Australien Rundreise - Roman Goeppert
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The Final Countdown<span>the very last entry - der wohl letzte Eintrag in das legendäre Tagebuch, in deutsch geschrieben (!)...<br /></span><p><span><br /></span></p> <p><span>My journey has almost come to end now. At the moment I´m just sitting in the plane writing this script while flying first to Hongkong and then back to Frankfurt again where the plane will land after nearly ten months travelling.</span></p> <p><span>Ever since I left Germany on September 11 last year I didn´t regret a single day of my trip. As you might remember I started off with some mates from school: Priska, Elena and Thilo. We had a great time together exploring Australia and a whole lot of fun travelling up the eastcoast and then we carried on to Perth on the westcoast, Melbourne and eventually Sydney. This is where they left me in early February this year and I got stuck in Sydney so I decided to extend my trip </span><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /><span></span></p> <p><span>My own journey brought me to New Zealand where I stayed longer than initially intended ( in the end it was six instead of four weeks) and this was only on the South Island (!). Scenerywise this country surprised me most since the landscape there is mostly untouched by humans. It looks as if someone turned back time to an age before mankind....a time when there was only sheep, long before god created men </span><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /><span>(ok i am getting too phoetic, lol; lets get back to the track)</span></p> <p><span>I love New Zealand and met some great people over there like Tommi from Thailand who I met in Bangkok again and she turned out to be a very good touristguide and interpreter (thanks again!)</span></p> <p><span>Of course I haven´t seen all of New Zealand-the North Island is still on my list but I need to leave something for my next trip</span> <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /><span> This was for sure not the last time in Kiwi-country!!</span></p> <p><span>Before it got too cold in NZ I made my way back to the australian heat in early May. In Brisbane I even attended a real Aussie- wedding which turned out to be very different to German weddings. And I went sailing and snorkelling in the Whitsunday Islands again. Then, finally on the 7th of June my plane left Cairns flying towards Hongkong and then further to the >>Land of the smile<<. THAILAND. After my arrival in Bangkok I was a bit buffled cause I wasn´t accustumed to vast and chaotic cities like this and especially to the traffic which is more chaotic than according to rules. But it didn´t take long for me to get used to it and soon I hired a motorbike, first in Chiang Mai and then in Ko Samui and Ko Phan-gan. After nine months I am so used to the left-traffic now that it might be a problem to drive in Germany again on the righthand side</span> <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif" border="0" alt="Foot in mouth" title="Foot in mouth" /><span></span></p> <p><span>Thailand´s great and convenient. Whenever you are hungry, go down to the street and there´s plenty of food-vendors to choose from. I will miss the Thaifood. I love it!! In fact it is so great that I only went two times to Mac (that was when I couldn´t resist the longing for fast food which is by the way less than half the price than in Germany and Thaifood´s even cheaper than that). What I also appreciated in Thailand is the fact that I didn´t have to cook myself. Food´s so inexpensive that you don´t need to. Why cooking when Thais can do it better and cheaper???Whether fried noodles with chicken, rice with fresh prawns or Pad-thai and the fresh sweet pineapple was always a must for desert! Eighter way- you didn´t spend more than 80 cent for a good meal. Jealous??</span></p> <p><span>Thailand is simple and that´s what makes it so special. It´s easy to get around, everyone´s laid back and friendly, not as stubborn as most of the Germans.Only conversation with Thais could be hard sometimes since not many of these small people can speak English. But if they couldn´t talk to you they gave you a big smile instead. Although it´s low season now there are still heaps of tourists in the country. I´ve met some backpackers from France, Holland and a young couple from Florida. The weather was mostly fine, too. Apart from the daily showers in Chiang Mai due to the rainseason in the north. But therefore accommodation was much cheaper than in highseason.</span></p> <p><span>In Thailand I spent almost a month now which turned out to be not enough. It needs more time for this awesome country and I regretted a bit not to come here earlier since it´s so much cheaper than Australia. This time was certainly not the last time for me- I will visit Thailand again some time, thats for sure.</span></p> <p><span>This trip is finished now. A trip full of new experiences, friendships and lots of fun. The memories will last for a lifetime. It was certainly the right decision, I had the time of my life! You don´t get this opportunity very often to take one year off and I am so happy I did it. This diary is a crucial part of my trip. Time rushed by so quickly and with this diary me and everyone else can turn the time back and dream looking at the pictures. It is a brilliant reminder if I cannot quite remember a certain part of my journey. And I want to say thankyou to all the visitors of my page. Thanks for all the comments that encouraged me to keep the site up-to-date. In these 10 months I spent a fortune in internet-cafes uploading picures and writing the blog but I don´t regret the money spent. In fact it was wellworth it considering that more than 5000 (!) people visited my page in less than one years time. </span></p> <p><span>Silvia Spörl in Cleveland / Brisbane deserves the biggest ThankYou since she made it possible for me to create this page. The User Interface of this blog is really simple, uploading pics is a piece of cake. So if YOU are planning a trip toAustralia and need a free blog with unlimited Webspace- register at</span></p><p><span> blog.australien-australien.de</span><a href="http://blog.australien-australien.de/blog.australien-australien.de" target="_blank"><span></span></a><a href="http://blog.australien-australien.de/blog.australien-australien.de" target="_blank"><span></span></a><span></span><span> (NO www!) </span></p><p><span>Her business also offers university-exchanges, language courses and helps finding companies to gain practical experience in Australia and likewise in Germany. Don´t hesitate to contact Silvia and since she comes from Germany the language shouldn´t be a big deal </span><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /><span></span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>This trip is finished for me now but who knows what might come in the future. Soon I will start studying which means I need to move. New challenges are waiting for me and I am ready to jump into it, having in mind that I might spend one semster abroad to refresh my bad English </span><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-innocent.gif" border="0" alt="Innocent" title="Innocent" /><span></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align: center"><span>But right now I am looking forward to see my family and friends again and all th old faces that I have missed for a long time.</span></p><p align="center" style="text-align: center"> </p><br /><div align="left"> </div> <p align="left" style="text-align: center"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><font size="2"><strong><span>I</span></strong></font><font size="2"><strong><span>t´s good to be back home again!</span></strong></font><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"> </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"> </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"> </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"> Okay, jezt nochmal für alle Hasler, die kein Englisch können:</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Mein Trip ist leider schon zu Ende. 10 Monate in Australien, Neuseeland und dann noch Thailand. Als es am 11.9.07 (ein (Un)-Glücksdatum) letztes Jahr losging, bin ich ja mit Priska, Thilo und Elli zusammen losgezogen. Nach einem kurzen Stopover in Hongkong sind wir in Australien dann zuerst die Ostküste entlang nach Norden bis hoch nach Cairns. An der eastcoast haben wir auch die meiste Zeit gearbeitet.Die Mädels fruitpicking und ich hab in den Whitsundays in nem Resort nen Job gefunden. Dann gings ja weiter zur Westküste nach Perth, nach Weihnachten dann Melbourne und schliesslich Sydney. Hier trennten sich unsere Wege, da ich noch länger in Australien bleiben wollte. Die 3 anderen sind dann im Februar schon wieder zurück nach Deutschland. Nachdem ich dann in Sydney 3 Monate in verschiedenen Restaurants und auch einer Fabrik wieder ein gutes finanzielles Polster hatte, gings spontan nach Neuseeland. Bietet sich ja an, da es grad nebenan liegt<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"><br />Neuseeland hat mir am Besten Gefallen, was die Landschaft angeht. Australien ist trocken, staubig und heiss und daher war ich gleich von Neuseeland begeistert und bin dort auch viel Wandern und Angeln gewesen. Geplant habe ich für Neuseeland eigentlich ja nur 4 Wochen. Daraus wurden dann sechs Wochen bis es für meine australische Kleiderausstattung wirklich zu kalt wurde. In dieser Zeit habe ich aber nur die Südinsel gesehen, die Nordinsel blieb bis jetzt auf der Strecke. Bis jetzt! Man muss ja was für die nächste Reise lassen<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Neuseeland ist supi!!! Habe dort auch viele andere nette Leute kennen gelernt wie Tommy aus Bangkok, die ich später in Thailand dann besucht habe. Sie hat sich als Guide und Dolmetscher auf dem Weekend-Market bewährt. </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Aber noch bin ich ja in Australien. Nach Neuseeland gings mit dem Flieger wieder nach Brisbane in Queensland. Dort war ich dann auf ner australischen Hochzeit. Die sind dort ganz anders als bei uns, wie sich zeigte. Anschliessend gings wieder hoch zu den Whitsunday Islands zum Schnorcheln und Segeln. Irgendwann kam mir der Gedanke, auf dem Rückweg nach Deutschland noch nen Stopp in Thailand einzulegen. Viele andere Backpacker waren so begeistert von dem Land, also hab ich gleich mal wieder nen Flug gebucht, um von Hongkong dann nach Bangkok zu kommen. Die Zeit in Australien neigte sich langsam aber sicher zu Ende. 9 Monate war ich in down-under und habe es in dieser Zeit nicht bis zum Ayers Rock geschafft, aber ich war nicht das letzte Mal dort... </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">In Cairns hat es dann nur noch geregnet und ich konnt es gar nicht mehr abwarten, endlich nach Thailand zu kommen. Am 7. Juni 07 gings dann endlich los. Cairns-Brisbane-Hongkong-Bangkok/Thailand.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">In Bangkok war ich gleich mal überrascht und verblüfft von den vielen kleinen Thaimenschen, die wie Ameisen zu Tausenden auf den Strassen unterwegs waren. Der Verkehr war nur noch ein Chaos, wenn man Australien gewöhnt ist, viel schlimmer als es damals in Hongkong war. In Thailand scheint es keine Verkehrsregeln zu geben (oder keiner beachtet sie). Aber man gewöhnt sich ja an viel und bald habe ich dann in Chiang Mai und später auf den Inseln Samui und Phan-gan ein Roller gemietet (für 2Eur am Tag<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" />)</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Nach zehn Monaten bin ich jetzt so an den Linksverkehr gewöhnt, dass es eine grosse Umstellung zurück auf den Rechtsverkehr sein wird. Also, wenn wieder ein Geisterfahrer in den Verkehrsmeldungen auftaucht einfach an mich denken.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Thailand ist einfach nur cool. Was ich am meisten geschätzt habe ist das Essen. Das musste ich in Australien ja immer selbst kochen, was mir anfangs etwas schwer fiel. Deshalb gabs in den ersten Wochen in Australien immer verschiedenste Pasta-Variationen. Nachdem ich dann gelernt habe, dass man Reis mit Wasser und nicht mit Milch kocht(gewusst??) konnte ich dann auch Reisgerichte zubereiten und so verbesserten sich langsam meine Kochkünste. Es war immer lustig, mit Thilo und den anderen zusammen zu kochen.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Okay, zurück zu Thailand. Dort gab es jede Menge Strassenstände, die frisches Thaifood verkauft haben. Pad-Thai (fried noodles mit Gemüse), Reisgerichte, Banana pancake oder einfach nur süße Ananas- alles war fuer etwa 60 cent zu haben. Das thailändische Essen ist genial, viel besser als in Australien und Neuseeland und seit ich wieder in Deutschland bin, vermisse ich das Thaifood ein bisschen. Auch die Thais sind ganz anders als Europäer und Australier. Thailänder sind so nett und offen, da muss man in Deutschland und sogar in Australien lange suchen. Immer wenn man was gefragt hat, die Thais waren immer hilfsbereit und wenn mal jemand nicht englisch konnte hat man dafür dein dickes Lächeln bekommen, das ist ja auch was:)</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Wenn ich entscheiden müsste, wo ich sofort wieder hingehn würde. Australien, Neuseeland oder Thailand, dann wäre es auf jeden Fall Thailand. Klar waren die anderen Länder auch was besonderes, Strände von Australien sind auch in Thailand nicht zu toppen und die Berge in Neuseeland sind auch einzigartig. Aber in Thailand hat einfach alles gepasst. Die Mentalität war ganz anders als hier in Europa, jeder war nett, das Essen hat gepasst und man lebt dort als König und gibt durschnittlich halbsoviel aus als in Australien oder Deutschland. Der Gesamteindruck hat in Thailand einfach am Besten gepasst. Das ideale Land um auszuspannen und abends Cocktails zu trinken. Allerdings ist es für Arbeit völlig ungeeignet, da dort die Löhne so gering sind für unsere Verhältnisse. Mit dem Wetter hatte ich eigentlich auch Glück. Obwohl ich in der Regenzeit dort war gabs abgesehen von den täglichen Regenschauern in Chiang Mai fast jeden Tag Sonnenschein. Generell war es dafür aber preislich günstiger als in der Hauptsaison. Es waren auch jetzt viele Touris in Thailand und ich habe ein paar nette Leute aus Frankreich und Holland bei der Trekkingtour und später im Süden dann ein Paar aus Florida kennen gelernt.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Die Zeit in Thailand war genial aber leider wie immer viel zu kurz. Ein Grund, weshalb ich irgendwann in ferner Zukunft auf jeden Fall mal wieder dort hin will. Jetzt ist mein Trip zu Ende, in den letzten 10 Monaten habe ich viele Erfahrungen gesammelt, gute Freundschaften gemacht und auch immer viel Spass und was zum Lachen gehabt. Diese Zeit wird immer in Erinnerung bleiben und ich bin sooo froh, dass ich das gemacht habe. </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Mit diesem Blog habe ich euch daheim und wohl auch andere Backpacker immer live auf dem neusten Stand gehalten. Ich will nicht wissen, wieviel Zeit und Geld ich in Internetcafes investiert habe. Aber es war jeden Cent wert, wenn man bedenkt, dass in gerade Mal 10 Monaten jetzt über 5300 Leute auf meiner page waren. Das sind durchschnittlich 17 Leute pro Tag, die auf romanindownunder.de.vu gingen. WOW, ganz schön viel eigentlich....</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Ich will auch ein grosses Dankeschön an Silvia Spörl nach Cleveland in Brisbane/AUS senden. Ohne sie wäre diese Seite nie zustande gekommen. Nachdem ich sie während meinen Reisevorbereitungen letztes Jahr über Skype kennen gelernt habe, hat sie mich einfach spontan gefragt, ob ich an einem online-diary Interesse hätte. So hat das angefangen und dieses Angebot ist für jeden verfügbar, der einfach in Australien Urlaub machen will oder (wie ich) für ne längere Zeit work&travel plant. Der Online Blog ist kostenlos, soviel ich weiss kann man unbegrenzt Bilder hochladen und die Bedienung ist kinderleicht und alles auf deutsch. Also, falls DU demnächst nach Australien gehst und gerne so ne Seite wie ich machen willst, geh einfach auf </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">blog.australien-australien.de (Achtung: kein www.) </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">oder wende dich direkt an Silvia:</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">silvia@australien-ausbildung.com</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Neben dem praktischen Blog vermittelt Sie auch Sprachkurse, Studium und Praktika in Australien. Da sie ursprünglich aus Deutschland kam dürfte die Sprache wohl auch kein Problem sein <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Ich kann mich noch gut erinnern, wie ich damals alles für die Reise vorbereitet habe, die Visa für uns organisiert und nach den billigsten Flügen geschaut. Ich würde es sofort wieder machen und kann es echt jedem empfehlen. Die letzen 10 Monate waren die Besten meines Lebens. Für mich geht es in den nächsten 3 Jahren hier in Deutschland weiter. Ab August werde ich in Neckarsulm ein BA Studium anfangen und freue mich schon richtig darauf, die Atempause war lange genug. Und danach?? Mal schauen, jetzt steht erstmal das Studium an und danach bin ich nicht abgeneigt, im Ausland zu arbeiten.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center">Aber im Moment bin ich noch beschäftigt, mich wieder einzuleben. Family und Freunde und die ganzen Gesichter, die ich solange vermisst habe, wieder zu sehen.</p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"> </p><p align="left" style="text-align: center"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><font size="2"><strong><span>I</span></strong></font><font size="2"><strong><span>t´s good to be back home again!</span></strong></font><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>
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Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:50:56 +1100Koh Phan-ganjust another small island...<p align="left">from Koh Samui I took the boat to the neighbour island, Koh Phan-gan. Its much smaller and the nightlife was better on Koh Samui. Its more laid back here. Of course I enjoy the conveniences of a beach bungalow amid palmtrees with the sea in the background.</p><p align="left">A few days ago I signed in for a cooking course. In a few hours we cooked four dishes. The entree was Tom-yum soup, then we created two curries. one was phantong curry, a red beef curry and the other one was a green curry with chicken</p><p align="left">red curry<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000600.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">and thats the tom-yum. It was yummie indeed:)<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000598.JPG" border="0" width="407" height="364" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">and my favourite was fried chicken with cashew nuts. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000596.JPG" border="0" width="451" height="299" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000599.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Looks good, doesnt it. </p><p align="left">That was the other chap that did the cooking course with me. Charly from London- what a smile!!!!<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000602.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Some impressions of the island...<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000618.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000621.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000653.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000657.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">This is Koh Ma, a small island next to Koh Phangan. There was great snorkelling in this bay. But the beaches in Thailand arent nice. Most of the public beaches are dirty-rubbish everywhere. Nothing compared to the beaches i have been to Australia.</p><p align="left">Today David Beckham arrived on Koh Samui(where I was last week) and bought himself a nice villa for 200 000 000 Baht (about Eur 4Mio) on samui so apparently he likes thailand as well.</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000622.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" />-----</p><p align="left">May I introduce Pam, she is a nice thaigirl and lives on Koh Phangan. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000607.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">She showed me how to carve vegetables. The big flowermotive is made of a watermelon. Its really easy all you need is this special knife and a carrot.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000647.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">----</p><p align="left">Yesterday there was the legendary Full-moon-party on Koh Phan-gan. The biggest beach party in the world.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000680.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Once a month when the moon is at full glow all the tourists migrate to this massive party. In January there were 40 000 people, pretty big, hey??<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000668.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000671.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000672.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> It was so much fun last night<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2096-S5000662.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="center"><font size="5">Cheers!!!</font></p><p align="left"> </p>
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Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:21:14 +1100Koh Samui<p>a paradise on an island...</p><p align="left">After a long roadtrip from the very north of Thailand I arrived 5 days ago in the south and went to Koh Samui, an island in the Gulf of Thailand.</p><p align="left">The weather here is milder than in the north and it barely rains here so thats good. The island is quite large and I am stayin in a small bungalow on Chaweng Beach since I arrived. Here are most backpackers accommodated since prices are low here.</p><p align="left">The color of the water is amazing like in all the brochures from the travel agencies. Yesterday I grabbed a motorbike and made a trip around the island. Here are some of the captures:<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000504.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000506.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000507.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000512.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000513.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000514.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000517.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> jealous???<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000519.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000526.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000532.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Off the coast a bit more inland there are some waterfalls, too. Someting I missed in Australia, though.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2051-S5000537.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000549.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">thats the biggest waterfall on the island, 80m high. </p><p align="left">The vegetation heres amazing even more impressing than in the north I'd say<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000543.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000540.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000553.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">and butterflies civilize the island as well<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000551.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Heres a short range of the typical thaifood. I never tasted this stuff but it certainly is a protein-booster. It looks so weird selling that kind of stuff at a market. At least they are dead and not crawling any more.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2059-S5000554.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000555.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000556.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Ok enough of this ugly stuff. Big Buddha, very important, though. That was all of my tourist-trip yesterday</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000561.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">I rather treat myself to something like this<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2070-S5000498_resize.JPG" border="0" width="512" height="384" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">Beachfront restaurants are spread alover Chawengbeach in the evening. Seafood is a special dish here since you can choose your seafood individually- all catch of the day of course. Then you decide how it shall be cooked on the barbecue. I had Prawns...mmmmh. But Im not gonna tell how much it cost for you would be sooo jealous. Oh and the cocktails are great, too:)</p><p align="left">I will leave koh samui in one or two days and head for koh pagnan, the next island on my list for its famous fullmoon party, woohoo!!</p><p align="center"><font size="4" color="#ff0000">Cheerio</font></p>
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:49:36 +1100Welcome to the jungle......in Chiang Mai...<p align="left">In the last few days I did a 3day trekking tour in the mountains near Chiang Mai. We started off with 12 people and finished with 5...no, they did not get lost or eaten by cannibals, some did only a 2days-trip:) it was a nice bunch of people from ireland, holland, france aaaaand Germany. But the guys were in minority, there was only two of us.</p><p align="left"> some nice waterfalls on the walk<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000457.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">and banana trees<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000458.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">with real bananas but they were still green and not ripe yet. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2024-S5000459.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left">There were lychee-plantations, too and they were ready to eat hhhm.</p><p align="left">Each day we walked a few hours and spent the nights in a hilltribe village, up in the mountain in the middle of nowhere.</p><p align="left">this was in the village<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000461.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">peace<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2025-S5000462.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=2026-S5000463.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000464.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /> </p><p align="left">The last day was packed with whitewater-rafting<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000455.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">bamboo-rafting and elephant riding<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000456.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">this was our group.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000460.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Today I hired a dirtbike and went in the nationalparks near Chiang Mai, it was good fun!<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000454.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">No the nightbus to the islands in the south is waiting for me,</p><p align="center"><strong><font size="4" color="#ff0000">Cheerio!</font></strong></p>
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:44:22 +1100Chiang Maifrom Bangkok to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand...<p align="left">On my last day in Bangkok I visited the weekend-market or Jay-jay market. It was huge and you could buy everything you can imagine, even pets...<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000130.JPG" border="0" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000321.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Traffic is chaotic in Bangkok. No one respects any traffic rules and according to this fact is the traffic situation in the capital. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000131.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Then I got away from all the hazzle and smog in Bangkok. I decided to escape the city and started my trip through Thailand. Chiang Mai was my first destination, 10 hours on the nightbus from Bangkok. Its in the northern part of thailand and although its a quite big city it is surrounded by forest and national parks. </p><p align="left">At first I had a quick sightseeing trip through the town. I hired a tuk-tuk driver and he drove me around the whole day for as little as 1 Euro. We stopped at some temples<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000322.JPG" border="0" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000323.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Mon, the tuktuk driver let me drive a bit in his tuktuk...it is beside the taxi the most common public transport in thailand an can accomodate up to 10 people.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000324.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">Chiang Mai is really nice. It is not as busy as Bangkok and the smog pollution is much less than in the capital. food is cheaper here as well, you can get a main ricedish for about 30 baht which is 60ct....unbelievible in Germany.</p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">Anyway, today I did lot touristic attractions that were outside Chiangmai in the mountain. The tuktuk just made it up the steep hill but only since we changed to a stronger tuktuk that could handle the steep street:) </p><p align="left">At first we started off with the monkeyshow...what a big monkey lol <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000306.JPG" border="0" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=1962-S5000302.JPG" border="0" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=1963-S5000303.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Did you know that monkeys can drive a bike? I didn't until today...<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000305.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">And they can do push-ups as well....<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000304.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Look at this one </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000307.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">That was the monkey show, very entertaining and funny.</p><p align="left">The snake show was next. And thats not just a snake show. There were cobras like the dangerous king-cobra...if you think they are plastic, they are not!!!</p><p align="left">What a suicidal man... </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000309.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"> He played a while with the cobras and then he showed them around and everyone could touch them. After that he extracted the poison from the 2 poison-fangs (poisonteeth)....and he recommended not to drink it...no beer he said lol<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000319.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">Then he caught the snakes and hold one of them in his mouth<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000318.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">The snakeshow was pretty impressive and afterwards we could walk around and have a look at all the snakes in the cages...there were hundreds of them and sometimes the cage wasnt even closed.Here are the cobras just in a concrete cage with no roof...very safe </p><div align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000308.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">The day was not finished yet. It continued with less dangerous animals, elephants!!</p><p align="left">The elephant show started at the river where all the elephants had a shower <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000310.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"> <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000311.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000312.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"> Then they proved that elephants can play soccer<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000313.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">In the dart game one elephant played against a spectator from the audience and the elephant was much better than the other guy as you can see. Eventually the elephant helped the man by shooting his baloons. </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000316.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left"> elephants can paint, too<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000314.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">not bad for an elephant. to be honest, I couldnt do it any better:) </p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000315.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="left">bye bye...that was the end of the show and at the same time it started to rain very heavily. It reminded me of the wet season here in Thailand...not the best time to travel but it was the first time since I am here that it rained so heavily. At least the air cools down a little bit afterwards.</p><p align="left">I will stay here in Chiang Mai for another couple of days. Tomorrow I will go on a 3day trekking tour in the National Park near Chiang Mai.and then?? I dont know yet, too early for any plans:) but I am heading down south to the islands soon</p><p align="left">Take care</p><p align="left">Roman </p><p align="left"> </p>
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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:37:17 +1100Leaving on a jetplane...<p>...don't know when I'll be back again...</p><p> </p><p> </p><div align="left"><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 271px; background-color: #fff; border: #999 1px solid"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div style="height: 35px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48456.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/htmlSticker1/language/www/global/stations/48456.gif" border="0" width="271" height="35" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top"><div style="width: 101px"><div style="height: 22px"><img src="http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkT.gif" border="0" width="101" height="22" /></div><div style="font-size: 10px; background-image: url('http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkBG.gif'); font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left"><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/VTBD/1972/1/1/PlannerHistory.html?PlannerFrontPage=1&bannertypeclick=htmlSticker">Plan your trip</a></div><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=XXX®ion=XX&lat=13.92000008&lon=100.59999847">Local Radar</a></div><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48456.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker">Detailed Forecast</a></div><div style="height: 12px"><img src="http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkB.gif" border="0" width="101" height="12" /></div></div><form action="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast" method="get" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center" target="_blank"><input name="bannertypeclick" type="hidden" value="htmlSticker" /> <div><input name="query" style="width: 85px" type="text" value="Find Weather" /></div><div style="padding-top: 5px"><input name="GO" style="border-right: #000 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; width: 50px; color: #fff; border-bottom: #000 1px solid; background-color: #008" type="submit" value="GO" /></div></form></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top"><div style="height: 139px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/48456.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/htmlSticker2_cond/language/www/global/stations/48456.gif" border="0" width="170" height="139" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p align="left"> </p><p align="left">Bangkok, Thailand 8.6.07</p><p align="left">After touchdown in Bangkok I spent the rest of the night at the airport after a Thaigirl that I met in New Zealand picked me up from the airport. I was still a bit hungover since alcohol is free on the long-haul flights...its always the same when I'm flying.</p><p align="left">My first impression was hot. Here in Bangkok it is very hot and humid not mentioning the smog. But I like it here and its very cheap compared to Australia.I love the Thaifood, you can buy it everywhere on the street.</p><p align="left">I got a new Camera in Pantip Plaza, electronic shops 5 floors high. Here you can get everything, fakes and original.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000012.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000013.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">When I bought the camera I had to test it of course to make sure it works. Here are the nice shop assistants that sold me the camera<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000014.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Prices for electronics are really good compared to Germany. I should have bought a good camera earlier...but now I finally got one.</p><p align="left">Today I went with Aoh(the girl that picked me up from the airpor) to a temple in Bangkok. I had to hire a shirt and long trousers to enter the temple</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=1929-S5000103.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000104.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000106.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000109.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000107.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000110.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000111.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000112.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000114.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">After the temple we went for a boatcruise on the river in Bangkok<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000115.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000117.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000116.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000119.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000120.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000055.JPG" border="0" width="1024" height="768" /></p><p align="left">This was a small floating market but we did not stop</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000118.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">My tailormade suit...it is not finished yet but almost...very cheap and the quality is good.</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000121.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">In the evening we went to Biyok Tower and had dinner on the 43rd floor. Thats how the view from up there was like:<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000123.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000124.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000125.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000126.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=S5000122.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">It was a big day today but its not over yet. I wanna go out tonight and test the nightlive here in Bangkok. Tomorrow I leave the city and will travel north to a nationalpark.</p><p align="left">Ich habe mir eine Simkarte gekauft, sodass man mich in Thailand anrufen kann.</p><p align="left">Vom deutschen Festnetz kann man mich fuer 2 ct pro minute ueber folgende Nummer erreichen:</p><p align="left">010017006681-1464341</p><p align="center"><font size="4" style="background-color: #ff0000">Cheers</font></p><p align="left">Roman</p>
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Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:47:29 +1100skyrail+water-skiingHeres another update, much happening at the moment...<p align="left">Today we went on the skyrail up to Kuranda. You go up there in cablecars above the rainforest....it was nice and impressive to see the rainforest from up there. we saw all kinds of palmtrees bananatrees.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5335.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5338.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5339.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5342.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5354.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5374.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5379.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">after the skyrail I decided spontaniously to go on the waterski that was just nextdoor.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5397.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" />it was more skurfing than waterskiing but with obsticles like ramps and rails. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5399.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">I went over the ramp twice but dont have any picure. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5406.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">after my second jump i wasnt allowed to continue cause "I would need a helmet". But it was one hour good fun.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5407.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="center"> <font size="4" color="#ff0000">Cheerio!!</font></p>
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Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:03:06 +1100Great Barrier Reefunderwater pictures<p align="left">Hey, </p><p align="left">now my second film is full. Full of great underwater-pics.</p><p align="left">Check it out<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=75810001.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="424" /></p><p align="left">Ok I have uploaded them now but not inserted in this entry. Im too hungry to do that now. But you can still see them in the album. Simply klick on "alben" on the right top menu on THIS page. Then you click on the suitcase and on the next page you scroll down and klick on the number "34" then you can see all the underwaterpictures. They continue on "35". Maximize the pictures by clickin on them. </p><p align="left">God Im starvin to death. I spent too much time in this internet cafe. Time for dinner</p><p align="left">- Cheerio-</p>
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Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:35:52 +1100Cairns, Queensland<p>My last days in downunder</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 271px; background-color: #fff; border: #999 1px solid"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div style="height: 35px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/94287.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/htmlSticker1/language/www/global/stations/94287.gif" border="0" width="271" height="35" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top"><div style="width: 101px"><div style="height: 22px"><img src="http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkT.gif" border="0" width="101" height="22" /></div><div style="font-size: 10px; background-image: url('http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkBG.gif'); font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left"><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/YBCS/1972/1/1/PlannerHistory.html?PlannerFrontPage=1&bannertypeclick=htmlSticker">Plan your trip</a></div><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=XXX®ion=XX&lat=-16.87999916&lon=145.75000000">Local Radar</a></div><div style="padding-left: 10px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/94287.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker">Detailed Forecast</a></div><div style="height: 12px"><img src="http://icons-aa.wunderground.com/graphics/smash/htmlsticker/html_linkB.gif" border="0" width="101" height="12" /></div></div><form action="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast" method="get" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center" target="_blank"><input name="bannertypeclick" type="hidden" value="htmlSticker" /> <div><input name="query" style="width: 85px" type="text" value="Find Weather" /></div><div style="padding-top: 5px"><input name="GO" style="border-right: #000 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; width: 50px; color: #fff; border-bottom: #000 1px solid; background-color: #008" type="submit" value="GO" /></div></form></div></td><td style="vertical-align: top"><div style="height: 139px"><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/94287.html?bannertypeclick=htmlSticker"><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/htmlSticker2_cond/language/www/global/stations/94287.gif" border="0" width="170" height="139" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p align="left">Thanks for waiting so long it was ages ago when I updated my page the last time. I was quite busy with snorkeling and sailing and got some nice pictures coming up. Theres so many pictures that i have no idea where to begin lol. Ok, lets get started. For all those who are waiting for impressing landscape pictures- you will be disappointed. Since I am here in Cairns I havent done many trips. For those who dont have a clue where Cairns is: its on the top of australias eastcoast.</p><p align="left">We only went to Kuranda, a little town in the rainforest. This waterfall is supposed to pour loads of water but its dry season so its a poor picture at the moment but it must be impressing to see that in wetseason.</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5288.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Ok, heres the evidence that I actually have been to the waterfall....its me!!!</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5291.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left">very tropical...<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5293.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Oh thats my new home. Believe it or not: I am living on a sailing boat again not the same as the one in Airlie Beach.</p><p align="left">The entertainment level on this boat is sligthly better with WLAN Internet, TV and there are 400DVDs waiting if I get bored (which happens not very often)</p><p align="left">Oh and there is a cat living on the boat as well. She is 17 years (!!!)old and was bought at the same time the boat was bought so she considers it as her home. This is the reason why I had a fair bit of struggle with her when I moved on the boat because she used the forward cabin (which should be mine for the time being) when she has her afternoon-snooze and gets very annoyed when I disturb her sleeping under the aircon (yeah, we even have aircon on the boat and its right above my bed-fabulous!!)</p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5295.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Heres the gally and a well-fed Roman. Oh I almost forgot to mention Craig. Hes living on the boat as well and the good thing about him is that hes a chef and a quite good one too. His food is just unbelievebly good...you see I am not starving and having a great time at the moment.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5304.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Heres the reason why I came to Cairns. And its a she. And she is called Monique. and she was my girlfriend although it didnt last long. so she is now my?? my ex-girlfriend. Remember her?? I've put in a picture last year when I met her first time. That was back in Perth on the westcoast around Chrismas. But as my journey with the other Germans to Melbourne Sydney went on I had to leave her and shes workin in Cairns now for a year so we met here again after 5 months....I didn't want to upload the picture but everyone back home is soooo nosy about what she looks like so I was persuaded. Here she is:<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5306.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">Lol did I mention that the nightlive here in Cairns is really good?? and the girls too. the one in the middle is nathalie from the gold coast and miranda on the right....she is a local just busy giving nathalie a knutschfleck<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5308.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">here she is in action<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5312.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5315.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5317.JPG" border="0" width="480" height="640" /></p><p align="left">me and monique after a swim in the lagoon. the beach in cairns is really bad. there is no real beach which is very unusual for australia. However there is a free lagoon on the coastline which is nice.<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5323.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">that was later in the night....<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5314.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">hm dont know why I took so many pictures of Miranda...shes attractive <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=1837-IMG_5315.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left"><img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5316.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">this is giligans, one of the good clubs in cairns. <img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5325.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">arent they cute?<img src="http://blog.australien-australien.de/resserver.php?blogId=3&resource=IMG_5307.JPG" border="0" width="640" height="480" /></p><p align="left">alrighty, thats what im doing at the moment....spending the majority of money for booze cause I dont need to pay rent or anything like that. I am enjoin the last few days here in sunny australia. On thursday so thats in 4 days already....oh no!!! I will leave australia and fly to thailand where i wanna stay a month to have a holiday from my holidays here in downunder lol.</p><p align="left">Yeah and then I will come back to old Germany. Will be ten months when I touchdown in Frankfurt. But where did all the time go?? During my trip the time was just rushing I can still remember when we were in Hongkong at the airport waiting for the flight to Brisbane as if it was just yesterday...and now??? most of my trip is over. In the last 9 months I had the best time of my life and didnt regret one day or one dollar spent here. It was just great and I recommend it to anyone. For me its time to start with the more serious things in live. I will start uni when I get back and need to move to another town but I am really looking forward to all that, see all the old faces and freaks again, family and the great taste of our beer!!!</p><p align="left">Cheers!</p><p align="left">Roman</p>
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