Last year they visited us in Nepal, this year they fly a bit further and they are not alone. We meet Maaike and Eric in Brisbane and together we look into the two big boxes they brought with them. (more…)
Topic: Cycling trip 2005 – 2009
Rain in the outback
20 July 2007 ║ Australia ║ 0
The people in Australia are a bit confused; it’s raining cats and dogs which hasn’t happened in years. Pools are scattered on the streets and the sky stays grey. We give the weather a break which leaves us the time to dry and gives us time to look around. (more…)
Cycling to the horizon
18 June 2007 ║ Australia ║ 0
We pitch up our tent on the empty field of the roadhouse. We enjoy a hot shower and we think we decerved something nice after all the windy and cold days. We both order a ‘Hamburger with Lot’ and we receive a real aussie hamburger with a lot of extra things. (more…)
Into the Ozzie outback
10 June 2007 ║ Australia ║ 0
The flight goes smoothly and together with the Italian and Cayman Islands cricket teams we arrive in Australia. Our bicycles and the rest of our luggage arrive on the carousel, ready to go through customs. (more…)
Singapore in pictures
31 May 2007 ║ Pictures-Singapore ║ 0
Singapore
30 May 2007 ║ Singapore ║ 0
We are not the only ones who want to cross the border between Malaysia and Singapore. We queue up together with all the motorbikes heading for their work. The moment we are being helped at the desk, the forms we have to fill in as foreigners are finished. (more…)
Malaysia in pictures
28 May 2007 ║ Pictures-Malaysia ║ 0
Hocus Pocus where is the exit of KL
27 May 2007 ║ Malaysia ║ 0
“Hocus Pocus where is the exit of KL” this is what Marlous writes in our diary after the crowded roads we cycle the day we leave Kuala Lumpur. ‘Forbidden for cyclists’ is a sign we see often this day, but we paddle further in the direction of Seremban. (more…)
On our way to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
20 May 2007 ║ Malaysia ║ 0
While we were enjoying the island they took really good care of our bicycles. We click all our bags on our panniers and we cycle along the east coast to the south. The first town we encounter is Kuala Terrenganu. (more…)
Camping, jungle, leeches and into the deep
10 May 2007 ║ Malaysia ║ 0
Spending our days at the tea plantations of the Cameron Highlands is great. The temperature drops here to 20 degrees and that is fantastic after all the days of heat and humidity. (more…)