diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index ae6c75f78..be9fcccb2 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -453,9 +453,13 @@ def parser_html(year, expedition, txt, seq=""):
         tid = reset_trip_id(ldate)
         triptitles = triptitle.split(" - ")
         if len(triptitles) >= 2:
-            place = triptitles[0]
+            place = triptitles[0].split()[0]
         else:
-            place = "Unknown"
+            p = triptitle.split()
+            if len(p) >= 2:
+                place = p[0]
+            else:
+                place = triptitle
         # tripcontent = re.sub(r"</p>", "", triptext)
         # tripcontent = re.sub(r"<p>", "<br /><br />", tripcontent).strip()
         tripcontent = triptext.strip()