Blogs from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe - page 7

It has been almost two months now and our travel has STOPPED. Boom! Just like that! Our travels from Nicaragua to Frankfurt took a couple of days which we always knew it would so it was OK. Our transfers were perfect actually. I wish I could say the same about zi German vether! Two days after 5 days of perfect 30 degree summer paradise weather on a secluded beautiful Nicaraguan beach, we arrived in Frankfurt to visit Chris’s sister’s family. It was snowing and about -167°C...well it was actually just -5°C or so but that’s how damn cold it felt for this little Aussie battler who had just spent 3 months wearing just shorts, thongs and a smile! Our Frankfurt visit was a quick stopover for to say Hallo to family and for us to grab ... read more

Hey! Three more days, then I am off to Singapore via Siberia, by bus and train only. Maybe Australia, New Zealand or South Pacific afterwards, which needs to be by plane though :) This blog is mainly for me to share photos as I travel along. The planned route is Hamburg-Berlin-Riga-Tartu-St.Petersburg-Moscow-Irkutsk-Olkhon Island (Lake Baikal)-Ulan Ude- Ulan Baatar-Beijing-Shanghai-Hong Kong-Hanoi-Luang Prabang-Vientiane-Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur-Singapore-Borneo-Sulawesi-Flores-Komodo-Timor-Sydney-X. Back in January or February. Ok, need to get my packing done soon... Hope you enjoy the photos! :) Michael ... read more

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Hi Everyone, just a quick update....I have received great news today. When I was a wee girlie I really wanted to be a vet, but somehow fell into the 'I need to make money in Business Development' trap instead. You may have come across my travel entries where I swoon over pets & wildlife, I'm a complete nature freak - so I have now decided to spend some time double checking if my calling really was to work with animals....anyway, to make a long story short, tomorrow I start work with the local town vet!!!! They are crying out for help at the moment so practically bit my hand off (pardon the pun teehee) when I called to enquire. I can't wait! I actually did some work experience with this vet when I was 13 or ... read more

I meant to update this blog before I took off on my short study tour with my peers and program adviser, but I was a little preoccupied, what with all the packing and homeworking. As is, I will introduce you to my German adventure now, just to give you a little taste before I go to bed. So Thursday morning I meet my peers bright and early at Frue Plads, a square near school in Copenhagen. We board the bus and high-tail it to Lubeck , Germany. We have to take a ferry across the waters that separate the southern islands of Denmark from Germany's north coast. Something I noticed right away: Germany is cheaper than Denmark. Most places are, but wow. Things are much more reasonably priced. In the whole weekend, I spent 30,00 Euro, ... read more