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From rat’s nest to the mental asylum
We were taken to a mental asylum. But let me tell you the story from the very beginning.
Stations #41
Perth, Western Australia
Stations #40
Melbourne Tullamarine, while being told off for taking photos since it was supposedly ‚unsafe‘
Startups we met on Australia’s East Coast
I had a gread time at the Startup Christmas Party, which was organized by a few very interesting startup organizations from Sydney. First of all there is the Sydney branch of Open Coffee, that organization organizing relaxed and informal meetings for investors, entrepreneurs and developers. By the way, Open Coffee was set up in London … Weiterlesen
K-aussie-uszko
In China we exchanged books in a hostel and randomly ended up with the „Seven Summits“. It’s a book about Dick and Frank, two businessmen who wanted to climb the highest mountain on each continent. If you’re a hiker be careful, the authors‘ desire to climb peaks is contagious. Well, we kind of skipped Everest … Weiterlesen
Sydney
Zweifelsohne das urbane Highlight der Ostküste, hatten wir auch noch andere Gründe uns auf Sydney zu freuen. Neben den geplanten Treffen mit zwei früheren Kollegen von MyHeritage.com, Linde und Kim, und unserem Reisefreund Martin, hatte mein Vater rausgefunden, dass Stephanie, die Tochter seiner Cousine Gabi, inzwischen mit ihrem Freund Ramon im Süden von Sydney lebt.
New old friendships
I remember when I was little, my dad often told me stories about Christoph, his friend from school, who emigrated to Australia when he was twenty. I remember looking at maps with my dad, and marveling at how far away Australia really was. Even though he and Christoph unfortunately lost touch over the years, it … Weiterlesen
Sunday on the Whitsundays
Ahhh…. what a wonderful day. The Whitsundays are a group of islands just off the Australian East Coast. We took a boat cruise out to the islands and to the famed Whitehaven Beach, which did not disappoint. The sand there consists of pure silica, blinding white and just like powder, and the water is aquamarine. … Weiterlesen
The poisonous millions
Travelling in Queensland, you cannot miss them. In fact, you might try to miss them, especially when driving along coutryside roads after dark, but you simply can’t. Because there are millions of them. If you have ever been to Queensland, you probably know what I am talking about. For those who haven’t, let me introduce … Weiterlesen
Diving right in – The Great Barrier Reef welcomed us to Australia
After having squeezed all the camping gear through the check-in at Auckland airport we had a great flight with Air New Zealand across the Tasman Sea. And while going down towards Cairns we could finally get a first glimpse of it: the biggest coral reef in the world. The Great Barrier Reef is a system … Weiterlesen
Stations #39
Cairns, QLD, Australia
This was New Zealand
11 New Zealand, a set on Flickr. Because sometimes pictures tell more than words ; – )
Stations #38
Auckland International Airport.
Cambridge reunion in Wellington
Naomi and Mark, good friends of mine from Cambridge, got married just one week before us, and have since moved to Wellington. So from the day we planned to travel in New Zealand, we were excited to visit them for a few days in the city they (at least for now) call home – New … Weiterlesen
Stations #37
Since Christchurch we travel by car, so not many stations. This is the passenger ferry terminal when we reached Wellington with the Interislander Ferry.
Dining under the stars
Since we had our rental car, we enjoyed and exploited the freedom of being able to go whereever we want whenever we want – it got kind of addictive to try and see all the beautiful and hidden corners of New Zealand’s South Island. We camped at beautiful beaches and deserted alpine lakes, explored
Catching the bus
Our first destination after leaving Christchurch was the Banks Peninsula. It’s of volcanic origin, and erosion carved uncounted valleys into the edges of the peninsula, creating beautiful secluded bays, one after another. The Summit Road which leads along the former crater edge is windy but ok, but if you venture down into some of the … Weiterlesen
Picking up the pieces
It was 4:35 in the morning when the ground started shaking. The September 2010 earthquake threw people out of their beds, cracked up roads and made buildings collapse. The Christchurch quake had a 7.1 magnitude and was the strongest one in decades. It became even worse though when on February 22 an aftershock occurred much … Weiterlesen
This was Borneo
10 Malaysian Borneo, a set on Flickr.
Steiner binoculars
Not much of the content of our backpacks has been introduced yet (only the netbook), though we already learned a lot on this trip about what is needed and what isn’t. We tried to only pack the most essential things into our backpacks (with the help of the German world travel web site weltreise-info.de). There … Weiterlesen
Stations #36
Ey, we forgot Kuala Lumpur’s infamous LCCT (low cost carrier terminal), but I am sure we ll be back there. Now we just reached here: Christchurch, New Zealand
Stopover in Kuala Lumpur
We found a ridiculously cheap flight to New Zealand from Kuala Lumpur – 80€ for both of us… So we swapped the jungle of Borneo for the urban jungle of Kuala Lumpur, or KL as everyone here calls it, to strategically place ourselves at the AirAsia hub, and explore the Malaysian capital for a few … Weiterlesen
Stations #35
Sandakan Airport, East Malaysia
A diver’s dream
Ever since I saw Sipadan in a dive book in Boracay I wanted to get there. And after the new diver got hooked by the underwater world it wasn’t too difficult to convince her to go to Sipadan and look for the swirling Barracudas. And it happened on our very first dive at Sipadan, about … Weiterlesen
Photos: Philippines
09 Philippines, a set on Flickr.
