Seaway, Company which produced yacht of the year 2006: Shipman 63

Skagen motor yacht produced by Seaway


I previous post I wrote about aircraft producer Pipistrel, company awarded by NASA. Today I will tell you something about another successful company from Slovenia.

SEAWAY based on J&J design studio created in 1983 by Jernej and Japec Jakopin is world leading boat development company.

Seaway has two different product. One is SHIPMAN - Technological State of the art line of carbon sailing yachts and the other is SKAGEN - motor yachts. On the picture bellow is Shipman 63 (European yacht of the year 2006.)



an off course links to the seaway site, if you maybe want to buy some ship:)
SEAWAY
SHIPMAN

Slovenian aircraft company Pipistrel received award from NASA

Picture is taken from www.pipistrel.si

Pipistrel is Slovenian producer of light aircraft. Model VIRUS received award for the best light airplane

Part of article about NASA award and Pipistrel from CNet news:
After all of the race data was tallied Saturday, NASA named its winners in the evening. The grand prize of $100,000 went to the team flying a slightly modified short-wing Pipistrel Virus, a Slovenia-built sport aircraft that's only recently been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and which sells for about $70,000. That plane, flown by an Australian pilot who works for Pipistrel, also won $25,000 for the best short-take off, and another $25,000 for the efficiency challenge. The Australian pilot Michael Coates called the plane the "Prius of airplanes" not because it's a hybrid but because it can go as fast as 170 mph and get 50 miles to the gallon. Link for whole article is here:
Article about Pipistrel on Cnet.

Battle between lions and Buffalos - very very interesting

Celica - Hippest Hostel in the World

All backpackers must visit youth hostel Celica. Celica (Cell in English) has been transformed from a old prison building. They renovated old cells into interested rooms. Celica was proclaimed for the best hostel by Lonely Planet and in 2006 received award for the‘Hippest Hostel in the World’. It has 20 very artistically restorated ex prison cells with bars on the door and window. You feel inside like in fancy prison. (Dont worry - they will give you key for a room on the reception:))Each cell is unique and had been designed by plenty of artists. Because its extraordinary rooms, Celica is also on the list of most unusual places on Blue List of Lonely planet.

Hostel is located in Metelkova mesto, near Ljubljana main railway station and 5 minutes of walking away from the old town. Metelkova mesto (mesto means city) is place where many concerts and parties are happening. So after party you can easily walk to prison.

Link to Hippest Hostel in the World is here.

WorldClock - very interesting

WORLD CLOCK

Highway Ljubljana - Maribor

Yesterday I was traveling on relation Ljubljana - Maribor an I took some pictures from the car. I also catch some vineyards, where awesome drink is raised :)

Friedensreich Hundertwasser - The best know temporary Austrian artist

Hundertwasser died in year 2000. He was modern Austrian artist. Some pictures here.
His name means Peace-Kingdom Hundred-Water.

No means No - Humans

How many monkeys is out there today???