Approaching Hong Kong, waiting for the flight to Sydney

Off to Hong Kong

Flight to Sydney

Flight from Hong Kong to Sydney The champagne was very delicious 😁 Since we had seats in the middle of the plane, we didn't take any photos of the landing approach. It was...

Bye Bye Johnny

On the last day in Perth, we sadly had to part ways with Johnny! After driving a total of 3896 kilometers together through Tanunda, Port Augusta, Kimba, Ceduna, Snowtown,...

Rottnest Island

From Fremantle, we took the ferry to Rottnest Island. Once there, we rented 2 bicycles, as we wanted to explore the island and see some quokkas 😃 As can be seen, there are some...

Perth

Perth is truly a city worth visiting! However, we can't recommend the Hop on Hop off bus route as much.. there is a huge selection of restaurants and shopping options, but also...

Busselton Jetty

On our way to Perth, we visited the Busselton Jetty and took a little train to ride along the jetty to its end. The special thing about this jetty is that it is 1841 meters...

Tashkurgan تاشقورغان بازىرى / Sarikol تاشقۈرغان بۇزۇر / Shitoucheng 石頭城

As a conclusion in Xinjiang, we wanted to go to the mountains once more, specifically to the Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, a remote area near the...

Hotan City / Hetian

Initially, we intended to travel across the Taklamakan to Hotan, allegedly there was supposed to be a bus from Kuqa, but according to information at the bus station, such a...

Kuqa كۇچار/Kuche 库车

Next, we continued to Kuqa, located 650 km away - once the center of the Buddhist kingdom of Qiuci, today a relatively small Uyghur city. A good 10 hours overnight by train, and...

Turpan/Turfan تۇرپان شەھىرى/ Tulufan 吐鲁番

We have finally made it to Xinjiang! A region that has primarily been in the headlines due to conflicts between the Chinese government and the Muslim Uyghur minority. To summarize...