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Tag: Australia

  • Australian adventures: the wrap up! 

    Even though it’s surely not necessary to state it again, let me be a captain obvious for a second: I. COMPLETELY. DEEPLY. ABSODOODLY. LOVED. AUSTRALIA! (Voila! It is said again. Block letters. Bold. You can’t miss it)  When you think that until 3 years ago, this country didn’t even make the top ten (do I…

  • Australian adventures, volume # 6: Northern Territory

    Against many travelers’ opinions, we unanimously (gosh, I love this bunch!) decided to discover the Top End of the Northern Territory in January. Say whaaaat?! Some people had thought that we had gone insane (or “insaner”, depending on how you see it) or that we weren’t aware of the wet season around Darwin. Please… Don’t get me…

  • Australian adventures, volume # 5: Queensland 

    When I sit down to write a post about a place I have been to, I usually struggle to keep it short. Excitement and enthusiasm are flowing and words come flying out. But today, I am struggling…  Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? When we planned this leg of our trip, I wasn’t very…

  • Australian adventures, volume # 3: Tasmania

    Guys, I did it! I repeat: I. DID. IT! I am delighted to share this fantastic news: I found another hiking paradise. Those who know me kinda know that that I am demanding when it comes to trails. It is not really my fault though: Switzerland has (un)fortunately spoiled me over the years! Damn you,…

  • Australian adventures, volume # 2: Victoria 

    First of all, truth must be said and I am hoping to be forgiven by that state: we unfortunately didn’t have much time to discover it properly. Phew, glad this is out! My first (and only so far) impression is therefore based on 24 hours spent in Melbourne. While my companions prefered to either drive…

  • Australian adventures, volume # 1: South Australia

    Really good one, jet lag, this time you won. You gave me hell of a hard time and I am not thanking you. Definitely not used to lie wide awake in bed for hours but it seems that I had no other choice for my first night in Straya! Oh well, after a restless night,…

  • Why choosing South Australia was a bad idea…

    Two more sleeps and counting! Well almost counting… Even though I am supposed to be packing (sounds familiar…), I’m surfing the net. What can I say? I am a pathological late packer and any attempt to pack earlier ain’t happening. So instead of packing, I re-read my Australian friends’ messages, did some research on Australia…

  • Not even a week to go…

    … And  with only 5 sleeps to go until I set a foot on the australian soil for the very first time, I cannot help but think about a renowned philosophic band who sang ‘it is the final countdown’ (here for the video). They were with me to climb Mt. Kinabalu, went on a roadtrip…

  • 15 days, 16 hours, 08 minutes and 51 seconds until Down Under…

    Wait… Have I already mentioned that I am excited to fly to Australia? Yes? No? Maybe? Well let me tell you this: when you get an email like the one I got today, you know real, things are getting and even more fidgety, you become*.  * You obviously need to read this with Yoda’s voice.…

  • Straya, say whaaat?!

    ONLY 60 DAYS LEFT UNTIL WE FLY TO DOWN UNDER! I seriously cannot believe that Australia is around the corner! We have been waiting for so long… A bunch of us have started talking about us paying a visit to Paddy last year while catching up in New York. It became pretty clear that we…