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23 mars 2006

First overnight on the Great Wall

After having a great time in Sanya and a few nice days in Beijing, it was time to top off my brother, Martin’s, visit with an overnight on the Great Wall. Though this was my 4th time on the Wall, it was the first time I'd head up there to sleep. Last...

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24 juillet 2005

3rd Travel Log from China

Good news and bad news ... I found Kashmir and the Pakistani border,but was outfoxed by Osama. I have a feeling I was hot on his trail, but I was left in the dust. So it looks like I won't be able to claim the reward money of whatever ridiculous sum his...

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27 novembre 2009

Fort Lauderdale

After a nice and non too strenuous flight (we basically slept the whole way, owing to the late night in Lisbon) we finally got to the Sunshine state. The next 6 days was spent sight-seeing, going to museums and ... I can't think of a third lie ... hmmm...

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25 juillet 2008

Sailing home

With Torstein and Frode onboard and ready for action there was only one thing for us to do: Set Sail! At 5:30am we rolled out of bed, unplugged the shore power, took a last picture and cast off. The engines purred like kittens and got us out of the marina...

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20 juillet 2008

Picking up African Innovation

With no small amount of nervousness I stepped onto the tarmac at Schipol and made my way to the bus to the terminal. Contrary to what you might expect when you're going to your new home, I had very little luggage with me. A small backpack and 2 waterproof...

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14 juillet 2009

Past Trips

In order to make it easier to keep track of trips I've done, I've put them into chronological order. This way you can scan down on the list below until you find a trip you want to see, then you click on the picture and off you go. Circumnavigating Adventures...

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29 novembre 2009

Hard work on Aruba

What's missing from this trolley? Answer: Petar's backpack (The one in the picture is mine).So Petar spent his first exciting hour on Aruba filling out a lost luggage report. Having overcome that hurdle, we jumped into an incredibly overpriced taxi to...

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3 décembre 2009

Seeing Aruba through a paintbrush

We didn't have to worry about fading hang-overs, because a Saturday night on Aruba, no matter where you are, sucks ... We hit the most popular haunts and it felt like some sort of plague had struck. There simply wasn't anyone out. When we spoke to some...

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27 décembre 2006

Christmas 2006 in Austria

At exactly 11:00 a.m. I opened my eyes and noted that I was fully dressed in bed. That the room was spinning indicated that I was in the preliminary stages of a severe hang-over. What was supposed to have been a quiet night out had ended with all-out...

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7 décembre 2009

A Brand New Day

Before Petar sent me the text message that he was going home I was busy deciding on what to do onboard the boat, because it is/was a bit of a mess here. Thank God I had just bought a new cooler and had restocked it like one should. The milk is for White...

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29 juillet 2010

Moorea

I was very happy to make the short sail to Moorea, because I had heard so much nice about the place. It delivered in full. We did one day of snorkling, where we started at 8 am, diving with 8 - 10 feet long lemon sharks. They were big, but minded their...

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8 août 2010

Bora Bora

Bora Bora has been amazing. The image above is from a hike we did to the top of the 2nd tallest mountain on the atoll/island. I'm holding Bret and Chad off Broken Compass's huskie Makai. Here are my feelings after getting to the top after what was a relatively...

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10 février 2006

Mom visits

My mother got a great Christmas present this year: Tickets to go and visit me in Beijing. It was a good present for me too, because it's not every day you get your mom visiting when you live on the other side of the globe. The pressure was definitely...

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8 décembre 2009

Back on water

Yesterday I was very conflicted about being lifted back on water, because I only had one working engine, a windless that didn’t work properly and most importantly no place to tie up. Thankfully I had a chat with Ian and Westa (a very nice couple staying...

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24 décembre 2007

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! I hope you have a sensational Christmas, filled with gifts and great food, but most importantly a fantastic time together with your friends and family ... I got my Christmas stocking this morning, so I'm not complaining at all! I just...

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7 janvier 2008

10th time on the Great Wall

A new visitor means a new trip to the Great Wall. This time Katie was in town. She's a cousin of Campbell, a very good friend of mine who recently moved back to the US. Katie will stay with us for a week, before she shoots off to Singapore. As it was...

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26 juillet 2006

Tibet 2006 Part II

After coming back from the first trek where we almost fell into the potentially fatal clutches of altitude sickness, it was nice to chill out at 3700 meters in Lhasa (I say “we”, because I’m traveling with Torstein, a buddy from Norway). We didn’t linger...

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11 décembre 2009

Operational Again

African Innovation is fully operational again. But I get ahead of myself. I also realize that on the picture above I'm tied up to the dock, so while I'm not mobile per say, I have the potential to be mobile, or said in a different way: I could be mobile...

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31 décembre 2009

Christmas spirit is upon us ... not really ...

After a very relaxing day it was nice to head ashore to our evening reservation at the aptly named, "It rains fishes" restaurant. Though their spelling might be questionable, their food wasn't. My charter guests treated me to an unbelievable Christmas...

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28 janvier 2010

Sailing through Venezuela

The stay on Las Aves was sensational. It had everything a good anchorage should have: A deserted island with a beautiful beach, nice scenery, stunning sunsets and spectacular snorkling. We had made a deal with Ian and Westa, so the first evening we enjoyed...

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11 février 2010

Grenada to Mustique

We arrived on Grenada after a 93 nautical mile motorsail against wind, waves and current. I attempted sailing at first, but when the current was so strong that I was only able to sail at a whopping 1.5 knots and in a very unfavorable direction, I said...

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11 avril 2010

Through the Panama Canal

We were more than finished with Colon when the Canal Autority finally gave us the green light to go through the Canal. We were going together with a small flotilla of boats that they had delayed for a number of days. When I went to settle my bill at Shelter...

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30 avril 2010

Amazing Galapagos

The word amazing actually does a poor job at explaining how unbelievable our stay on Galapagos has been. I sit here on anchor just off San Cristobal in Wreck Bay reflecting on the last week and a half and I can really say that I've thoroughly enjoyed...

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21 mai 2010

Crossing the Pacific

The longest stretch most sailors do without a chance to stop is normally the leg from Galapagos to the Marquesas in French Polynesia. It took us 20 days and 18 hours from when we lifted anchor in San Cristobal to when it was firmly set again 2984 nautical...

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10 juin 2010

Marquesas

When I say that I am in the Marquesas, most people have no clue where it is, in fact I think few people would be able to find them on a map unless they knew precisely where to look. When I say they are in the South Pacific, people picture white beaches,...

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