A game of “Bastard”, all four of us with ginger beer, banana chocolate cake and crisps and lots of laughter, fireworks across the estuary under the Southern Cross. Then we were first to say “Happy new year” to everyone. What…
Day 150 – 153: Highway through hell to paradise
Our plan: to get down to Owaka in four days, where a house through home exchange was waiting for us. Yes, rushing it but still have enough time to stop for a while where we feel like it. But what…
Day 145 – 149: Levin
It’s Christmas time. We are lucky to spend these days with friends. We stay with Marc’s mum and his family. Marc is Michael’s brother, who was Bill’s really good friend in Oberstdorf and who died a few years ago in…
Day: 140 – 144
Neuseeland zeigt sich noch nicht von seiner besten Seite. Unsere Zeit in Auckland verbringen wir mit Autokauf (Toyota Lucida Estima, Baujahr 1992), Jetlag verarbeiten und krank sein (Danke, Flugzeugluft!) Das Wetter ist relativ kalt und windig, die Sonne zeigt sich…
Day 139: Hello New Zealand
Am Nachmittag kommen wir nach insgesamt 14 Stunden Flugzeit und 5 Stunden Aufenthalt in Kuala Lumpur in Auckland an. Und: Kulturschock. Ich war in nem großen Supermarkt und total überfordert. Sowohl von der Auswahl als auch von den Preisen. Außerdem…
Day 138: Goodbye India 🇮🇳
I can’t believe we are leaving. I’m going to miss this country so much, its colours, smells, its people and its permant busy streetlife. There are only two things I won’t miss: the toilets and the breakfasts. It was great…
Day 137: Chennai
Our last day. And fist thing we did is move to another place. A bit of luxury for the last night. Chennai, what a place. We are right next to a huge vegetable and flower market, that apparently supplies whole…
Day 136: Chennai
This is our last destination in India 😭. A city of eight million people and the capital of the state Tamil Nadu. Our first hotel seemed so nice but turned into a nightmare: 1. The owner or care taker didn’t…
Day 135: the ancient temples of Mahabalipuram
Sightseeing program today: the temples. It’s our first real cultural experience in India… During the 7th and 8th centuries, the rocks along the Coromandel Coast were carved to build a series of temples. Around 40 of these ancient mandirs are…
Day 134: such a peaceful little town
Where the cows can sit in the middle of the streets, Where there are chalk drawings everywhere Where Anik wanted to learn how to make shoes And where I stepped right into holy cow shit in India, wearing my brand…