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May 15th 2013
We leave Cathay Pacific in 6 weeks. Suitcases are out and first 3 nights accommodation in Marburg booked. Beyond Marburg has not been decided yet. Thought about getting an ipad and a map app but, part of the fun is sourcing directions to your hotel etc. so taking our little notebook ACER for posting on this site, booking accommodation and googling things in general. This will be our fourth year of carefree travel. We like to escape our southern hemisphere winter from around June/July to Sept/Oct. This is my first blog. Wish me luck :)... read more
The start of our 6-Month adventure through Europe, Greece, Balkans, & Morocco.
Published: May 8th 2013Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt
May 8th 2013
On 9th May we fly to Perth to see our son and daughter-in-law Adam and Ange for 4 days before flying to Frankfurt, Germany to see our friends Kevin & Julia who we met in Africa. Kevin has been most helpful with the issue of us buying a motor home in Germany. He found that as foreigners, we cannot register and insure a vehicle in Germay/Europe so we have had to go to Plan "B".... and that is buy a vehicle through Turner Cars and Campers in The Netherlands where they find vehicles for us and check them out mechanically and negotiate a good price for us. They have found a way so that we can register and insure a vehicle as foreigners in Europe. We will be going by train from Frankfurt to Utrecht which ... read more
Sausage, beer and fantastic German hospitality......it's good to be back
Published: March 26th 2013Europe » Germany » Hesse » Erbach
March 26th 2013
Leaving Valkenswaard in Holland behind, I slowly made my way to the German border in the vicinity of Roermund. A border, where guards inspect your passports has of course long gone, however I always find it interesting how things slowly change from one country to the next. The weather in the meantime has been unusually cold for this time of year and I have still had to battle with temperatures around freezing point for much of the way. This, of course, was not going to dissuade me from indulging in my first German ice cream for a very long time, which I had the pleasure of tasting in the small town of Bruggen close to the border. From Bruggen I made my way to Osterath, where I lived with my Aunty and Uncle and cousins from ... read more
January 31st 2013
Today is the second day. To start with Jet Lag caught up with me and I spent most of the night awake. About 4 hours of sleep from 8 to 12. I woke up when Svea came in to tell me that we were leaving in an hour. So I did the morning routine real quick and got ready to go. We left the house and made our way to the main train station in Frankfurt to catch a train to Gießen with our Frankfurt friends where Svea's other friends lived. They had invited her/me tagging along to a poetry slam. Gießen is a moderate sized city with a University so it has a good vibe. During this whole time my german was getting better but still I feel so behind sometimes. Especially with all these ... read more
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January 24th 2013
To any who may still be subscribed to my blog, I'd like to invite you to read a blog I will be writing adjunct to writing a thesis, which will share some thoughts that have been developing on the latest journey of mine, a 4 year stay in Kassel, Germany. Here is the link: http://mounthegel.wordpress.com/author/mounthegel/ Peace be with you!... read more
January 24th 2013
So das wird vermutlich erstmal der letzte Eintrag auf deutschem Boden, wenn das Wetter mitspielt, denn am Samstag geht es dann um 11.20 am los, ab über Bahrain nach Mumbai, wo mich Tina erwartet :) Viele Pläne sind gemacht, mal schauen wie es mit der Umsetzung so wird. Der Rucksack ist fertig gepackt und leider schon jetzt randvoll und laut meiner Waage bei 15,4 kg. Mal schauen ob es mit der Zeit mehr oder weniger wird. Ich bin gespannt was ich so erleben werde und wem ich die nächsten Monate so alles begegnen werde und hoffe, auch ihr lasst es euch gut gehen. Viele liebe Grüße Mirjam/ Mima :) So this will probably be the last post from Germany, if the weather conditions all my flight to leave Frankfurt as planned on Saturday at 11.20 am ... read more
January 19th 2013
Guten Tag Deutchland Two 11 hour flights, a sleep over in Seoul and 11 movies later I have arrived!!! let the fun and games begin! It seems my thing to leave home on a beautiful day that was 40 degrees only to arrive in my destination of -4. day one. 5:30am and -4 degrees outside, 9am we had SNOW!!!!! our all day adventure begins with a walk in the snowfall to the main river in the city and the discovery of a mystry chruch "3 kings", followed by a visit to the Stadel Museum (were we also sneaked our way into some exhibition that was showing) Cold and hungry we made our way into the city market place for bratwurst and mulled wine! tonight beers and city adventures??? i think so... read more
January 7th 2013
My dear friends & family! I decided to have a travel blog just to keep in touch with you all and thus try to share my experiences with you and most important this way also compensate a little bit for not having you around. Miss u all greatly! Sorry that it took me 3 weeks, but now I'm sitting in Sydney, it rains like crazy and I have time, free internet and am fit as I could sleep as long as I wished for the first time since travelling (actually I slept all day...). I have to write this in english, which is a challenge sometimes, but since you guys speak either German, Spanish, Farsi, French or Danish, there is no other way- sorry for that and also all my spelling and grammar mistakes.... So, now ... read more
January 4th 2013
At least for the Philippines flights, accomodation and a promising 5 day tour is booked, with a more than a little help from my friend Flo, who I'll meet me in Manila and who will also join the tour. That's what awaits me during the tour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n43V9Dquh4s. I'm sooo excited. Immerhin für die Philippinen ist schon mal fast alles gebucht Inlandsflüge, Unterkünfte und eine vielversprechende 5-Tagestour (Link zum Video, welches einen kleinen Vorgeschmack gibt, oben). Mehr als ein bisschen Hilfe hatte ich dabei von Flo, den ich in Manila treffen werde und der auch mit auf dei Tour kommen wir. Die Vorfreude steigt :)... read more
