Godspeed to Olympos, Tue, 26 Sep 23
Simon
at a City, Transit
in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Europe
The bunker turned out to be totally worth the wait. Already getting the ticket was an experience – as it’s still a military zone, I had to go to the nearby village to get a permission to access. Compared to …
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 …
The long return, Sat, 06 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Transit
in Europe, France
26 hours of driving over 41 hours? Check. Getting through three borders during the pandemic closures? Check. Getting ‘married’ on the border to enter the country? Sure, why not! The pictures are from a few locations on the way, the …
Baron in Italy, Tue, 24 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Transit
in Austria, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, San Marino, Switzerland
Baron in Italy, Mon, 23 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Sea, Transit
in Europe, France, UK
After a short walk in town, a baguette and an overpriced and disappointing tea later, we were ready for the ferry. Off to Britain! Now we’re on the ferry and surprisingly good weather allowed us to have a lunch on …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Transit
in Europe, Italy
Yesterday was murderous! The rain just got worse and worse and soon even the top wiper setting was barely enough. We were hoping we might catch some beautiful views over the Ligurian coast, but we barely ever saw more than …
Diamond Carnival, Thu, 15 Feb 18
Simon
at a Transit
in Brazil, South America
The Salvador airport has no comfy seats. Nothing to sleep on. I arrived after midnight and really tried, but got virtually no sleep. My plan was to stay there as long as possible before I need to go to the …
Diamond Carnival, Sun, 04 Feb 18
Simon
at a Transit
in Brazil, South America
The taxi operator girl laughed at me when I was ordering a taxi for 3:50am, said she wouldn’t bother going to sleep. I did and slept surprisingly well for a decent 5 hours. Good, I had enough sleepless nights recently! …
Tropical Winter, Sun, 20 Aug 17
Simon
at a Transit
in Asia, Malaysia
I managed to catch a couple of hours sleep at the Denpasar airport, lying at a vaguely comfortable cafe sofa. Around 5am I got up, all loopy, got through the check-in, managed to catch some internet to discuss some AirBnB …
Tropical Winter, Tue, 15 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a City, Transit
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
Today was a travel day. We had a relatively lazy morning, Eva and I went to see the sunrise over the canyon, we had breakfast outside watching birds and people on the campsite, dingos running about… Really need to come …
Tropical Winter, Fri, 04 Aug 17
Simon
with Charlie, Dee, Eva
at a Transit
in Australia, Australia & Oceania
I am not looking forward to this. 27 hours between three planes. First leg, Edinburgh to Amsterdam, was very stuffy and sleepy – I was pretty much passed out. I think I dreamt that Eva kept offering me some of …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Transit
in Asia, Japan
Today it all ends. We thanked Toshiko and went to the airport quite early. Thanks to that Eva is less stressed about the flight. I could do with more sleep. Our flight is delayed by 1.5h, so more waiting. I …
Great Eastern Journey, Mon, 08 Apr 13
Simon
at a Transit
in Europe, UK
This is it.I’m back home. The journey was a torture, I was exhausted and sick by the time I showed up home, but I’m back. It’s cold in here, but hey, I was on a street for more than a …
Great Eastern Journey, Sun, 24 Mar 13
Simon
at a Transit
in Asia, India
Q: What is the average ground speed velocity of a laden bus?Q: European or Indian bus? As it turns out, in India it’s about 30-35km/h (20mph). I just spent 25 hours on a bus to travel 730km from Omkareshwar to …
Great Eastern Journey, Fri, 08 Mar 13
Simon
at a Transit
in Asia, Singapore
Yes, road trips definitely suit me better. Gods how stressful is all this catching buses, making sure you’re on time, discussing with drivers when you don’t know exactly where you’re going, catching planes, waiting and wasting time! Argh, just give …
