The Last Step to Down Under


Already by the time I arrived in Bangkok I had thought about trying to reach Australia overland meening to get there without flying. Partly because of getting a better feeling for the distance and partly because overland travel is cheaper and more interesting.My first real attempt to find a boat going to Australia was in Port Klang. But all the shipping agencies did not offer any kind of passeng

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One month travelling overland from Timor to Jakarta

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Sumba was the next stop and with a 36 hour ferry ride ahead of me I felt like I was sailing to the end of the earth. A mix of characters amused me for the duration and with a wooden plank for a bed and an infinite supply of cockroaches and bugs I had to quickly adjust to this change in lifestyle. Luckily I could see it as just lsquobeing one of those thingsrsquo.I was offered gifts and food

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I've rejoined mainstream backpackers for the time being. The mountain bike and the surfboard are waiting for me half way across Sumbawa Island in Empang at Pak Am's house. My left knee couldn't continue. Very very frustrated but with no choice I continued by bus to Bima. I ended up hanging out in that town for 3 days on the misinformation that a boat was going to leave for Kupang Timor. I sta

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....so mal wieder einen onlineknotenpunkt erreichtein kleines updatewir sind am 24.1. von bali nach kupang geflogenund weils es so schoen war ueber den wolken und sosind wir von kupang nach kalabahi mit ner kleinen propellermaschine... die droehn droehn klapper klapperum dann den luxus eines buschtaxis zu geniessen keine stossdaempfer bei schlechter strassenqualitaetdirekt zum pier vor pulau k

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