The Tazaungdaing Festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, is celebrated as a national holiday in Burma (Myanmar) and marks the end of the rainy season. It also marks the end of the Kathina season, during which monks are […]
Colombo Bandaranaike
$3 for a teabag in a cup of hot water – bit excessive for an airport in a Third World country but at least the wifi is good. General free wifi at the airport is a bit on the unusable side and what would modern day man do – all unconnected for a whole 2.5h […]
Last Day Ronda
What better way to start a day than on horseback? After the excursions in Serbia and Montenegro, Andalusia with its rich Equestrian heritage was a prime candidate for another adventure on four legs. The hacienda was conveniently located right outside the city and a friendly English lady took me and a fellow traveller for a […]
Trainee’s Log, Sept 20th, Day 4
It’s a starlit sky. And I mean STARLIT! Milky way and everything. I haven’t seen a sky like that since the beaches in Far North Queensland. The weather is still mild and we start the night watch with a few minutes of star gazing. Everything is quiet and we adjust sails and brace yards. It’s […]
Nightlife in Adelaide
The last week’s been pretty relaxed. We stayed home for the weekend, just chilled and watched movies. Not much more to do with the rainy weather outside. On Tuesday it was cinema time. My friend and some people from the company worked on the special effects for Prince of Persia and we wanted to see […]
Scenic Train Ride
Thanks to (another) strike of Deutsche Bahn train drivers, I ended up on a different connection on my trip to the north. Took only 1.5 hours longer and provided some nice views along the river Rhine valley. Small cities, vineyards and a castle every kilometre or so. Definitely one of the most scenic rides I […]