What was Machu Picchu like 60 years ago?
The following story about Machu Picchu, are from one of my many travels as a youngster, #curtbergsten. Our ship M/s Broland would visit smaller ports in the year1964, one of them, San Juan de Marcona which was south of Lima/Callao. This was also the closest city on the coast to Cuzco, the city you pass […]
What is the difference between to be a traveler or a tourist?
What is the difference between to be a traveler or a tourist? In my youth, our family traveled together to find unknown places, we were seen as a traveling family. We looked in history books to find places of interest. Each town had their information office, with free maps, so you could find the most […]
The horizon and its mysticism
The answer lies behind the sea line. Have you ever been on the open sea, without seeing land in any direction. Then you know the mystery of the horizon’s meaning. Where the contrast between sky and sea that forms a clear line with an infinite spherical shape but at the same time is only a […]
Tahsis, Vancouver Island, the “loneliest” place in the world 1964.
Tahsis church, in Vancouver Island. Tahsis, Vancouver Island, the “loneliest” place in the world 1964 “Fifteen hundred to two thousand years ago, native villages developed all along the Tahsis Inlet due to population increase on Nootka Island, where “Yuquot” (in “Friendly Cove”, as Cook called it), has a more than four-thousand-year history. At the head […]
My first legal trouble in Linden, Georgetown.
In 1964, the 30th of April I signed up at M/s Broland which was in Plymouth Harbor (UK). I left my employment at M/s Trubadur, which was a refrigerated shuttle ship between Europe and the Caribbean. My choice to change ships was mainly because I was told that M/s Broland, which was built in 1956 […]
What influences has the Spanish Ferias on Tourism?
Normally the Ferias will be planned for 3-4 days, which gives you lots of time to make follow ups and book meetings later. One rule is to not talk business during this day’s, it is the time to enjoy yourself and forget the daily work. Dressing should be casual or traditional clothing for the region. […]
Why I love the Hospitality business
The Hospitality trade has always been my favorite business for over 50 years. The reason that I love hospitality is that it allows everyone to enjoy quality, created by a multicolor of people divided in females and males. It is hard to find another trade that has this combination. Also, a way of living, where […]
“Yesterday, I had lunch with Sir Richard Branson!”by Curt.
It all happened at one of his private islands in the Caribbean, the whole setting was just perfect. A nice breeze from the sea was sweeping up to the terrace surrounded by high palm trees. We were just to begin eating when Richard started to ask me about my opinion regarding alternative energy. I got […]
Do not worry, the weather was not so bad in 2022.
******************************** Another year to remember was 1969, at the time I was living in Australia. A heatwave around 45 degrees C in Sydney, with small birds falling dead from the sky! At the same time in Europe’s winter the port of Bremerhaven was frozen for the first time in over 100 years. Climate changes has […]
Emigrating to Australia.
When you emigrate, you leave the known – and become an immigrant in the unknown. When I was young (15year), I got my first job as a sailor. Later, on my return to sweden I signed in at a Hospitality school Hasselbacken in Stockholm. It was a 2-year education program with work practice and study, […]