Godspeed to Olympos, Sun, 24 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, River, Temple, Waterfall
in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Europe
I crossed to Bosnia and Hercegovina early in the morning and was pleasantly surprised to see my Montenegran SIM card work here. Great, I don’t need to buy a new one! After yesterday’s storm, it got a fair bit colder …
The Land of no Top Floors, Tue, 08 Mar 22
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, River
in Africa, Egypt
Our train got back to Luxor just before 10pm and our host kindly ferried us across to the West Bank. Villa Sunrise turned out to be pretty sweet and we’ve got the best room on the roof, with a direct …
The Land of no Top Floors, Fri, 04 Mar 22
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, River, Ruins/Excavation
in Africa, Egypt
Finally! Freedom to decide what we do when and just take it a bit more easy. We checked out of the boat in the morning, left our luggage with the staff, and headed off with Christina and Marco to town. …
The Land of no Top Floors, Thu, 03 Mar 22
Jemma and Simon
at a City, River, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Africa, Egypt
Today was quite frustrating. We have a ship ‘cruise’ booked until tomorrow, but we are just docked in Aswan by a noisy street, in between ships, with no view. We have a half-day of trips and a whole afternoon to …
The Land of no Top Floors, Wed, 02 Mar 22
Jemma and Simon
at a River, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Africa, Egypt
It’s Jemma’s birthday!!! How awesome we her to celebrate it in this way! In the morning, I snuck out to tell the crew, so they can prepare a surprise cake for the evening. Tsss, don’t tell her! But despite the …
Short German trips, Sun, 13 Dec 20
Simon
with Ania, Michał
at a Lake, River
in Europe, Germany
Accompanying Michał and Ania on a part of their quest to move the Great A’Tuin from it’s parking place in Tetlow, to Nowa Sól for repairs. I left them after a couple days in Fürstenwalde and took a train back.
The long return, Sun, 28 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a River, Transit
in Europe, Poland
We left Simon’s parents’ house about 7.30pm and started our journey towards the German border, with a quick stop by his Grandparents’ house to pick up a new plant – happy to have another travel companion for this journey. The …
Diamond Carnival, Fri, 16 Feb 18
Simon
at a Cave, Lake, Mountain, River, Waterfall
in Brazil, South America
Last night Binho and Railuz offered taking me on a fairly long trip today. After they left, I evaluated how tired I am and messaged Railuz that there is no way I can wake up early for that. But I …
Tropical Winter, Wed, 23 Aug 17
Simon
at a Jungle, Mountain, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
5:30 – we wake up and get ready for the trek. 6:40 – we set off to the Pinnacles. 7:10 – we have made 500 metres, I’m swimming in sweat, wondering if I had enough for breakfast. Judith and Eugenia …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 22 Aug 17
Simon
at a Cave, Jungle, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Malaysia
Good night again, despite the fact that many more people checked in to the dorm yesterday! Thank you, gecko night watch! I got up reasonably early to pack before leaving for the three day trek to the Pinnacles. I left …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 08 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Forest, River
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today we got up around 9, after yet another night of sleep-not-sleep. Morning at the Farley Estate was rather pleasant – after some playing with the dog I sat on the verandah, under a blanket, enjoying the sun. Perfect state …
Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 23 Mar 13
Simon
at a City, River, Temple
in Asia, India
Bus driver’s flowers and trinketsAll busses and trucks are decorated like thatLooks like every second river is holy here… After some pretty spicy food (the waiter didn’t think it was spicy at all) I went to the train station. Despite …
Great Eastern Journey, Fri, 15 Mar 13
Simon
at a Jungle, River, UNESCO site
in Asia, Indonesia
Sunday evening was even more musical than before. Some new people showed up, including Pandi’s band members, and we were playing Indonesian and English tunes until late night. The the guitars and djembe kept changing hands, some folders with lyrics …
Great Eastern Journey, Wed, 20 Feb 13
Simon
with Charlie
at a Forest, Museum, River
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Flatland I didn’t know that this is the smoke of the burning Grampians In the last two days I went to visit Charlie’s family. As soon as the train left Melbourne, we entered the edges of Nowhere. City ended and …
