Heading Home
Author: Theresa Date: 15.04.2019 „It is time to go home!“ – This is a sentence we heard a lot on the Azores when people asked which stop would be our next one. It is an mehr lesen…
English Blog Posts 18/19
Not Watch, not Lessons, not Galley Duty, but yes: Internships!
Author: Anna-Lena Date: 03.04.2019 Dear Trainees! Are you interested in an internship on board of the „Thor Heyerdahl“? It may be different compared to an internship ashore and I guess you never had an internship mehr lesen…
No More Plastics for the Azores!
Author: Katharina Date: 31.03.2019 On posters in Horta, at places like supermarkets, cafés and street lights, one can read: LIMPEZA 23. Março de 2019 9H30 Rosa dos Ventos, Horta em cima do bar marina Thor mehr lesen…
Crossing the North Atlantic Ocean
Author: Leo Date: 18.03.2019 If you ask people that have already sailed across the North Atlantic ocean “What is so special about it?” then they need some time to reply to the question. Is it mehr lesen…
Following Your Interests on Board
Author: Benedikt Date: 14.03.2019 More than thirty students live on board of the Thor Heyerdahl. That means that more than thirty individuals with their own interests come together. How do you manage to combine those mehr lesen…
Have a “Bermudaful” Day! – A Guide Around the Island
Author: Ben Re. Date: 05.03.2019 Explore Bermuda. Extremely expensive prices, beautiful nature and amazing locals. The small island is a hidden gem, so do not miss out on this adventure. However, you may have noticed mehr lesen…
Rituals and Running Gags
Author: Anna K. Date: 05.03.2019 After more than five months of travelling together, we all know each other very well and as a result of living on very small space together, there are some rituals mehr lesen…
A School in Blue, Red and White
Author: Denis Date: 28.02.2019 While travelling Cuba, we visited the „Federico Engels School” in Pinar del Rio. We all really enjoyed the visit. The students were very open and friendly, many of us instantly found mehr lesen…
Travelling in Cuba in Small Groups
Author: Simon Date: 16.02.2019 „And group four will travel to… Holguín!“ Wait, what? Where in the world is that supposed to be? Really? Of all the places on Cuba to land we go to a mehr lesen…
On Two Wheels Right across Cuba
Author: Titus Date: 15.02.2019 Green ones, blue ones, mountainbikes and lady bicycles, some with only one gear and a backpedal brake, even a folding bike: At the 26th January, 35 bicycles with 33 excited pupils mehr lesen…