In Aotearoa
Leaving the airport in Auckland, the fresh wind whips us in the face. The sun shines, the clouds flit across the sky and our lungs fill with the …
Bye bye Asia
We navigate our way between the towering housing estates and finally arrive in front of the right high-rise building: Here, in the Edgedale Plains in the north of …
Culture shock in Singapore
After the restless night at the fishermen’s party beach, we set off early for a longer inland stretch. Only a few kilometers from the coast, the endless palm …
Friendly fishermen, a charming bay and a loud competition
We allow ourselves another day in and around Kuala Terengganu before we leave early in the morning for the next small snorkeling island. Here everything is a bit …
Towards the equator
Malaysia seems to fulfill all our (false) ideas of Thailand: We drive along endlessly long sandy beaches, good food is easy to find and we always find wonderful …
Selamat Datang ke Malaysia
With Malaysia, we are entering completely new territory again. Images of endless palm oil plantations, cleared forests and uneventful, straight roads appear before our inner eye. We really …
More of beaches and sea
This island is incredibly beautiful. The people here live in beautiful stilt houses, often decorated with carvings, cultivate neat flowerbeds and do without cars for the most part. …
Jungle, beaches and nasty flies
The next day takes us further through wooded, undulating areas along the border. The area offers little variety. Rubber plantations alternate with palm oil plantations alternate with dense …
Finally at the sea, a train ride and lots of jungle
Early the next morning we start towards the south. The morning sun conjures up a wonderful light on the fishermen’s huts and river mouths and makes the numerous …
North instead of south in Thailand
This time the flying runs smoothly. For our conditions. At the airport in Kathmandu, the nice man from check in announces that we are 16 kg overweight. Since …