We are scheduled to leave port at 7:30 and get an accordingly early wakeup call at 6:30. For the departure it’s all hands on deck and as 0-4 watch we are responsible for the rear part of the ship. Once all lines are lose, the pilot does a 180° turn on the narrow river and […]
Jama Baredine
Nice and relaxed time in Gornja Nugla. Never too boring, with a 9 months old baby around. We are staying in a 150 year old farmhouse – I only know that kind of stuff from museums. In the afternoon we took a trip to the Jama Baredine cave – about half an hour drive away. […]
Bagan
Yangon’s main bus station is more a small village than a station. The individual companies have their offices along several small streets, which are all packed with buses. The air is filled with suffocating diesel fumes and still, people sit down for a drink or a bite to eat. Most of the drive up north […]
Market Food
I started my day early with a visit to the local market. They have a speciality here that I wanted to try (Kaow Yum, rice with herbs) and apparently it’s more of a breakfast dish. The market is located centrally in town and just a short drive from where I’m staying. After making my way […]
Vintage is over
Earlier than expected the vintage came to an end for me. Most of the grapes are harvested and what is left will be taken care of by the base crew on the farm, no need for additional helpers. People say it’s been the worst vintage in decades. Thousands of tons of grapes were destroyed by […]
Diving Thai Style
The sea around Koh Tao has a temperature of 31°C and the visibility is 10-15m at the moment. Not the worst conditions for diving although the visibility could be a bit better. Compared to the reef in Cairns the dive spots here have one big advantage. The scenery when you get out of the water […]