Lucky boy, having the Indian Ocean as playground.. Praslin island, The Seychelles.
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Reds!
Sheikh it baby!
The rulers of old dynasties in northern Africa and the Arab world are a bit anxious these days. Perhaps former President Barak of Egypt, Colonel Gadaffi in Libya and Ben Ali in Tunisia wished they had maneuvered differently and had prepared an escape strategy!
I managed to get a glimpse of this seven-story palace of Sheikh Khalifa (president of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi). The mansion, recently constructed in the island of Mahe in the Seychelles has a 360-degree view of the surrounding Indian Ocean.
Asere que bola?
The title of one of the songs we heard last night at the Nefertiti concert in Gothenburg (In Cuba meaning “hey buddy, what´s going on”) LILY D OVIEDO Y SU SONORA CLASICA Really first class Cuban Salsa!
Afterwards music by DJ “La Gallina” Ann Marie. Her selection always makes your legs move towards the dance floor!
Canon Powershot S-100 at 3200 iso.. it works for the web!
480 years ago!
On 16 November 1532, The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro met the Inca emperor Atahualpa at this spot in Cajamarca, northern Peru.
It was a confusing battle where the Spaniards where extremely outnumbered. In the end the invaders anyway managed to capture Atahualpa and later on execute him.
It´s a thrilling piece of history. You can read about it for example in The Discovery and Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott
It was the beginning of Latin America. These three mestizo boys resting in this Andean valley, ones the battlefield of Cajamarca, are descendants and a result of that violent and cruel meeting between the old and the new world! Click on photo to see higher resolution
Calle Maloja!
Los Sitios. La Habana. Muy cerca de la casa de Amaury! Havana. Close to Amaurys home!
Dominican airbag!
Raining a bit and rush hour in Puerto Plata. Dominican Republic
Si no te mueves.. te mueres!
If you don´t move yourself you´ll die! A cuban saying meaning exactly that! Centro Habana 2008
Conversando en La Habana!
Could have been almost anywhere in the world but this one happened in Havana. Wonder what they where talking about?
Going to El Paraíso!
South west of Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic you will find Barahona and the beautiful winding road along the coast line. It passes by El Paraíso and Enriquillo. You can discover unique places like Bahia de las Aguilas. Keep going and you end up in Haiti!
Håkan Rönnblad 