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Photo-TR: Soren, The World Traveler. Update 07.24. – Next Stop: Recife, Brasil Hey guys, finally after weeks of hard work, flying around the world, I have some time for an update. This time I want to take you to Recife, the 5th larges city in the northeast of Brasil. Unfortunately we had just 1 night there and thats why I could only take a couple pictures for you guys. Anyway, here is an intersting fact about Recife and its beaches: Shark attacks In recent years, the number of shark attacks on the beaches of Recife has increased. This was addressed on the National Geographic Channel series Hunter Hunted in the episode "Shark Invasion". Surfing has been outlawed since 1995 on the urban beaches because of the risk the sport poses to its practitioners due to shark attacks. Before the 1990s, there were virtually no attacks reported here. But since 1992, there have been 47 shark attacks along a 20-km (12.5-mile) stretch of coast. Sixteen of them were fatal. In 2004, there were seven reported attacks. Two of the victims died. Source: Wikipedia Luckily, our hotel is right beside one of this dangerous beaches. Okay, onto some pictures. --Soren Arg... Guys, havn´t you seen the sign? / That is it for now. A new update will be posted, soon. Look at the beach, isnt it nice? How about some swimming??? Meat or no meat that is the question... For dinner the whole crew went out to a nice Churrascaria, near by the hotel. But from here it still looks nice. Uhh, maybe it is not that wonderful and nice!?? ... ... So, lets get down to the wonderful beach. From here you also have a great view over to the airport. The Jacuzzi... oh wait, it is just the kids pool. The pool. It was a great day. The beach. Next, I went up on the roof for a couple pictures. ... there is the beach. Hmm, the view isn´t that nice, but... There we are. I think it is okay for 1 night. On my way to the room. This will be my home for the next night. Welcome to Recife airport.

HARIBO gummi bears, the original for sure.

Right now, I am at 1020 songs on my iPod.

Just sitting in a hotel room anywhere in Germany. Can´t wait to be back home...

Hey Bill, how is it going? I voted for the Big Blue.

No, you just get one floor. The first floor has 2 apartments and the second floor has just 1 apartment. I was always lucky to stay on the second floor, which has the better view.

Photo-TR: Soren, The World Traveler. Update 07.06. – Next Stop: Mombasa, Kenya Hey everyone, this trip took me to Mombasa in Kenya. The flight itself was just unspectecular as most of the times, which is good as it is. As soon as you arrive in Mombasa, you are going to find yourself in a surreal world. The traces of the last war are still visible at every corner. The people are really poor and a lot of them are hanging around on the streets, which are just some dirt roads. In some way it makes you sad to see how these people are living there, but there is nothing much you can do. However, the first thing that catches you, is how very friendly everyone is. The hotel is really nice and right at the indian ozean. One thing that surprised me, is how awesome the food is in Mombasa. I need to say that I had one of the best steaks ever, in life. Unbelievable how tender and juicy the meat was. Like I said, the food is good and also cheap, which makes it even better. In total the trip was worth the 10 hours flight. Onto the pictures. --Soren The whole crew had a lot of fun. / Thanks again for reading. More is coming, soon. They used a ship for the restaurant. In the evening we made it to the hotel restaurant. The pool area. View from the swing bar, up to the pool area. Uhh, where is all the water gone? you´ll pass by the swing bar. There I had a couple Gin Tonic... On the way to the beach, Outside you´ll find these guys. The view from my room. ... Inside the room. A closer look. The bungalows. Welcome to the hotel. Daily life on the streets. Phones / Electrical Accessories ! Would you buy any alectronical stuff there? Coke is everywhere... On the way to our hotel you are passing lots of these houses. Here you are leaving the high secured airport area. Welcome to Mombasa airport.

^ Chrissie I am so jealous, you are going to Disneyland? Anyway, I also would like to see it coming back, even it is just for a periode of time. --Soren

I am on my way to IKEA. Yay for 1.- EURO Hot Dogs.

Yes, one day I was able to push some buttons. Have you been on any TPR trip so far?

The weather is awesome here and I think it is time to shut down the computer, to go out and enjoy the wonderful day. --Soren

Uhh, that is some really bad news. I hope they are going to find out pretty soon what acctually happened there.

Actually they did not care at all about taking pictures. Everyone was really nice and friendly with us. No, this never happened before and I hope it will never happen. However, I have a funny story: Normally you´ll find these sickness bags infront of every seat. On our planes, there is a plastic envelope with Condors magazine, the safety card and a sickness bag inside. One day, a kid got sick and his mom let him puke inside the clear envelope. Then she came to me with the bag, was holding it infront of my face, and ask if I could throw it away. You could see the vomit clearly through the plastic envelope. I think he had pasta. Anyway, that was most disgusting situation I had on a plane so far. I told her she can throw it away by herself in the lavatory. --Soren

Photo-TR: Soren, The World Traveler. Update 07.01. – Next Stop: Havana, Cuba Hey everyone, next I want to talk about my trip to Cuba. It was my first time there and I have to say I kinda liked it. For sure you can see how the country broke apart in the last decades. It looks like the time stoped a long time ago and you still can find some of the old charm from its heydays. In the old town you fell like someone turned back the time and the people are enjoying their selfs. Everywhere you can find thes little bars, with life music and lots of cigars and Mojitos. We all had a wonderful time there and lots of fun. However, not everything was perfect. As a crew it is not a problem at all to enter a country. We barely need to show our passports and no stamps at all were made in our passports. That is not a problem when you are entering a country on duty and leaving it the same way. In this case it was a bit different. We entered Cuba on duty (in uniform) and wanted to leave the country in casual clothing, because we all had to take a plane from Cuba to Jamaica. No stamps in our passports didn´t make the whole situation any better. Nearly 10 immigrations officers took care of us and were holding us for over 1 hour. Luckily we got our plane on time. But this is something that can drive you crazy. So, time for some pics. Enjoy. --Sören That is it. I am going to leave you guys with this shot. Thanks for reading. More is coming, soon. ... Back at the hotel we saw the Cuban national water ballet team, training a new show. These Mojitos are tasting great. After a couple they are getting even better. Yep, we are having a great time. ... cigars and Mojitos. ... with life music... Bar Monserrate... Lets take a look in on of the bars. This is what you are getting when you are asking for a cab - the Coco Taxi. View over the central park and the capitol. At the habour. Random street shot. The Capitol. ... ... On our way to Parque Central. Your car broke down? So go ahead and find some tourists. Daily life in Havana. Where is the statue? ... Placa de la Cathedrale Look at all the people. This was one of Ernest Hemingway´s favourite bars. I don´t really remember what this was for... You´ll find these old cars everywhere. Anyone interessted in a city tour? The view from my room. Everything was clean, bust still looked like from the last decade. My room for the next couple days. You´ll see Che Guevara pictures everyhwere. From the airport to our hotel we passed lots of fountains. Welcome to Cuba.

^ Aww... Stuart, I also miss that time. But right now we are working on a trip down to orlando. I´ll make sure to let you know about it.

^Yep, I was talking about yours. Uhh, that was really a long time, but I think it is worth that much time.

Yey, this is post number 4000 !!!

^ Bill, great musical. I just saw it a couple years ago. Right now I am listening to Sugar Pie Honey Bunch, from the Temptations.

^ Hugo, that is exactly what I was thinking. The whole Toy Story Land thing dosn´t really fit into a Magic Kingdom park. But let´s see how it will turn out, maybe it is not that bad at all. In total I think any addition to Hong Kong Disneyland is an advantage.

The Toy Story Land painting looks exactely the same, like the one they are building right now at the Walt Disney Studios in Paris. Other that that it would be good for the park to add some rides. But in that way it dosn´t really looks like a Magic Kingdom park to me anymore. --Soren

^^ That is awesome. How many hours / days did you need to paint that park? Seriousely, you should really get more into that stuff. --Soren

Hey guys, finally after a long time I am back with a beer shot. Kevin, this is especially for you, since you were asking for it for so long. So, on my trip to the Maldives, I tried Tiger beer, which is originally coming from Singapore. The taste was not bad at all. I also got a couple shots of it. --Soren Yep, I enjoyed it. This looks even better, cold beer in the glass... Cold beer and a glass...

I can´t belive that my off days are nearly over, again. These days are passing by way to fast.

^ Eric, don´t think to much about it. I am sure you´ll have to throw a couple more birthday parties.