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October 2nd 1997

Published: April 5th 2017

Hello my fellow travelers! This is the second and final post I'll about a trip to France and England in October 1997. The last post covered my time in France while this post covers my time in England. After arriving in England we returned to the bus and made our way to London where we stayed for two days. It was a rainy and foggy experience where the weather certainly wasn't with us. We ended up... Read Full Entry

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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HMS Sheraton and HMS Brinton

HMS Sheraton and HMS Brinton

HMS Sheraton and HMS Brinton

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

HMS M33

HMS M33

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Model of the HMS Victory

Model of the HMS Victory

Model of the HMS Victory

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

Two Models of Ships

Two Models of Ships

Two Models of Ships

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

Model of a Ship

National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth

HMS Sirius Monument

HMS Sirius Monument

HMS Sirius Monument

Portsmouth

Queen Elisabeth Fountain

Queen Elisabeth Fountain

Queen Elisabeth Fountain

Portsmouth

Naval Wedding

Naval Wedding

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Portsmouth

Newport Salvation Army

Newport Salvation Army

Newport Salvation Army

Newport

A Member of the Newport Salvation Army

A Member of the Newport Salvation Army

A Member of the Newport Salvation Army

Newport

Emblem of the Salvation Army

Emblem of the Salvation Army

Emblem of the Salvation Army

Newport

The Leader of the Newport Salvation Army

The Leader of the Newport Salvation Army

The Leader of the Newport Salvation Army

Newport

Swedish Boat

Swedish Boat

Newport

My bed in Alan and Rita's Home

My bed in Alan and Rita's Home

My bed in Alan and Rita's Home

Newport

Olof's and My Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Olof's and My Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Olof's and My Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Newport

Living Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Living Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Living Room in Alan and Rita's Home

Newport

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Newport

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Rita's Collection of Dolls

Newport

Alan's Matchstick Sculpture

Alan's Matchstick Sculpture

Alan's Matchstick Sculpture

5th April 2017

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Stepping Out
Sounds like your parents gave you plenty of opportunity to learn how to be somewhat self reliant in your teens Per-Olof. Let loose in London...brushes with the law when you least expected it. Interesting what experiences help mould one's future.

11th April 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Stepping Out
I'm lucky to have great parents who have really given me opportunity to grow from a young age. :)

12th April 2017

HMS Victory

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Interesting read
Interesting to read about your experiences in UK in the 90-ies. I have been thinking about writing a few blogs myself about travels I did before I joined Travelblog. I'll probably get past the "thinking about" stage and get it going one day but it might take some time. /Ake

13th April 2017

HMS Victory

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Interesting read
Thank you Ake! Aye, I felt that I really needed to start writing about it before I forgot even more than I have. Memories do fade away so I felt it was a good idea to start writing it down. :)

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