Kuttel

Hong Kong, China (1 - 4 May 2009) A quick stop-over for three nights in Hong Kong was the last wing of my journey away from Europe. I was staying at a little apartment in Causeway Bay which I shared with a guy from Belgium and another one from Japan. I did a lot of sightseeing (e.g. Victoria Peak) and shopping (Kowloon, Mong Kok), and in the evening I met up with my good friend Anya from Moscow and her boyfriend Yongky from Jakarta. It was good the see them, and together with their friends we spent two nice evenings out dining, drinking and partying. Hong Kong is a great city, and I hope I'll have the chance to spend some more time there next time!... read more

Bali, Indonesia (1 - 12 Mai 2009) After yet another long-haul flight, I was arriving in Bali's Denpasar airport on Wednesday evening. Whilst immigration took me almost 2 hours, the taxi ride to my hotel (Dayu Beach Inn) in Kuta was very short, and because of the heat and humidity I immediately took a first swim in the pool. Very refreshing! The first couple of days I stayed in Kuta, exploring the beaches around (quite nice), the Indonesian food (yummie!) and the local nightlife (wild). On Sunday, I rented a Vespa (from 1977) and headed off to Lovina in the northern part of the island. The ride as such was great, even though the traffic here is mad and one has to be very careful on the roads. Approaching the volcanic hills, the temperature drop dramatically ... read more

Whitsundays (Airlie Beach) - Port Douglas, East Coast Australia (7 - 21 March 2009) After Irene hat dropped me off at Brisbane airport and I had arrivd in Airlie beach, I spent most of Saturday and Sunday in the local bars and at he hostel (cyclone ‘Hamish’ was passing by, however, not as strong as expected, so we didn’t have to be evacuate). During that time I decided to go on a 3 days / 3 nights sailing tour on the ‘Spank Me’ on Monday, together with 42 year old Steve, an RAF police officer from Cambridge, England. Courtney, a Canadian friend of Irene (AUS) and me who was working as an aupair in Geneva a couple of years ago, was also in Airlie, and it was great to have a quick chat with her. Buying ... read more

New Zealand - Part II (Nelson to Christchurch) (18 - 26 February 2009) Travelling through New Zealand is easy: you either rent a car, get on a public bus that brings you straight from A to B, or you choose one of the hop-on-hop-off bus companies that serve the whole country and stop at scenic points of interest during the day and drop you off directly at your accommodation at your destination. I was travelling with MagicBus which turned out to be a good choice since the average age was probably in the mid/late twenties compared to Kiwi Experience (aka Kiddy Experience aka F*ck Truck…) with an average age of maybe 17… Anyway, MagicBus was really good, and the drivers gave us lots of useful information throughout the day. Also, since I travelled the north-south route, ... read more

Sydney, Australia (5 - 8 February 2009) After a 13 hours flight from Buenos Aires I finally arrived in Sydney on late Wednesday afternoon and I went straight to the hotel near Kings Cross and then went for a beer with some people I met there. On Friday, I met up with my Swiss friend Martina who just moved from Geneva to Berne and now just started her 6 weeks trip through Australia and New Zealand. Together we went to Bondi Beach and had some relaxing hour in the sand and even went for a quick swim in the freezing cold Tasman Sea. BRRRR... In the evening we took the Monorail and went for some Asian food in Chinatown before heading out to Coogee Beach meet up with my friend Garb from Melbourne who was over ... read more