The Florida keys

From Miami I continued South towards Key West. The road is very scenic. There are long bridges that connect the islands, side by side with the decommissioned bridges that now serve for jogging or fishing. Eventually I arrived in Key West, a popular tourist destination for families and elders (fourth picture). Many restaurants, clubs and shopping locations. Not my style, so I left without spending too much time there, but not before visiting the Southernmost spot of the continental USA (last picture). In the background you can see a Cuban listening to Radio Havana (located just 150km South), bringing him memories from his hometown that he haven’t visited since fleeing in 1980.

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July 23, 2010|20 usa (east)|Post Comment »

This has to be a joke!

The people I spoke to were proud to be living in a country where everybody, no matter if black, white, chinese, jew or muslim, may enjoy a peaceful life together. This must be true, since the mosque and the jewish temple are located one next to the other.

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July 22, 2010|19 suriname|Post Comment »

The wooden houses

Many older houses in Paramaribu have a distinct architecture. In select areas they are properly maintained, but about to collapse in others. There is also a very big wooden church, which I am still searching for.

Today I delivered Palomina to Suriname Air Cargo. Paid US$1042 for 195kg of freight. For that money, I hope she will be travelling really well!

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July 12, 2010|19 suriname|Post Comment »

Brasilia (Capital Federal)

The plans for this city were laid in the ‘50s. As a result, many streets and buildings have odd but interesting shapes. In the center of the so-called “pilot plan” a TV tower has been erected. From the observation platform, one can better understand the layout.

The “pilot plan” features many open areas and extremely wide avenues. Unfortunately, much of this are is covered with a combination of grass + dust instead of something like grass + trees.

But the city planners did not pay too much attention to public transport. As a result, there is a metro system covering only small portion of the town, and many buses for the rest.

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June 22, 2010|17 brazil|Post Comment »

The Sugarloaf Mountain

The Sugarloaf Mountain is easily accessible by cable car (built in 1912, claimed to be the third in the world, after Spain in 1907 and Switzerland in 1908) and offers awesome views of the city and its famous Copacabana beach. We planned to go there just before sunset, to be able to observe during daytime and nighttime as well.

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