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20.40 Surfers Paradise, the Commander and Steve Bachmann had already left the country 36 hours ago to tan their abnormal gangsta bodies in Fiji :-) Now it was finally my turn to...

After the paths of the Ingelheim Connection had separated at Brisbane airport, I headed towards Robina on the Gold Coast to visit the Commander aka Dominik Mattes Arnold. As I...

The heavy rains had caused our bus to be unable to go to Airlie Beach. After a short conversation with Greyhound, I was able to arrange for us to at least go back to Brisbane...

Fraser Island here we come... by bus 5h to Rainbow Beach in rain and thunderstorms... such a mess. One night in Dingos Backpacker before we were assigned to groups that would...

Vom Wetter verwoehnt haben wir uns dann in den Flieger gesetzt und sind nach Brisbane geflogen, wo uns ein anderer Ingelheimer, der jedoch schon vor 8 Jahren ausgewandert war...

2-hour train ride and then a few more kilometers until we finally arrived at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. The whole affair was pretty wet, as it had apparently been raining...

18:49 Arrival at Sydney Airport and who's there? Mr. Rosebrock, very cool to meet someone from home again. After a short greeting, we went to the Chilli Blue Backpackers in...

The last days in Queenstown were mainly characterized by relaxation and doing nothing, which is actually the same thing :-) Chris left a day earlier because he messed up the...

We actually came here for only one reason... the ultimate thrill... The Neves Bungy Jump. A jump from a gondola hanging at 134 m high. But Queenstown has much more to offer as...

A bus journey that is funny, a bus journey that is beautiful... when it doesn't last for 9.5 hours.... ahhhh Well, we were rewarded with an upgrade from a 4-bed room to a 2-bed...

Once again getting up early to catch the ferry from Wellington to Picton, as we had to leave the North Island to spend a few more days on the South Island. We wanted to save...

24 h time to apply for the visa for Vietnam, visit the Te Papa National Museum, and enjoy the beautiful weather with some walks. Wellington appealed to both of us much more than...

The night before, we had met a German couple at the hostel who kindly gave us a ride to the starting point of the Alpine Crossing. For the first time on my journey, I felt what...

Rotorua, die Funhauptstadt der Nordinsel, in der man ausser abgefahrenen Touren wie Rafting, Bungee, Skydiving nicht viel machen kann war der naechste Programmpunkt. Wir haben...

5 h bus ride over rough terrain until the pigskin cracks stood on the next day. Whitianga, a small sleepy town, was our next destination. Kayaking with a funny Japanese guy and...

Today is February 24, 2011, 6:30 am and we are waiting for the bus that will take us deep into the north of the North Island towards Paihia... unfortunately, German punctuality...

Long long time ago I can still remember... Oh man, it's been a long time since I wrote anything here, but due to the poor internet connections in the last hostels, I couldn't...

After spending another 2 days at OneWorldBackpackers, I quickly moved back to the Studies in Wilson, who welcomed me warmly again.Back at the old location, we went straight to...

It's been a long time since I wrote anything here, as I simply didn't have time, but above all no internet; but more on that later. The flight from Adelaide to Perth was quite...

Wanaroo Ave in Windsor Gardens was my refuge for the next 3 nights and I have to say I felt right at home because I was so warmly welcomed and we had a great time together....

When it rained, we headed towards the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road. I have to say in advance that we had no luck with the weather in the first few days, rain, flood,...

Cheers Mate, How is it going... very unusual and it can really get on your nerves when you are addressed like this 100 times a day! But by now it's okay :-) But let's start from...

The first 3 things that come to mind about Kuala Lumpur (which means 'muddy river confluence') are friendly people, contrasts everywhere you look, and extremely high humidity....

26.12.2010 / 6.23 Uhr der Wecker klingelt aber geschlafen hatte ich gefühlt die ganze Nacht nicht. Ich bin mir nicht sicher ob es die Aufregung war definitiv aber die Vorfreude...

Bevor es los geht wollte ich es noch einmal mit Freunden und Familie so richtig krachen lassen. Alle Vorbereitungen für meine Abreise am 26.12.2010 waren getroffen und da ich am...

Ich kann es nicht fassen... 7 Tage vor Beginn meiner Reise bin ich auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt in Wiesbaden und muss das erste Mal in meinem Leben die schmerzhafte Erfahrung über...

Weltreise, per Definition "eine sehr lange Reise zu vielen Laendern auf verschiedenen Kontinenten" und wenn ich mir vorstelle, wo es noch ueberall hingehen wird, hat das...