No, I am not kidding. This is probbably as hot as it can get. And even for Monika, who's perceiption of heat is more african than european, IT IS TOO HOT! We took a really cool and modern bus from Singapore and 5 hours later we were in the middle of ASIA. +34 degrees in a shade, an ocean of people, traffic in all directions (but mostly standing still and honking), huge skyscrapers that block even the slightest wind blow and the smells: curry, chinese spices, sce...

(on a shoestrig = on low budget or with no money) so we have made it to Southeast Asia. Can you believe it?! The trip was quite eventful and it was close that we got an extended vacation in Cairns: appearenty you are not allowed to enter Singapore without a ticket out of the country. And we only had a ticket out of Thailand in December. b*****! With 30min left until the check-in for the flight closed we raced along the airport to find internet and just book some...

How we went car selling and ended up with accomodation... So here we are finally, Cairns in Queensland, our final destination. And lucky b*****s as we are, we managed to find a place to live without even trying. The first night in Cairns, on the other hand, didn't feel just as positive. We arrived to the city late in the afternoon and, of course, it was raining. Soaked, hungry and completely exausted we sat in the trunk of our car and felt like giving up. Blo...

On the road again.... Yes, we are still sound and alive and travelling along the Eastern coast. After a bunch of extremely sad goodbyes at our beloved vineyard we have, so far, driven almost 2000km and are back in the sunshine! The first week on the road basically rained away. The sights along the way were amazing but no bigger desire to get out of the car when everything is soaked and cold. So we drove on, with one important stop being Sunshine coast and the...

After rain comes sunshine..... As most of you already know, we're still at the Mount Ashby. And not because we're so extremely fond of Australia (we are, but still) but due to a non-existant planning of our trip. With Bruce (the car) packed and washed and with all the goodbyes said we just took a quick look at our travel iteirary and...taddaaaa... we're not flying out in June, but in July. Can you imagine how stupid we felt?! And with Australia being so money-su...