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fremantle to magaret river

after one month in fremantle that itching feeling came back. it was the longest break from traveling so far and i still had seen only a tiny part of australia. i stayed up until the morning. i had to check in people during the night, did the last round as night-manager and rolled out of… Continue reading fremantle to magaret river

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fremantle

after leaving perth there are no big cities to speak of in western australia. with a population of 10.000, fremantle is still one of the bigger ones. the atmosphere is relaxed, a lot of creative people live here or pass through and half of the people seem to be on holiday. the streets are filled… Continue reading fremantle

perth

after collecting the bicycle and a check at the customs if any soil from another continent was still sticking to my tires, i rolled out the airport just before sunrise. one feels immediately that it is another continent. the differences aren’t that big. there are still trees, houses, streets and people but the vegetation and… Continue reading perth

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goodbye indonesia

after the week on gili air i made my way back to bali and denpasar. i ended up in kuta as i was looking for an accommodation close to the airport. kuta is not a nice place. well i didn’t stay long… as i was printing out my plane ticket i was first irritated then… Continue reading goodbye indonesia

lombok

at padang bai, the ferry port to lombok, some of the “usual guys” tried to persuade me to get an accommodation. this time the ferry was supposed to be broken and the sea rolling with huge waves, a storm advancing and the gods were upset anyway… after a 4 hour boat ride and some hours… Continue reading lombok

bali

once on bali i started to cycle along the north coast towards lovina. a name given to a compilation of small villages and bungalow complexes to attract tourism. signs in german advertising “zimmer frei” oder “schweinsbraten” were targeting on a certain type of tourist. i  just stayed one night but the view from the balcony… Continue reading bali

towards banyuwangi

the weather changed quickly and it was getting colder and wet. i was already thinking about calling it a day, but luckily went on as the conditions where the perfect setting for the following scenery. after foggy landscapes i was entering into rain forest territory. the fog, smells and sounds made for a surreal setting.… Continue reading towards banyuwangi

gunung bromo

leaving jakarta with the cycle, i only made it to bogor. java traffic lived up to its reputation and i decided to take the overnight train to surabaya instead. it took some time to get the cycle on board of that train as they never had that before and were rather puzzled at first. i… Continue reading gunung bromo

car – free day

every second sunday one major street in jakarta is closed for motorized traffic. we started early at five in the morning. getting up at four, some coffee in the lobby, loading up the truck with equipment and merchandise and then cycling to the city centre. the area was closed for cars from six in the… Continue reading car – free day