We’re still in Katoomba. The weather has been a bit unstable during the last days but yesterday it was good enough to go for a little walk. We wanted to see the hanging rock. Even though that place made it to the cover of the Lonely Planet Australia (backpacker travel guide) it’s on none of […]
Health and Safety in SEA – The Value of Common Sense
Safety is still a big issue when travelling in developing countries. When I told people I was going to Cambodia, I was asked “Are you sure that’s safe to do?” more than once. By my experience people think mostly about diseases and crimes when they think about safety in developing countries. It is an important […]
Khopra Trek Day 1
I’m really excited about going on this trek. I think a big reason for that is that it’s something completely new and challenging for me. I have a coffee for breakfast and order a brownie with it. Expected them to just slap it on a plate but instead they did this. Excited and on sugar […]
Kota Bharu
Travel guides, either printed or online, pretty much agree that there is not much to see in Kota Bharu. And right they are. One of the few sights is the big central market, conveniently located near the hostel. I went there with two fellow backpackers I met at the hostel. The market is, compared to […]
Bangkok to Yangon
Can’t believe I’ve already left Bangkok again. I had a couple of really good days and (as usually) was reluctant to leave Thailand. But with Myanmar calling, it was much easier to leave. I had an 11:30 flight out of BKK’s old airport, Don Mueang, which in terms of facilities isn’t exactly up to speed […]
Vietnamese Sticker
On Monday I paid the Vietnamese consulate in Frankfurt a visit. The address: Villa Hanoi, Kennedy-Allee. That sounds awfully wrong but at least Kennedy was kinda pre-war. The consulate was pretty busy and I had to wait a while before I could hand in my paperwork. ‘Ok, come back next month to collect passport’, I […]