08 May 2008 20:06:42 A sunset view to Swedish archipelago drifting towards the horizon at 20 knots. The camera phone picture doesn't do justice to how worderful it looked like to the naked eye.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Springtime in Stockholm
08 May 2008 12:00:44 Finnish and scandinavian people simply go mad when the sun comes out and the grass is green again. It seems everyone is soaking in as much of the long lost sun as is practically possible. I was in Stockholm last week and in this park all the lunch hour sunny patches were filled with lightly clothed people catching some rays. In the shade it was actually very cold, but it seems there is no going back from the T-shirt season once its begun.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Like Kryptonite to Superman
23 April 2008 08:21:42 Kryptonite does make fantastic locks, but the holding brackets on the other hand are crap. What's the point in having an überlock when it's someplace else than where you arrived to with the bike? Mine is somewhere along this route.
Smell like tulips?
21 April 2008 18:49:12 A nice canalfront terrace restaurant in the Netherlands. Sunny, warm and ... distinct smell of cattle manure. The food inside was fantastic, but the smell outside at least at this time of year was unspeakably bad.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Hammerhead steaks in Espoo
08 March 2008 11:00:30 Our local grocery store tends to be one of the better stocked ones, but never in a million years did I expect to find a 8 ft long hammerhead shark grinning at me. It's safe to say globalization has reached its peak when this can profitably be done.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Gone fishing, part II
17 February 2008 09:03:20 Hiring a longtail gave Joona finally a taste of real fishing instead of just dipping a piece of wire underwater. The big game part of trip was not a huge success (no bites), but angling near a small island resulted with a couple of snappers caught and many more fed with our bait: pieces of raw squid.
Budget underwater photography
17 February 2008 12:25:55 The big problem with snorkeling in tropical areas is that the coral reefs are impossible to explain to other people in words. It's truly a revelation to find that the stuff one saw in Jacues Cousteau documents is there for anyone to see in so many places. Underwater camera equipment can be quite pricey so the only way was to convince everyone you wanted to share the experience with to join you in the water. I found this Korean product just browsing the web after our last trip to Thailand - these can be had for less than 20 euros e.g. on German eBay.After this first trip using DiCaPac, I am truly sold on this little invention. It's would be worth the price just for the moisture protection for canoeing or longboat trips, but the fact that you can also take a normal digicam snorkeling or scuba diving (at least in relatively small depths) makes this a true bargain.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Shells aplenty
During our vacation Joona had the flu but once he was fit enough to come to the beach, he was quick to re-discover the old holiday favourite: picking up washed up sea shells from the beach.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Our crib in Koh Lanta
Our villa from outside. The location couldn't be better as we are right next to the oceanfront, restaurant and pool. Nice!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Another psychedelic morning
01 February 2008 09:32:33 Unfortunately the poor phone cam missed almost totally the fuchsia hue of the morning sky today. The sunset view over Gulf of Finland fit perfectly with the Jimmy Hendrix compilation I was listening to while pedaling to work. Purple Haze, on my mind...
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