Hua Hin, Thailand

I did arrive here after some delayed flights finally 22 hours later I left Finland. For my big surprise Cathay Pacific, which always has been my favourit airline company, did not wait for us, 15 Finnish passengers for our continuing flight from Hongkong to Bangkok, even Finnair did land 20 minutes before their scheduled flight. So we had to wait China Airlines flight for three more hours. We only got a voucher of HK$90, which was enough to 1,5 pint of Heineken beer.
When I left Finland there was pretty cold -17C , and here is +37C. But beer and food are good, as well as the general feeling with local bar girls . This my first visit in Hua Hin , and I am surprised of its clean atmosphere. The place is very
compact and pleasant, but especially cheap. I pay in a tiny 3star centrally located Hotel Chaba Chalet baht 4000 a week, which is about 90 euros or US$130 ! Probably next Friday night I will continue to Koh Tao by bus and speed catamaran,
to be there early in the morning.

Nothing new from Helsinki

It has been lately kind of empty periods in my life. I do not know, what would be interesting to report to my readers. However I do have some friends, who contacted me and insisted I should report time to time about my doings.
Well, since I got back from Thailand, I have had all kind of smaller problems,luckily not with my health, but with things to build up a bad mood.
I have not had very special luck with pretty ladies, even experiencing
some good moments. So I am spending times mostly from late afternoon to midnight in some of my favourite places like "Kiiski" or other ones.
I plan to fly soon back to Thailand for one month or so. Let's see!

Once again on Koh Samui in Thailand

A couple of weeks ago I got a permission to fly again. I had an unused ticket from
Bangkok to Helsinki, so I bought a ticket to Bangkok on Dec.7 and further to Samui, where I have spent vacations almost annually since 1997. 12 hours from Berlin to Bangkok went very well. My neighbor was a pretty lady from Brisbane, Australia, Nicole, who had been working with a project in Berlin for 18 months and was now on a way back home. Do not ask me, but we really had a nice chat. The rest of the time, 5 hours, I did sleep.
I got a 4 star hotel here on hillside, Best Western Samui Bayview Resort& Spa. I have
spent days at one of the fantastic pools with magnificent views or at the Chaweng or Lamai beaches. Evenings then in good restaurants and amusant bars in respective places. So, two weeks easy, romantic and enjoyable moments in a paradise.
I will be back in Helsinki around midnight on Dec.21.
Happy Xmas to everybody!

Bad luck!

I should be now cruising in Mexico, but sometimes the devil puts his fingers in somebody's life, and nothing goes as planned.Last Friday a few hours before my flight to Los Angeles, the doctors found out that I had pneumonia as well as problems with my heart like 18 months ago. So it was a strick no to all my travelling plans for the time being. I do not know when flying will be allowed to me again, but it will take months anyway.

The Black Sea

Day after Victor's death I flew to Istambul to start a cruise at the Black Sea.That was my seventh time onboard M/S "Kristina Regina", a tiny 50 years old Finnish cruise ship with only 200 passengers. I had some friends there from the Finnish Club of Helsinki. So I knew that I will have an enjoyable week there. Well, I had been in Istambul 40 years ago, but the change was huge. It once was a mystical city of the Orient, now a modern and very European metropol. Next day we spent in very beautiful city in Bulgaria, Nessebar. Maybe sometimes in future I could spend even one week there. Romania's Constanta had really nothing to offer, but our next visit was to Ukrania's Odessa. Odessa really is the pearl of the Black Sea like they sing in a famous song. It was amaizingly beautiful with many parks and finely restored buildings from 19th century, and boulevard cafes like in Paris or Madrid. The main architec had been a French political refugee, a certain Mr.Richelieu, whose greatgrandfather was the real ruler of France during 17th century, cardinal Richelieu.After Odessa we visited Jalta and the palace of Nikolay II, where Roosewelt, Stalin and Churchill decided in 1945 the new borders of Europe. So Europe was devided for 45 years.
Last two cities in Turkey , Sinop and Trabzon were less interesting.
But in two weeks time I shall have another cruise elsewhere, and a trip of two months.

Victor is flying now in dog's heaven , I am heading to Istambul

Yesterday my best friend, the little dog Victor was brought to clinics for his long and last sleep. My son Tomas took care of it because I absolutely had no power. During last days a lot of friends here around have been mourning with me because of the end of his living days.This beautiful, charmant and intelligent dog won so many good friends for him, but for me too. Not to mention the ladies.
Today later I am going to fly to Istambul, for a cruise at Black Sea. The ship "Kristina Regina" is going to visit harbours in Turkey, Ukraine, Roumania and Bulgaria.

My dog is dying, can I survive?

I today got from one of the best clinics of dogs the terrible news, that my lovable little and best friend of 11 years is going to die in few weeks, or even days time due a lung cancer. Nothing cannot be done. I am devastated to loose my little Bison Frise "Victor" or Viki after so many good years together. We have been a nice couple for so long time, and we did plan many of our daily programs together with pretty ladies.
I have cancelled all my festivisities due this, and do not know how to survive myself because of this. And how could I know when should I make a decission to finish his pain. It might be soon.




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