Kategorie: Australia

Darwin is a nice little city, lots of great food to be discovered. And of course Lake Alexander! A saltwater lake, no crocs, no jellyfish. And pretty much no one around. Great place to hang out for a siesta and a swim. I had a very nice Laksa at a downtown foodcourt, too. Darwin is…

Nz Back in the Northern Territory after 15 years! Darwin has changed a lot, I must say. And Kakadu as well. In 2000 we went to twin falls and had to swim up the river to the bottom of the falls. These days, it’s boats only. Probably healthier, too. We picked up our car at…

I think I’ve said this a million times already but I’ve got to repeat it again and again: the world would be a much better place if all campervans would just vanish, cease to exist. Instant world peace, no more hunger, diseases etc etc. We took our leave from Mission Beach and drove to Clifton…

The random play feature of my Media Monkey app has produced some very nice combinations so far. In fact, some of them are so perfect that I think an AI has developed in this very phone. You are not convinced? Here’s three examples that proof that IT has passed the turing test. 1. Play „Student…

From the Tablelands back to the coast, to Mission Beach to be precise. A quick pit stop in innisfail yielded two decent fresh juices, a ‚haircut‘ from a very bossy lady, and on the way out one nice roadside stand with great fruits, veggies, and banana bread. Mission Beach is a nice place, great stretch…

„In contrast to all other places so far, the Tablelands haven’t changed that much since I was there in 2000. Except for kuranda, which just keeps getting worse. We stayed in atherton at the Blue Gum B&B, which was OK. Spacious room with an attached living room / kitchenette and verandah in front. Nice host,…

Driving through the beautiful Tablelands. Stereo is playing Anthrax from the good old days. Antisocial. Ich so zur Reisebegleitung: „Kann man sich kaum vorstellen, dass sowas damals als hart und schnell galt.“ Sie so: „Fußball war ja auch langsamer in den 80ern als heute.“ point taken. Gibt es da einen Zusammenhang? Kuranda must be one…

Next day, we went on a full day guided tour to see all those lovely birds up close. Fantastic, the guide, Del Richards (fine feather tours, mossman), probably knows everything about australian birds and then some more. Especially where and how and when to find them. We went to a number of places, from rainforest…

Long time no write. Was too busy doing nothing. ☺ looks like our timing was perfect, we left Brisbane on Thursday when it had already started to rain like crazy, and they seem to be plagued with heavy rains and winds ever since. Whilst we are enjoying the tropical dry season up here in the…

I think we’ve never had such a smooth arrival before. Plane was fifteen minutes ahead of schedule, no queues St immigration, baggage out immediately (thank you my Greek frineds), no customs hold up… Picked up car and sim card immediately from arrivals hall within another few minutes, 15mins drive to accommodation, brush teeth, go to…