Comments for Explorer Mikael Strandberg http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com Explorer, Motivational speaker, Lecturer, Tour Guide, Film maker, Author and Photographer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:46:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Yakutia – the coldest inhabited place on earth by mikael http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2011/01/14/yakutia-the-coldest-inhabited-place-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-15786 mikael Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:46:55 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=3111#comment-15786 It does look very much like you, Bolot...;-) It does look very much like you, Bolot…;-)

]]> Comment on Yakutia – the coldest inhabited place on earth by bolot http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2011/01/14/yakutia-the-coldest-inhabited-place-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-15785 bolot Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:41:31 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=3111#comment-15785 Just for letting know. It's not me in the above profile photo :) It is an old Russian lady, who sells mittens on a street in Yakutsk... in winter. Just for letting know. It’s not me in the above profile photo :) It is an old Russian lady, who sells mittens on a street in Yakutsk… in winter.

]]> Comment on Notes from a tour leader, part 3; Home coming by Alexandra Chmiel http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2012/02/06/notes-from-a-tour-leader-part-3-home-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-15781 Alexandra Chmiel Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:52:10 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6861#comment-15781 Hi, I'm Alexandra and this is for a school project. We know that you explore many places, but have you explored taiga's? Thank you! Hi, I’m Alexandra and this is for a school project. We know that you explore many places, but have you explored taiga’s? Thank you!

]]> Comment on Exploring Northern Ireland; Torr Head and Murlough Bay by James and Ann at Dieskirt Farm http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2011/07/29/exploring-northern-ireland-torr-head-and-murlough-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-15773 James and Ann at Dieskirt Farm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:09:35 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=5636#comment-15773 Thank you so much for the nice things you wrote about us in this article. It has helped us a lot. We eventually got awarded a 4 star rating! Thanks again, James and Ann Thank you so much for the nice things you wrote about us in this article. It has helped us a lot. We eventually got awarded a 4 star rating! Thanks again, James and Ann

]]> Comment on Notes from a tour leader, part 2; Machu Picchu by Mikael Strandberg http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2012/01/25/notes-from-a-tour-leader-part-2-machu-picchu/comment-page-1/#comment-15772 Mikael Strandberg Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:06:07 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6785#comment-15772 I have received a bunch of emails as regards to the airport in Amsterdam, Schiphol, and how unfriendly and hostile they are. And as regards to their liason with the Yanks, well, when they saw my Yemen stamps, they became even more hostile and unfriendly, questioned me, took photo copies of my ticket, my passport and behaved Nazi like. What in earth is happening to this world? How un-educated can one be? It is getting really scary! M I have received a bunch of emails as regards to the airport in Amsterdam, Schiphol, and how unfriendly and hostile they are. And as regards to their liason with the Yanks, well, when they saw my Yemen stamps, they became even more hostile and unfriendly, questioned me, took photo copies of my ticket, my passport and behaved Nazi like. What in earth is happening to this world? How un-educated can one be? It is getting really scary! M

]]> Comment on Expedition By Camel; Still no camels in sight! by Sonia Burbank http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2012/01/27/expedition-by-camel-still-no-camels-in-sight/comment-page-1/#comment-15770 Sonia Burbank Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:14:36 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6810#comment-15770 Mikael, I enjoyed reading this piece at Wild Greens http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/A-Good-Old-Fashioned-Death-Defying-Expedition.aspx Well earned critique! All the best! Sonia Mikael, I enjoyed reading this piece at Wild Greens http://www.utne.com/Wild-Green/A-Good-Old-Fashioned-Death-Defying-Expedition.aspx Well earned critique! All the best! Sonia

]]> Comment on Notes from a tour leader, part 2; Machu Picchu by Dwight Chambers http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2012/01/25/notes-from-a-tour-leader-part-2-machu-picchu/comment-page-1/#comment-15769 Dwight Chambers Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:10:01 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6785#comment-15769 I agree in details with your comment as regards to Schiphol Airport. They´re really hostile and unfriendly. I wonder why? It is the only airport in Europe where this behavior exists. Maybe they´re pushed by the Americans? Thanks for bringing this fact into light. Dwight - a world traveller I agree in details with your comment as regards to Schiphol Airport. They´re really hostile and unfriendly. I wonder why? It is the only airport in Europe where this behavior exists. Maybe they´re pushed by the Americans?

Thanks for bringing this fact into light.

Dwight – a world traveller

]]> Comment on Three for Three; Receiving America’s Early Antarctic Medals, part 3 by Sim Comfort http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2011/11/21/part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15768 Sim Comfort Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:06:04 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6363#comment-15768 January 17 marked the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott and his men reaching the South Pole. Attached is a mock-up for the new polar medal that Sim Comfort Associates (SCA) will be producing in the next couple of months, which will for the first time remember the achievements of both Roald Amundsen and Captain Scott. The image of Amundsen and his men is based on a bronze plaquette by the Danish artist Jens Willumsen, and his style will be used by Polish artist Danuta Solowiej to translate the montage of Scott and his men. The medal will be 6.5 cms in diameter and contain around 3 troy ounces of silver. The edition is limited to just 100 hallmarked and numbered examples, at £395.00 ($600.00), plus VAT, if applicable. There will also be a multi-page A5 colour brochure accompanying the medal, in which polar historian Glenn Stein tells the story of the Race to the South Pole. SCA worked with Malcolm Appleby on the Appleby Trafalgar Medal, which won gold and silver awards at the 2005 Goldsmith's competition, http://www.simcomfort.demon.co.uk/trafalgar_medal.htm Best regards, Sim Comfort January 17 marked the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott and his men reaching the South Pole.

Attached is a mock-up for the new polar medal that Sim Comfort Associates (SCA) will be producing in the next couple of months, which will for the first time remember the achievements of both Roald Amundsen and Captain Scott.

The image of Amundsen and his men is based on a bronze plaquette by the Danish artist Jens Willumsen, and his style will be used by Polish artist Danuta Solowiej to translate the montage of Scott and his men.

The medal will be 6.5 cms in diameter and contain around 3 troy ounces of silver. The edition is limited to just 100 hallmarked and numbered examples, at £395.00 ($600.00), plus VAT, if applicable. There will also be a multi-page A5 colour brochure accompanying the medal, in which polar historian Glenn Stein tells the story of the Race to the South Pole.

SCA worked with Malcolm Appleby on the Appleby Trafalgar Medal, which won gold and silver awards at the 2005 Goldsmith’s competition, http://www.simcomfort.demon.co.uk/trafalgar_medal.htm

Best regards,

Sim Comfort

]]> Comment on Expedition Yemen By Camel; I managed to get out of Sanaa! by Peter Forsskål, explorer, Linneus apostle, natural scientist and advocate of freedom of expression | Explorer Mikael Strandberg http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2012/01/09/expedition-yemen-by-camel-i-managed-to-get-out-of-sanaa/comment-page-1/#comment-15767 Peter Forsskål, explorer, Linneus apostle, natural scientist and advocate of freedom of expression | Explorer Mikael Strandberg Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:31:45 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6678#comment-15767 [...] fascinations of place names is their different spellings. Forsskal did die in modern-day Yemen ( see here) on 11th July [...] [...] fascinations of place names is their different spellings. Forsskal did die in modern-day Yemen ( see here) on 11th July [...]

]]> Comment on An involuntary adventurer in Yemen by Tanya Holm by Expedition By Camel; Still no camels in sight! | Explorer Mikael Strandberg http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/2011/12/21/an-involuntary-adventurer-in-yemen-by-tanya-holm/comment-page-1/#comment-15763 Expedition By Camel; Still no camels in sight! | Explorer Mikael Strandberg Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:33:47 +0000 http://www.mikaelstrandberg.com/?p=6552#comment-15763 [...] filmmaking and dramaturgy together with a Swedish female journalist who lives and works here, Tanya Holm, for a group of young Yemeni girls. At least I will do two classes before I hopefully set off on a [...] [...] filmmaking and dramaturgy together with a Swedish female journalist who lives and works here, Tanya Holm, for a group of young Yemeni girls. At least I will do two classes before I hopefully set off on a [...]

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