The mesmerizing sound and sight of the sea capture the imagination, and I stand amazed at how quickly the minutes flow by as I watch. The surf foams as it tickles the rocks, then recedes quickly back into the arms of the sea.
Hubs and I got to get away to Costa Rica for a few days and spend time with friends at their vacation home. To call this stunning wouldn’t do it justice. Feeling thankful this life is possible. #costarica#vacation#sunset#photography#nature
Bloomberg: The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Is a Climate Liability
As massive ships like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas tack on more energy-intensive amenities, emissions from the cruise industry are climbing.
..." analysis found that a person taking a US cruise for 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) on the most efficient cruise line would be responsible for roughly 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of CO2, compared with 518 pounds (235 kilograms) for a round-trip flight and a stay in a four-star hotel. In other words: Taking a cruise generates “about double the amount of total greenhouse gas emissions” as flying, Comer says."..
A lot of #americans are nervous when traveling to #europe. They’re worried about being judged or whatever. As someone who just waited in line with a ton of American tourists, here’s the number 1 thing you can do to stand out less in Europe.
Stop scream talking. The volume Americans talk at is frightening. Try whispering, then go like one step above that. That’s normal talking. If I can hear your entire conversation from 10 feet away, that’s too loud.
Need to make a phone call? Put the phone up to your ear and talk into it at that one step above whisper volume. Never ever ever put the person on speaker and then scream into the bottom of your phone. My jaw dropped as not one but two people coming to Denmark from California started doing this inside of a coffee shop. Not old people, people in their 20s.
Never fucking do this anywhere. For any reason. Unless your hands are like trapped by a car wreck and it is the only way to talk to emergency services. It’s not just rude it’s downright offensive. I cannot have a normal volume conversation with an employee because you are screaming about what bar you are going to.
NY Times:
“I think there’s a little bit of sort of climate catastrophe fatigue,” Andres Gluski, chief executive of AES, a major renewable energy company, told me over breakfast. “People are like, ‘Yeah, yeah, the world is going to end. But I’m still going to vacation on the Greek islands or the Bahamas.’”
Not new. Still relevant.
2024: take holidays 🌈 😎 🏝️ ⛷️
“The frequency of annual vacations by middle-aged men at high risk for CHD is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality and, more specifically, mortality attributed to CHD. Vacationing may be good for your health.”
For days the blue waters of the Adriatic Sea had been calm and still, but on this day, a storm was brewing. Wind whipped up the waves, and clouds grew and grew until they appeared to fill the sky.
It looked like rain was on its way, but she wasn't ready to leave yet. Nature was putting on too good of a show.
Today is the first day of my xmas break. I have to work for 4 hours next Thursday, as we still have to maintain our systems on the three business days next week, but otherwise no other work until 2 January! 🔔
First up is having my sister and family over for a pre-xmas dinner today, with my sister's favourite xmas food. 🥘