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Falemenderi shumë Albania!

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After two weeks in Albania the dim prejudice I had about the country has changed dramatically in a positive way!

If you are the demanding, inflexible type that needs perfect service and everything up to date.. go somewhere else.

But if you like smiles and welcomes that comes from the heart this is the place to go.

peaceful, secure, relaxed, fantastic landscapes, good food, a thriving national culture and such a lovely people!

(I know there are complications…. drugs, corruption etcetera. I am just giving my 14 days first impression here!)

Thank you very much Albania…     Valentina, Nick, Silvana and other friends

Towards Victoria!

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  A little boy enjoying the boat trip between Praslin and Mahe in the Seychelles. Mother from Italy is negotiating something with the Seychelloise father.

Erik and Lena getting married!

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Erik and Lena getting married in Hjortnäs/Sweden.

22 meters below!

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One of the highlights on my two-week visit at the Seychelles was the dive at the Ave Maria rock! You´ll see it as the silhouette island in one of the images.

It was me, the dive master and three french doctors who had arrived from La Reunion to do some sailing around the Seychelles archipelago on board an impressive catamaran. So I was in good hands..

Ave Maria is a granite rock that offers some nice diving conditions. White tip reef sharks are often spotted around here. The variety of life is astonishing as you can see on the images.

One of the interesting creatures we encountered was the Scorpionfish.  It´s much like a chameleon. It is also very venomous, so don’t provoke! I have enhanced the fish sharpness and contrast and as you see it’s still hard to discover.  Clue: you find the eyes at the lower part of photo.

After the visit to the underworld the french divers were a little disappointed for not having seen any sharks despite of my bleeding leg!! (collision with some corrals)

Bonus YouTube film from Seychelles   Thank you Cinicas.    

All photos taken with Canon Powershot S-100 with UW-house. This was my second visit under water with a camera. It´s tricky!

New creek visit!

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  This creek appears when I have done about half of my running trail.  Picture taken today 24 of May 18:30.

Click tag Änggårdsbergen to se photos from the same creek last autumn and winter.

Breakfast in Santarem!

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View from the breakfast terrace at my hostel in Santarem, Brazil.

A vulture drying his wings and the boats arriving and leaving on the Amazon river. Nothing beats a tropical breakfast with fresh “jugo de Maracuja” (passion fruit) and a panorama like that..

(Photo converted to black and white, added some sepia tone)