My new hobby: This Laser Olympic style sailboat; they are quick!

One of my passions is to sail! But haven’t had the chance to practice much, as I don’t have a boat and it’s been couple years since I took my American Sailing Association license in St-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines. This time, I booked a Laser sailing class in Fortaleza in northern Brazil as I’ll be working from here for a while! Its tough, but these little boats are quick! They flip easily but I already got the trick after a few hours, and I’m speeding in the bay of Fortaleza every day now 🙂

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Dubrovnik, Croatia, ruined by Game of Thrones…

Yes, that’s right… ruined… So I first came here back in 2005, when it was still a European city dreaded by most travelers. It was still off the beaten track, and felt like a reward to arrive here with its beautiful old town! I came back over the years and ever since Game of Thrones took over the place, it has lost its Feel… Don’t get me wrong, it is still beautiful, but a beautiful flower without a smell, a flavor, is not the same anymore… It has become a Disney Land for American consumers eager to satisfy their television fantasy to “I’ve been on the scene of the game of Thrones”… Cruise Ships flood the area, everything has to do with the game of thrones… Anyway, I never watched an episode of Game of Thrones as I don’t watch much TV… But maybe its an experience on its own for these people!

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