5 star guesthouse in Chieng Mai, with an …
Blueberry kisses from Bymarka
It’s unavoidable: the summer is almost over, way too early for me, and for many more people. The leaves are already changing colors, …
Edda Freya
This week, a rather unusual visitor came to town. These days, when many oil rigs are being shut down by the government, and oil production …
QM2 vs the K
Tonight on versus, the massive RMS Queen Mary 2 versus the much smaller Korsfjord. As my luck would have it, and because the QM2 …
A Monarch in the moonlight
As I mentioned in my previous bLOG entry, last night was one of those rare, gorgeous nights to be at work. If you had been the director …
What a wonderful night
Last night was one of those absolutely gorgeous, and extremely rare summer nights. The fjord was calm like a mirror, from one side …
Too cute not to share
Back several decades ago, I recall seeing an exhibit somewhere in Bangkok where displays such as the one below from Bangkok Post, …
Mein Schiff 5
A few hours ago, Mein Schiff 5 came to Trondheim from Tromsø. As luck would have it, today we sailed around her stern, and I managed …
Memories of Royal Viking
I guess it’s no secret that Viking Ocean Cruises are the modern day reincarnation of Royal Viking Line in so many ways: and their …
A rainy day for the Emerald Princess
A few days ago, the Emerald Princess docked at Trondheim, Norway, for what best can be described as a very wet and cold day. This …
Classic cars on display at Trondheim
Yesterday, on Saturday August 13th 2016, there were a lot of truly beautiful cars on display at the city center of Trondheim, and …
In the spirit of Summer Olympics
As the images from the opening of 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio rolled across the TV-screens all over the world a few hours ago, I …
The vanishing Bangkok
Some time back, I created and shared a blog entry about the vanishing teak-mansions of Bangkok (see here). I think it’s really sad …
Your desire, our creation of new heights of flying...
I guess it's really no big secret for those of you that knows me even a little bit: I have many various opinions, but Thai Airways …
To falling in love...
As you all probably know from own experiences, falling in love is a wonderful feeling. Think of the moment when you see something/…
The Bangkok cliche
A well known, and old cliche is the saying that if you let Bangkok get under your skin, you will never be able to fully leave. I …
