melbourne

since i arrived in australia i was looking forward to this city and at times it looked like i won’t have the time to see it. so i was glad to spend at least my last days in oz here. a couple of people from the farm in hillston were also in town and i… Continue reading melbourne

cherry picking

sydney turned out to be an exciting but also an expensive place to stay. i decided to go inland for the cherry season and arrived in hillston which is about 500km west of sydney. the camp ground was already buzzing with people and the season about to start. after filling out the paper work and… Continue reading cherry picking

trip south

after deciding to leave magaret river after three months, there was still the question where to go next. my original idea to go east was getting less attractive each day as it was getting cold down south and it would get colder and rainy over the following months, so i started thinking about going north… Continue reading trip south

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

circumnavigating traffic jams

i started with another culinary recommendation into the day and had lontong for breakfast. it gave enough energy to last through an off-road trip i had to take as the road was blocked with cars because of a market holding up the traffic. i just followed the motorcycle drivers which drove through the fields, someones… Continue reading circumnavigating traffic jams

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canyon walk

the next day we went down the sianok canyon that we looked upon from the panorama spot the day before. it is amazing how close to the city the life of the village there is seemingly unaffected. after leaving the village and making some warm up moves at a volleyball net, we quickly found other… Continue reading canyon walk

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bukittinggi

i took the bus as the traffic was slightly mad and sumatra is too big to cycle entirely with just one month of visa and plans to visit other parts of indonesia as well. i arrived during the night some five kilometers outside town at a typical bus stop. as it was raining and i… Continue reading bukittinggi