January 2018

From Russia to Australia by freighter: Along Africa’s West coast

The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands Leaving Europe (from my diary) 23 November 1992 High winds and mild temperature (23°C/73°F). Going along Western Sahara.  Zhenya bathed in the pool, but I did not dare. In the evening I sent my mother a radiogram. Three days in a […]

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From Russia to Australia by freighter: Leaving Europe

The backstory The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands (from my diary) 17 November 1992 Left Rotterdam in the morning. The ship is rolling again. Zhenya plays with his new construction set. Docked in Felixstowe at 9 pm. Took a short walk along the shore. All ports are

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From Russia to Australia by freighter: The Netherlands

The backstory The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany (from my diary) 15 November 1992 Fresh produce and new food after Hamburg. It was late night when we got to Rotterdam. What a huge city. The cook obviously went shopping in Hamburg. Our meals before were mostly meat, potatoes, beans,

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