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April 1st 2010
Germany, part 1 For the hundredth time we drove through half Europe to reach Germany... I enjoy more and more every tiem, and now that we have a van it's even better! This time we took the train, much faster than the ferry; many people say it's a bit claustrophobic because it's under the sea and there is no exit... well, I just don't think about it and it's fine. Dax went to bed even before the train started... of course, I stayed in front reading, which was quite difficult due to the flock of teenagers (already drunk at 2 in the afternoon) which were going on holidays to some unfortunate place in Europe; there were buses loaded with them! But we arrived safe and sound to France, and Belgium and Germany where, as usual, we ... read more
Sprechen Sie Deutch?... Come again?!!
Published: February 25th 2009Europe » Germany » Saxony » Chemnitz
February 25th 2009
After 2 hours of driving, we arrived, hungry and sleepy to the Ferry Terminal in Dover, just to hear the most feared sentence by all travelers: "you are not on the list". What??... I did the booking myself, we must be there... A little run through the city to find internet connection and a check of the emails later, we went back to the terminal, a bit embarrassed to admit that I made a mistake and I had booked the route the other way around, so we were supposed to come from France today and leave the Uk in a week's time... oooopppsss!!!! But there's nothing that money can't buy and, after paying 3 times the amount we initially paid, we set sail... That was the most interesting thing that happened to us (or better, me) ... read more
February 1st 2009
We have finished the best five months of our lives... and because I love making lists, I've decided to do a list of the best and worse of those days on the road; I hope you enjoy it!! The best places 1. Aitutaki, Cook Islands, a tropical paradise. 2. Pulau Sipadan, Sabah, Malaysia, pretty on land, amazing under water. 3. Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia, cristal clear water, mango juice and friendly locals. 4. Singapore, clean and organised. 5. Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand, few people, lots of dolphins. The worse places 1. Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia, dirty, noisy and full of drunk tourists. 2. Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, full of rats and rubbish, and I got bed bugs. The best experiences 1. Celebrate our wedding on the beach, at sunset, just the 2 of us, ... read more
I'll point out the first 6 turtles, after that, I won't do it any more...
Published: January 29th 2009Asia » Malaysia » Sabah » Semporna
January 27th 2009
We have arrived to our last destination... after this, it will be back to Singapore to catch the plane back to Europe... Sabah is humid; we arrived in Sandakan during the rainy season... and it rains; and when it doesn't, the humidity is so high that it feels as if it's raining. But people here are very friendly and seem really interested in you as a person and not a wallet. We didn't want to get a taxi from the airport to town, so we started walking: many people were greeting us on the road and the bus driver charged us a local fare and not a "tourist" one... I like Sabah... During our stay in Sandakan, Dax was ill with fever, so we spent 4 days, pretty much watching tv and only going out to ... read more
January 12th 2009
Rumor has it that certain airline is paying big cash to the Cambodian government so they won't make the road from the Thai border to Siem Reap, let's say, driveable... It takes less that 4 hours to drive from Bangkok to the border, but 6 to cover the 162 kms from the border to Siam Reap... the road is... well, it's not a road, just a dirt track with some tarmac at some places... Dust is just everywhere, and the houses next to the road are covered in a red layer of earth... I wonder how people can live there... some of them walk around with face masks... just some... But we made it to the temples... fighting to avoid the tuk-tuk drivers who insist they are too far to go by bike... it was a ... read more
January 8th 2009
When, after scratching my legs, my nails were black, I realised I spent 4 days without a shower... I didn't care, I thought that, maybe this way people will give me some personal space... when I saw it wasn't working, I made contact with the water... After 16 days with Aimar, he went back to England leaving us totally addicted to soy milk; in a way I was jelaous: he'll see family and friends, sleep in his bed and eat his favourite foods... but I guess he'll miss pad thais... It won't be long before we meet with him, once again, in the English cold; the pound is weaker and weaker every day and our money is worth a third of what it was when we left... and we don't worry too much about the budget ... read more
January 4th 2009
Until recently in Thailand you could get a 30 days visa in arrival... now you get 15 days if you come overland and 30 if you fly in... Aimar's visa was expiring on the 29th and ours a few days later so we all went to Ranong to cross to Myanmar, a country that I never thought I will visit... There are lots of agencies that arrange day trips to the border and back which are comfortable and popular among the tourists... but they are bloody expensive so we did it our way and we arrive to the caotic on a local bus. Due to those organize trips, there were a lot of tourists that didn't have a clue about what was going on and were. like sheep, doing whatever the locals would tell them "pay ... read more
January 3rd 2009
To follow the tradition of getting sick in Ko Tao, the trip back to Chumpon was (nearly) as bad as the 1st one; people would come out of the catamaran while we were waiting to get in, saying things like "what a trip" or, "you don't know what's waiting for you" and, to follow my tradition I started crying; I knew I wasn't going to make it better that way but I had such a hard time on the way there that I didn't want to go through that again. But we couldn't go back and we boarded the boar with tears and sobs. The sea was even worse than when we came, but the boat more stable (spell?) and I was stronger so I only puked once... We went to Ranong, to cross the border ... read more
December 28th 2008
I have got sick twice traveling by boat. I never enjoy the feeling of being at sea (sorry Dad!!), but of all the times I have been on a boat (and in the last 3 months have been a lot!!), I have been sick twice... and both have been in Ko Tao. I came here the 1st time 3 years ago to make my Open Water course and, on my 1st day at sea I got sick and puked my breakfast... but the fishes were grateful and, even though I didn;t get in the water that day, I saw lots of species... A few days ago, after meeting Aimar in Chumpon, we got a ferry to go to Ko Tao again and dive a little bit more... the trip was so bad that word spread all ... read more
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