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“hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic...” If Paul Elvström is the patron saint of Yachting, then Van Morrison should be his apostle. His lyrics sum up getting "caught" by the sea. "Do you know a cure for me?" you may ask. YES, I do: SALT. I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.'   -- Out of Africa   Karen Blixen  Extreme Racing returns to British waters I stopped by Ben Ainslie Land Rover BAR HQ As special as it was to be in the hanger, the AC45F was meant to sail in blue ocean, and all that kinetic energy and the need for speed needed to be translated on the blue ocean. . On my World Cruise in 2011, in Auckland, NZ,  took this shot-who woulda thought I'd be so close to the action today,  Everything you could ever learn at The B School MBA comes from managing a world that'...

On the Road To Shangra-LA Wow What a Summer-Norway is a lot like pizza. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good; and like the Pizza Guy, the Viking landscapes always delivers. If you only travel the places that everyone else is traveling, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe videos. Nature's living mirror, however is water---whether still or in motion,The most beautiful landscapes go  better with H 2 Ooooooooh! Here are my top 7 videos that will make you want to book a cruise to Norway immediately: The Happy go Locals don't tan, they rust, and if they smoke, they smoke salmon.The  cruisers who inhabit this place for 6  hours a day may have come on different ships, but they are all in the same boat-Mother Nature's. "Keep close to Nature's heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain o...

Holland is the number one cheese country of the world. Visiting  one of the most famous cheese markets and tasting the best cheeses was a delicious experience! Smile and say CHEESE! How lucky-Today is the start of the Edam Cheese Festival. Wooden shoe like to visit Holland?  Cheese Festival Born in Holland, raised worldwide

Norway Field Notes · The Elixir Arrive Where We Started A voyage through Norway, psychological distance, and the strange clarity that returns whenever the ship leaves land behind. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land Norway is Alaska with Balls! These are words that at 20 years, the Old Age of Youth, I could only accept on blind faith, having no travel or life experience yet to prove them true. Home, in fact, was and is a place you want to leave ASAP, and set out on a new course...

Enjoying the spectacular and most famous waterfall in Norway, with a free fall of 145m, and a total fall of 182m. A great view from the Fossli Hotel. The secret to a happy life is a happy wife, and also mother nature!  High negative ion concentration gradi- ents are detected in the vicinity of the waterfalls.They affect the brain and our mood. Infact, Negative Ions Create Positive Vibes. There is something in the air and while it may not be love, some say it's the next best thing -- negative ions. Ions are molecules that have gained or lost an electrical charge. . They are created in nature as air molecules break apart due to sunlight, radiation, and moving air and water, like these waterfalls.  The air circulating in the mountains and the beach is said to contain tens of thousands of negative ions. Once these ions reach my bloodstream, they produce biochemical reactions that increase levels of the mood chemical serotonin, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress...

Norway Field Notes · The Call Intoxicating But I swear to drunk I’m not God. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir If Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool, Norway is solitude by the fjords. The Road In On the Way to Vøringsfossen This morning we are heading toward Norway’s most famous waterfalls: Vøringsfossen, through Måbødalen. The road feels less like transport and more like initiation—mountain walls, tunnels, switchbacks, mist, and the sense that the landscape has decided to close around you. Through Måbødalen toward Vøringsfossen. ...

Norway Mountain Notes · The Golden Glow It Leaves a Golden Glow on the Mind Getting to the top may be optional. Getting back down is not. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir It leaves a golden glow on the mind. The Call The Mountain Keeps Asking The Golden Glow Some landscapes do not merely remain in memory. They illuminate it. Answer the Call Getting to the Top Is Optional Getting to the Top Is Optional Getting to the bottom is mandatory. ...

Norway · Glacier Meltwater · A Thousand Waterfalls H2 OMG: Enriched by a Wonderful Osmosis In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, and in water there is bacteria—unless, of course, you are in Norway. See Full Image Follow the Water Show Text The Call The Water The Falls In Motion The Elixir The Call The Newest Water Is the Best Water “The best wine may be the oldest. The best water, however, is the newest.” Foreign Land Drinking Melted Glacier with Cupped Hands In Norway, meltwater is useful, humble, precious, and pure. Drinking it directly from the source feels less like hydration and more like inspiration. We are all downstream from here. What happens in Norway stays in Norway. Just add water. Trials Chasing the Cascading Waterfalls They are everywhere. This kind of leisure is a form of silence, not nois...

Norway Super Chapter · Everyday Epiphanies Norway’s Ecstasy Summer Rain, turf roofs, Art Nouveau streets, oar-puns, citywalks, Arctic coordinates and the rare revelation of good weather—all in one long Norwegian yes. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Summer is the nicest day in the whole year. Again, good weather! The Call The Season Opens in Ålesund A Citywalk in Ålesund A small-town fishing village atmosphere with beautiful Art Nouveau buildings and streets that feel like a visual postcard. The beautiful Art Nouveau buildings and the unique str...