pensions-tour

After we have been back home for about a year now (today is November 11, 2019) and have experienced a lot during this time, we can finally give the final evaluation of our...

Nach unserer Rückkehr werde ich wahrscheinlich noch einen abschließenden und resümmierenden Blogeintrag schreiben. Das wird aber vermutlich einige Tage dauern. Stephanie nimmt...

Today is Saturday. We will fly back on Monday. We will be back home on Tuesday. However, this may be delayed as we only have one hour between the scheduled landing and the...

Heute Morgen um 8:30 Uhr waren es bereits 29 Grad. Jetzt (13:30 Uhr) sind es 33 Grad. Aber es fühlt sich viel heißer an. Wir bewegen uns nicht. Vielleicht klappt es heute Abend....

Finally we found a restaurant where you are fully serviced at the table and where there is fish that was not drowned in a beer batter and deep fried. The first time here in...

Just like every year around Christmas, it remains a tradition this year as well. I have caught a cold. Sore throat, runny nose, and plenty of sneezing. Not fun. That's why I'm...

This morning we extended our stay in our current accommodation, now staying there until our return flight. It will take us about an hour to get to the airport. That's...

Today we do nothing. We leave the car in the underground car park, explore Mandurah on foot. In doing so, we learn that all the facilities were apparently started 20 years ago....

Supposedly, it's only 24 degrees today. However, these degrees feel a lot warmer. It's also humid, which is unusual for the sea. South of Mandurah is a narrow strip of land,...

The farewell to rocking ham (Rockingham) was not difficult for us. Fortunately, the check-in was not without problems. There were no towels (they were only delivered after a...

The distances in Australia are not for pampered Europeans. Due to the lack of other alternatives, we had to drive about 200 km today to see this wonderful coast in Leeuwin...

Today we walked again at the beach. In total, it must have been about 5 to 6 km. Stephanie wished for it, although she had quite strong pains in her hip yesterday, after we...

Camper Mate - that's the app for New Zealand and Australia that we didn't use enough. It's basically a map with lots of information about the region you're currently in. It...

Today we almost encountered a poisonous snake. About 10m away from where we were sitting on a bench, a young woman was startled as a brown snake, about 1m long, crossed her path...

Mit 28 Stunden Verspätung haben wir nun endlich Zugang zum Internet sowie Handtücher! Die arme Frau, die man hierher zu uns geschickt hat und die ja für diese Misere nicht...

Gestern haben wir den Platz gewechselt. Keine gute Wahl! Das Checkin verlief schon unbefriedigend. Alles automatisiert und ohne persönliche Kontaktperson. Nur über Codes. Es...

Please be patient. I will only have time to fill the blog with today's experiences between 10 and 11 am Central European Time. Not quite right: There is Wi-Fi on the ship. So...

Stranded mermaid

Today's update will be a bit later. Possibly in the remaining days as well. The time difference is now only seven hours, which means that I will not always be ready in time for...

This morning we were up a bit early due to the time difference from Melbourne to Perth. We will manage just fine. But it had the advantage that we had breakfast early and could...

The whole procedure here at Melbourne Airport has stressed me out. At the moment, we are sitting at the gate, waiting to board. But until then, it was pure stress for me....

Today we have to pack our suitcases. Tomorrow morning we will go to Melbourne Airport. First, we will return the car there, then we will check in and fly around 12 o'clock to...

Perhaps the blog will remain empty today. We have removed Melbourne, i.e. the city center, from our visit program. I don't want to drive there by car. Even in the suburbs, you...

It is now just after 12 o'clock. About an hour ago we arrived in Point Cook, a seemingly new district of Melbourne. We were a bit skeptical because our accommodation was not...

Erskine River Rapids

Pre-Christmas time in Australia.

Indeed: Day off - even when writing the short reports. But there are some photos from today.

The weather was reported to be rather changeable for today. However, it was supposed to be better than yesterday. This morning, there was a bright blue sky above us and the sea...

Today, the weather forecast predicted light rain and overcast skies. It was accurate. So we drove along the Great Ocean Road towards the west by car. It's a very impressive...

Along the eucalyptus forest...