Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Clear Mucus Before Menstruation

farewell

Here we go again, with a really interesting week behind us. Things have evolved differently than planned again, so stay tuned.
We actually wanted to travel from Mildura to Sydney, there to sell patches. Let's put it this way, patches is no longer with us that not because we have sold him in Sydney. Our mobile home community that is started after about fifty kilometers to overheat again. Came from oil, cooked the engine and everything pointed out that the cylinder heads for a second time had given up the ghost. So we stopped at a car was kindly organized a tow truck. Back poorer in Mildura and $ 200, the factory town but had no time to take our turn on the same day and so we camped our last night in a car in the courtyard of the mechanics, including flow of a neighboring pensioner whose pity we gave. There we made plans, we should go there now, could we cut off our Australia-wide warranty, anyway. We had wanted to see the fine print, which we had friendly then that one would have to get all 5000 kilometers control checks, if you are not entitled to the reimbursement lose. As a new cost $ 2000 repairs, and not excessively time expected would have probably only a third alternative was an option, execution.
presented the next morning it turned out, however, that the cylinder heads were not broken, no, this time was the entire lower side of the engine moved to nirvana, diagnosis: Total irreparable damage. The friendly mechanic asked then to have to take the car for exorbitant 200 beeping, because the tire and because, after not wreck, and could still make some money with the metal. We reluctantly consented, and began to evacuate the car empty. Patches is more likely to carry no more backpacker in the madness and hopefully had a painful death. All his flaws are totally hung namely from the neck out, you could even say that we would be a huge burden fell off my shoulders. It sounds cynical, but this car was a constant mental stress, but one must not forget that it was one of the reasons why the last few months to deliver such fantastic.
loaded with three backpacks, a laptop, each with a case of beer and cola, what constitutes a perceived weight of at least two tons of tried, we bus tickets to be found. It worked quickly and as we sat a few hours later in our seats, with 17 hour bus ride into view. However, for the passed fairly quickly and on top of old memories came up, as we Canberra or Griffith stopped.
at 10 clock in the morning we reached the capital of backpacking, however, was in our then hostels raise no more bed and we made way to a neighboring. In Sydney we did then a few things, like buying a new Lonely Planets for Thailand, or sending a package, with all the stuff that would bother us now as backpackers only. This stuff then weighed 8 kilos, however impressive, which is incidentally the exact amount Matthi has declined in Australia as a line in the landscape.
The next day we closed our accounts and the dollar remained changed our already Baht. In between, we visited the historic District of The Rocks and its endwöchentlichen market.
The morning breakfast the next day, was then interrupted by our shuttle bus driver, who apparently knew the clock, but was rushed in the large class.
Since we always had at the airport for several hours, we decided for one last Australian beer to tilt and take leave of a continent that was the last eight months our home. Here is the promised Conclusion:
Australia is fantastic, especially its unique nature. Whether it's snorkeling in the coral reefs now that walks through the national parks, watching the incredible animals or enjoy the simple a sunset is, these things made this trip unique, but also the incredibly friendly people who have a great service to this. Culturally, the country due to its history, yet not too much to offer, but outweighs the positive impression and the unique. This journey has brought us not only linguistically, it has broadened our horizons and made us quite a bit more mature. It was an experience that we would put any young people to the heart.
But this is still not over, we have two months before Thailand, another new experience, our first contact with Asian culture. But before we could even enter Thai soil, we had to fly and a whole lot, almost ten hours.
The flight with Jetstar, the low cost airline Qantas was, enjoyable and relaxing as we had done so prior to the food package, we could only Korean beef and dine as a second course meat pies, beer was for a reason. Luggage arrived at this time in one piece and so we received at the airport aufschwatzen a cheap hotel, for about 5.50 € for the night. After haggling with the taxi drivers we were shortly after 10 clock in the evening, our first accommodations, including air conditioning and private bath. The former is particularly well from absolute necessities, because the temperatures are well over 30 °, dotted with a humidity of at least 200%. Since this time we had suffered no jet lag, so it was straight to the bars. Whiskey and beer for one euro, as well as leave little room for maneuver. Phuket is very touristy, however, which fill the evening streets with interesting people. Since prostitutes were en masse, to recruit in all imaginable variations, seeking some very neat customers. Those are white tourists from all over the world who really enjoy the party life down here completely. In between, over, most young locals who put a monkey or iguana on his head, to give you pictures of it to palm. After the fifth bar, and the twentieth meeting with a prostitute, the long blond hair apparently quite find attractive, but then gave it to us and we decided against five clock in the morning to seek safe hotel bed (without accompaniment). Today we got some new SIM card and therefore get back to phone, phone costs are a joke anyway. Actually, all prices are a joke, 1.5 l water for 30 cents, taxi rides over 40 km for seven and Wiener Cordon Bleu € including a drink at the restaurant for five euros. Otherwise, we are now just a bit strolled through the markets, much more, however, was not in there because the heat of a really crushed. Overall, the first impression is ever promising. It smells as though and after manure and cable contractors Incredibly, it has its charm. We are equal to massage (for five €) to go and then try to consult it again a couple of local drinks. Phuket, we will leave but then the day after tomorrow to the east, where we will watch a National Park before it will go to the paradise island of Koh Samui.
Man reads.


know we already


clear up


bus


Sydney


Matthi and Sydney


farewell beer


our room in Phuket

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Sony Ericsson G900 Constant Restart Fix

The end is near

Australia is coming to an end, considered at least from our point of view. Eight unique months that passed after the event faster than we liked. A final conclusion is there but only if we are really gone, so now the last week. The
began leaving from Alice Springs, which will remain despite the negative experience as a refreshing, pretty little town in the heart of Australia in our heads. The view from Anzac hill above the flat roofs of the city, bordered to the crest of the city and at its doors, pulled apart will be majestically, at least impressive. The next goal of our But after the trip was in anything because of Uluru is not for nothing most popular postcard of Australia has become. Before the red mountain but ever gets to see, passes one of the Highway at Mt Connor, which dominates the flat landscape as impressive as his famous friend. Then we went to Yulara tourist resort in the middle of nowhere. Besides 5-star hotels and dozens of restaurants and bars, the question remains, what you travel please one of the most inhospitable regions of the world to take an adventure vacation and then on the other side will not sacrifice his decadent lifestyle for it. But the demand exceeded the supply still does not seem long to exhaust what the beauty nature leaves a little stain. As a German, the whole thing is then but really bizarre, because it has next to hordes of backpackers that need to blabber on GZSZ, including young tourist couples who spend the hired Fiat Punto, their first vacation together, or the typical German family, which appears more likely at malls, as expected in the outback. This will all moronic drivel on a heap is certainly intolerable, and then that's one of those moments where you can better understand any German. But now times the actual topic of Uluru. We had decided to respect the traditions of the Aboriginal and climb the mountain will not, instead we got out the camping chairs and wanted enjoy the sunset. A few clouds darkened the atmosphere somewhat, but we could still witness the amazing spectacle of color. The monolith is shown during the day usually in fashionable light brown with a splash of orange, dotted with dark spots shadows. When the sun is then more deeply, it only lights up in bright shades of yellow to be after getting darker until it swallowed up by the blood red dawn is only his blue and black contours are visible in the distance.
The over 300-meter high mountain is the way to be only a quarter of the earth's surface and you only close to him, is somehow uplifting. We spent the night at the campsite of the resort, for a mere 34 dollars. But that's our stay there was far from complete, and next door were still the Olgas. The Olgas, or Kata Tjuta originally, are a group of hills, which consist of a whole bunch of Uluru's and of which the highest its famous neighbors, again easily surpass 200 yards.
We chose the path "Valley of the Winds" increase in attack that bears his name so that you can hear the sound of the wind at sunrise in the canyon. The nearly eight-kilometer-long tour, was then almost more fantastic than the Ayers Rock. Countless, great views of the rocks and almost picturesque valleys in and around the mountains.
The really easy way is through the emergence of the flies and the rather high temperatures, a little tiring, but was compared to other "walks" on our part, rather relaxing. Then we drove up to
Kulgera, the border village between the Northern Territory and South Australia. On site there, we exchanged experiences with other backpackers and we could also hear the life story of the Aussies, who could not stop babbling on as usual. For this, we were again in the flavor schnapps, which made the whole thing bearable again.
next goal was Coober Pedy, which means "white man's hole in the Ground states "and not even an exaggeration. The self-proclaimed Opalhauptstadt the world is really strange. Already 40 miles from the city gates there, the landscape only from mines and piles of rubble in which they seem to find the precious stones. From the air the whole thing is like a well, really capable of moles, broken lawn. Due to the unbearable temperatures in the summer there are also many of the buildings in the background, such as the Internet café, or even a campsite. Thus, announces that in any event at large, which in reality turned out, however, as a rotten basement, one can shiver in sleeping bags. Since we could not even pay electronically, we spent the night he prefers to a conventional caravan park, where there was also great pizzas in Wagenratgröße. We had planned to visit one of the mines, but who advertise on the brochure has been with complimentary coffee, may have nothing to show interesting. Moreover, the most today is above ground and through huge machines monster, which spray no flair. Then it
went on to Woomera, simple stopover, which really is not worth mentioning, but our last stop through the Outback, and thus constituted a further stage completed. For now, we were again achieved at local clubs, we had Port Augusta, transport nodes, which we already 15 December last year had attended to come to Perth. Thus we were really aware that time is coming to an end. In addition, we wanted to fill our differential oil, which is a little leaking for a week. But for this great deed that a mechanic will cost no more than ten minutes, the workshops had no time, so we decided to try it in the nearest major city. Yesterday we spent the night in Crystal Brook and then are so off the highway No 1, we are back in the hinterland. This means that the landscape exists only on wheat fields and the cities could come good in the last century. Anyway, we are now in Mildura arrived, the regional capital. We are in Sydney in three days if everything goes smoothly and our hostel, we can also book already. Besides, today we have our money received from the cherry farm Hilston, which is only about six months later, but what the hell, the few hundred dollars more harm is not definitive.
As I said, next week we are in Sydney and will try to sell off the best price Patches wish us luck for it!
Until next time


views of Alice Springs


normal Uluru


yellowish Uluru


red Uluru


Olgas


Talausblicke


Coober Pedy


Underground apartment


hach, nice eh?

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Why Did God Make Facial Hair

Local Contacts In the wild,

Well, this week we managed to discover another side of Australia, although this time no good. In addition, patches has again made the acquaintance of his friends in the auto mechanics, but then slows down.
We are by now on the highway through the center of the continent through the legendary outback. But the country is not so bleak as expected, and next to the red earth, we see shining through anywhere, even the green of the local plants. First stop was this huge desert, in Mataranka. In the beautiful quiet of the campsite, we started to begin thinking more about our trip to Thailand to make. Since we had provided a certain Onki pages with great information, we are willing to fly still rather unknown to Asia than previously planned. That is in plain text that our Endaufenthalt Australia in Sydney will be kept to the minimum so that we will have enough time in Asia to make the "bright lights".
went after our leisurely drive (maximum speed 90) on to Elliot, another nest of nowhere, which has more gas stations than houses and where you're told in the tourist Radio 88fm that the pub earlier still had a roof and there are now unique art of the region is sold, what with about beer cans warmers jokes corresponds Maik Krüger. There was also another first, to inability of the caravan park staff. Since we occasionally longer sleeping, but that with the required check out time of ten clock does not combine well, had already often the result we were awakened unfriendly. I do not want to say that over twenty dollars for a bit stream and a cold shower is not presumptuous enough already, No, what really brought this morning in the mood, was the fact that one of the cleaning fanatic already had the audacity to knock ten clock, on the grounds he would like to go the toilet's clean. After a clarifying interview with the owner, we were then, however, still remain to twelve clock noon guests of the plant.
What starts in the morning already so fantastic, can not really be better, right?
But on the way to Tennant Creek, was louder patches and the whole car was vibrating like crazy and suddenly there was a strange sound. When we stopped to see what had happened, we noticed that the fan blade had passed before the cylinder block and now souped up its case. Thus, the fan blades had already lost half of its original length, so quickly back to Tennant Creek and the matter straight. Only the
was not easy, because it was Good Friday and that meant that we would open no earlier than Tuesday again anfinden factory town. So we decided there just to survive the night and to repair the whole in Alice Springs. In Tennant Creek, however, we made acquaintance with two girls who are now almost two years in Australia on the road, by the way now with the third car. The two had not even seen this one half of the continent where over again , the legitimate question arises as could be planning a trip desolate.
Easter eggs we have also found that call here Devils Marbles and are extremely bizarre rocks vegetate like situated in the desert. The photos prove us hope that we can not have it plastered as an Easter feast. Otherwise, the celebration of our hand, little attention, but that was no different with Christmas. Next stop was Ti-Tree, with a pleasant surprise, it will fall! It was the first time in months brought out the sweaters at night but also during the day can now get it moving without the constant threat of dehydration. The
sonorous sound of our small nuclear power plant, disguised as a car, we finally reached Alice Springs then still in full heart of Australia. The city itself has a really casual atmosphere and the dust from the dirty corrugated iron roofs of the case even round off somehow. Now, however, mentioned the beginning of a truly negative side of Australia, racism.
When we on the first day of the Burger King still wanted to eat something that caught the whole thing will stop. At first we were annoyed by a little boy at the feast and then when we drove from the parking lot, the thing began to be uneasy. Young people constantly drove directly to us with their bikes along and turned our attention from another Group from which it finally threw a number of Coke and Fanta cup against the van and some of the open windows, because nothing, not a small provocation on our part. After this remarkable experience it was back to the caravan park where we could read in the Lonely Planet that after dusk at all not to take to the streets. The reason is simple, ten to fifteen men large groups, totally crazy Abbo's that are only out to cause stress. It really is a very uneasy feeling about these people who meet one full of hate to go over and the evening will be an all too dangerous.
Anyway, the next day it was only once in the factory town where relatively quickly diagnosed what was wrong in patches. Our engine is maintained by two versions, with one on and the other was completely broken. The strange noise which I was told, that were created by the entire engine block through the yielding form, had slid down several inches and hung so that the fan at half nine. In extreme cases, this means that the engine pulls completely out of the socket and can make contact with the road surface. Anyway, we needed two new engine versions and a new fan, a matter of three hours. In the meantime, we visited the Alice Springs Reptile Centre and were Witness to the reptile show, where we find little dragon on the hand, also had the honor to wear a python around his neck. After the snake then also could render a rat, the entry had been worthwhile, besides there's still masses of other lizards, snakes and lizards. Then we enjoyed a cold Coopers (very tasty beer, according to German purity law), and ran back to the garage. There we were also told a few stories of Aboriginieübergriffen before Patchi also was whole again.
break after tomorrow we to Ayer's Rock on and hope that we do not get even worse problems with the locals, their roars Rumgeschrei two clock at night in any case of Highway to our location.



to have fun;)


Easter eggs with Matthi


Easter eggs with Robi


Outbackeinblicke a


Outbackeinblicke 2

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Poems For Money For 21st Birthdays



We have done! to visit all eight states of this continent, which has lasted until now, almost 20,000 kilometers and is far from over. This week we spent mostly in the wilds of the Northern Territory's, but read for yourself what happened to us most is there.
had started the week still in Western Australia, more precisely with the trip to Hall's Creek. There we wanted to spend only the night and to the Internet, but after we waited the whole lunch hour of Internet cafes, you had to unfortunately put off so that online access would have been dead for days. In time, however, we could observe the many Aborigines as drunk with ecstasy, for example, completely unnerved the attendant bequatschten over again, or how to cross at a snail's pace (despite good traffic on the highway) roads or sit there remained the same. The urban communities that we saw so far are, at least come down quite as well as its inhabitants, most of which expire alcohol to shine.
Then we went to Kununurra, the last town in front of the states change. There we had a fabulous caravan park on the lake where we got our first freshwater crocodile face, which are no more than three meters long and for the people who are usually harmless. And "George" was a safe distance from us seemed to be the countless mosquitoes, we escaped without further ado into the car. In that we woke up pretty early again and also found out the reason why we were the only van on site. Backhoe! Large Excavators house, huge trucks and many people with chainsaws are made from dawn worked to enlarge the park while playing Wake. "Punishment must be" I was always taught and how it gave us the book exchange "Diana Hamilton" Feist (romance, available in the supermarket of their choice), for three fantasy classic by Raymond.
Then we crossed the border and drove to the Victoria River Roadhouse, this time without its own farm, but located in the beautiful countryside of the North.
Huge lush green plains, seemingly endless forests, through which wind their way through the rainy season awakened rivers and sunsets of superlatives. But even this place was a stop on the way to the top, on the way Darwin.
Before we reached the capital, we stopped at a wildlife park just off the road. In perfect is trying ecosystems such as mangrove forests and water holes in the monsoon rain forest tumbled to the vast flora of the north. Whether relaxing water buffalo, giant toads or ugly amazing birds of the region, each cage or enclosure had its appeal, particularly because of the beautiful environment. But the coolest were the natural inhabitants of the plant, because they were really dangerous. As would be exorbitant for a spider that looked at up to 15 centimeters in body length, which really toxic. In addition, a bat, the verdo at a shelter the day, until we woke timid and then screaming rice took a really nasty little creatures, and not to forget the snakes, because as it had started to rain again, our paths crossed with a young Brown Snake that if she survived the shock fully grown, could kill Matthi 72x, but do not worry, we are still healing.
In the evening we arrived in Darwin and booked a caravan park just outside of town for two nights. The last hours of sun we stayed at the wonderfully refreshing pool and then we grilled hard, but not even the toast of the burgers we had calm before the beasts. So we went there too acquaintance with another kind of snake that are screwed up, it quickly into the nearest bush. The next day was washed again and created the plan for the city tour, it turned out that Darwin has scarcely more inhabitants than London and also from the attractions here, do not take much of our country.
We started the city tour in the City Art Gallery, where, among many Aboriginiewerken, an interesting exhibition was to admire about the machinations of the local art students. Then we walked happily through the historical part of town, but now is only from the door of the church and the foundations of the old town hall. Darwin was twice destroyed again in World War II by Japanese bombers in 1976 by Cyclone Tracy, which immediately made the town almost completely to the ground. So we had seen at the end of our walk mainly modern concrete blocks, which are again quite disappointing.
order to end the evening we were still enjoyable meal, but not as mooted in the dock at the taste of freshly caught seafood, but for the Italians.
full of taste, on a level with the "Fratelli", it was filled back to the campsite.
early the next morning we left and drove to the sobering Darwin Kakadu National Park, World Cultural and Natural Heritage UNESCO, green paradise of Australia.
Before we reached the entrance, we stopped at Fogg Dam Reserve, home to thousands of water pythons and their favorite prey, water rats. In any case, the half-hour hike revealed by webs through the mangrove forests, none of the domestic animals, but this beautiful scenic shots. Then we went to the highlight of the week, the "Jumping Crocodile Cruises. A medium-sized Airboot, packed with meat bites and a few tourists should be paid, so hop to encourage the creatures to be out of the water.
The Adelaide River meanders 180 km through the country, on every 75 to 100 meters is a crocodile a saltwater crocodile. The largest reptiles on earth, up to seven meters long and can take almost a ton on the scale and thus purely into the fray. In order to offer people something show, so meat is strapped to a pole and kept above water, at the third jump the poor critters usually there will also get the steak, but the front is always exciting. Overall, I think we saw about ten of the beasts, and even a giant figure, the distance was a minimum of 50 inches of our heads! Very impressive experience, but as with manta rays, show the pictures here probably better our impressions. Moreover, there was also still an entertaining bird of prey feeding, where we even got the white-bellied eagle to face.
Then finally we crossed the portals of the National Parks and then immediately looked for the first campsite to the seen to be processed. Although there roamed (quite dangerous) Dingo's around us, but we just wanted to get our rest. After we finally drove the crows, unwound the insect remnants from our hood, we managed only beer the evening before the eyes already existing towns.
today we were actually two rocks and their thousands to visit old painting and on top of that create even our last bush walk in Australia. But the rainy season, we made a spanner in the works. Since almost all roads under meters of water were, we could only visit the Nourlangie rock. But this stone was impressive enough, cave paintings from the last two centuries and view points, have impressively overlooking the entire southeast of the region's natural and cultural value of the park. Later we went to Pine Creek, where we will spend the night. A little while ago to let the weather even a few rounds of football, so hoping to ask that we now get back bearable temperatures.
This would be the adventure of "Top End" completed, we will now look at next week the central part of the continent and its landmark red, until then.


spider in the zoo


nature insights


a crocodile


crocodile eye


Jumping Krok!


cave painting


Kakadoo


Matthi with cave painting