BREXIT

The fate of Britain hangs in the balance.  Will the Brits vote to stay or leave the EU?  Let's face some facts here, there is absolutely nothing of benefit staying in the EU, but plenty of benefits for the unelected politicians and the politically connected.  Hundreds of other countries outside trade with Europe and they are not part of the EU, and they're doing fine, thank you very much.

The long term trade is to not hold the Euro, but if Britain votes NOT to leave the Eurozone then you can add the pound to that list, a slow "death by association".  If Britain leaves you can bet that this will start a contagion and a breakup of the Eurozone.  One way or another this will be determined soon.

Finland, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Days 42 to 43

8th Jan to 9th Jan

I spent about 30+ hours flying from Finland to Singapore over 2 days.  My flight from Switzerland to Hong Kong was delayed by more than 8 hours, apparently the plane did not even show up.  So my flight to Singapore was also delayed.  Needless to say, I wasn't so happy about it all, but I was glad to land eventually.  I spent 43 days travelling covering a lot of distance and I saw a lot of things, to sum it up in two words, it was bloody amazing.  In particular I really loved the countryside of Ireland and Scotland.  Truly amazing.

The aliens have landed in Zurich Airport.

Helsinki, Finland, Days 34 to 41, Katajanokka Prison, Lux Helsinki, Helsinki, Helsinki, Helsinki!

1st Jan to 8th Jan 2016

From the 1st of Jan up to the 8th of Jan I was in Helsinki, mostly wandering around and taking my own time exploring the place.  I have been here plenty of times, at least 4 and I've pretty much seen all there is to see.  Helsinki has a special place in my heart though, I love design and the city just resonates with me on that level.  So what better way than to spend New Year in one of its prisons?  I also went to the Lux Helsinki which is a light festival.  Funny story, we started off with around 10 people at 7pm, there was the South Africans, the Canadians and the Asians.  With less than 2 hours to go, the South Africans left, and so did the Asians, as it was too cold.  And it was quite cold, -25 excluding wind chill.  So it was just me and the 2 Canadians left.  You know you've lived in Norway too long when you're the only Asian surviving in a tour that's held outside at -25.  It was so cold my phone battery went to 0% with less than 2 hours of usage.  Even the water in my water bottle froze!

On the 9th of Jan I flew to Zurich, then to Hong Kong and finally to Singapore.

Katajanokka Prison.

Katajanokka Prison.

Esplanade.

Katajanokka Prison.