Christine and Yves are traveling around the world. We will post our experiences and impressions from our stages and would love to hear your comments or suggestions if you have been on any place on our route.
It's been quite a while since our last blog entry but we wanted to write the last posts so that we can also finish our trip here on our blog. On March 25 we left the Australian Outback and flew to Perth where we were welcomed by Mark, the dad of my brother-in-law Will. Only… Continue reading Family trip in Western Australia
What we came for - the rock in the middle of nowhere. On our way accross Australia we stopped for five days in the middle of the notorious Australian Outback. We heard a lot of stories about the boiling heat and the poisenous animals in the bush, which did not scare us too much after… Continue reading Deadly snakes, cooking temperatures and a rock – the Australian Outback
The Catlins The Matai Falls in the Catlins Eventually we needed to leave our very beloved Fjordland National Park and went to the Catlins, a region in the Southeastern tip of the Southern island, famous for its penguins and sea lions. Before arriving at our hostel (a converted hospital), we drove to Curio Bay where… Continue reading NZL South Island Pt. 3 – The most famous New Zealander
Doubtful Sound Christine and I in front of the Doubtful Sound In the Fjordland National Park we booked a kajak trip overnighter in the Doubtful Sound – a highlight of our world trip and something I very much looked forward to. We started with the motorboat in Manapouri where we crossed New Zealand’s sixth largest… Continue reading NZL South Island Pt. 2 – Eaten alive
We heard from many travelers that the South Island is more fascinating than the North Island. Especially the nature should be more impressive than on the North Island. After we already liked the North very much, we had high expectations – and were not disappointed. We loved the diversity of the climate and wildlife. But… Continue reading NZL South Island Pt. 1 – Too much to see and to do
This title is clearly misleading as we saw the sun only for a short time, but anyways, I hope you still have Harry Belafonte's song in your head. Initially French Polynesia was not on our travel itinerary when we planned our trip back in London. However, when we watched the videos of the Tahitian tourism… Continue reading Tahiti – Oh island in the sun
When we arrived in Rio Gallegos after a daylong drive we were not really over the mood. It was a city of its own. Not because it is beautiful. Our hotel reflected the atmosphere of the city and we were happy to leave quickly after checking in to find a restaurant. We left the first… Continue reading Argentine Patagonia – Fantastic Mountains and Enormous Glaciers
We left Torres del Paine and rolled South over the long roads of Patagonia. The view did not change a lot as there is not much in between the villages, only endless grass fields, endless fences, bushes and rarely cows, sheep or - if we are lucky - lagunas with flamingos. Sometimes the clouds form… Continue reading The End of the World is beautiful – and far away
Santiago de Chile was the fourth South American capital city on our trip and we loved the European way it looked and felt. There are even some streets that reminded us of London and it felt almost like home. Our view from our first apartment in Santiago The central market in Santiago is known for… Continue reading Chilean big city life – Santiago and Valparaíso
Chile welcomed us with sunny weather and no clouds. We heard this weather is common in the Atacama desert on more than 300 days in a year. So we knew that there will be no white Christmas, also because there was no snow under 5500 meters above the sea. However, the desert is on 2440… Continue reading Christmas in the desert
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