Blogs from Europe - page 13072

Well, this is my last week with Wayne Farms. It started to hit me this past week. I know I will keep many of the old friends but at the same time, it still a sad time letting go; but at the same time, it is also an exciting time of looking to the future. For those that do not know, I have accepted a new position with Elinar Broiler located in Naro-Fominsk about 80 km southwest of Moscow. It is a joint venture between USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) and a Russian owned poultry company (Elinar Broiler). To no surprise, I have "my list" of things I need to get completed before I go. Some of them I have been able to do in the evenings, while others are only during business hours ... read more

We drove with our friends Sverker and Annika from Stockholm to Nyköping (nee-shipping), a smallish town about 120 kilometers down the road. Near Nyköping they have a beautiful country cottage near the Baltic, which they have restored. Here it is so quiet that all you can hear is the wind blowing through the grass and the occasional moo of the neighboring cows. Most of the houses we have seen are what we would call barn red with white trim around the windows and doors and terra cotta tiles on the roof. These seem to be the typical Swedish design. Sometimes the houses are a golden yellow, but most are red with the white trim. The country around here seems to be sparsely populated, especially outside of the towns. As you drive you see fields of wheat, ... read more

I am returning to the land of the Vikings from whence my ancestors came in the deep and murky past to build big ships in Shetland and on the Wear. We are setting off tomorrow on our slow boat to the Baltic Sea setting sail at 1700hours from Newcastle North Quay. George says our ship goes at about 30 mph which being translated into nautical miles is 25 knots. No wonder it takes a week to get there! On the way we are visiting Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki and spending two days in St Petersburg and then on the way back we are visiting places I have never heard of before like Gottland but shall tell you all about them as we pass through. I've got the usual butterflies and my imagination is working overtime but so ... read more

Can't quite believe this is working.....so far so good. Will have to concentrate for hours in the back of a truck thinking of funny things to say.....which might be quite a challenge for little old me!... read more

Have heard a rumor that this would make my life easier whilst travelling, removing the need for e-mails......useful when in the middle of nowhere. Being ever so technically challenged I'm starting very early to try and work it out. May need more wishes of luck to get this woking than to survive the next 5 weeks! Making progress...you can see my map if you click below: http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_1zS.html ... read more