Medan, Indonesia The reason I was in a rush to be back in Medan was to get a chance to meet Yohanna before she left […]
Day 285: The Ghosts of the Distant Past
Jakarta – Medan, Indonesia It’s been eight years since I returned to my hometown, Medan. And it’s been eight years since I last saw my […]
Day 284: Gone Are the Vegemite Days
Christchurch, New Zealand – Sydney, Australia – Jakarta, Indonesia My alarm set off at 4am. I packed my sleeping bag and went to check in […]
Day 283: Collapsing Space
Blenheim – Christchurch, New Zealand Hanna and I woke an hour earlier to pack up our backpacks and clean up our campervan. We were so […]
Day 282: 2 Much Chocolate
Farewell Spit – Takaka – Aoraki – Nelson – Blenheim, New Zealand This morning it was raining so hard, that Elys actually thought we had […]
Day 281: Wish You Were Here… Improvised
Abel Tasman – Motueka – Collinswood – Farewell Spit, New Zealand Back to Hanna writing: It turns out that the kayaking we were planning for […]
Day 280: Fool’s Gold
Hokitika – Pancake Rocks – Motueka – Abel Tasman, New Zealand Another day’s entry which Guillermo the Argentinian hitchiker should have written… I’m taking over […]
Day 279: My “Mate” Swimming Pool Dream
Haast – Fox Glacier – Franz Josef – Pukekura – Hokitika, New Zealand This is Elys writing again. So… I thought I managed to con […]
Day 278: Out in the Wopwops
Queenstown – Arrowtown – Wanaka – Haast, New Zealand We woke up to a view today – again! I get the feeling, that this view […]
Day 277: Something Fishy
Milford Sound – Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand It is raining – again! Fortunately the rain stops before 10 am today, so we finally get to […]
Day 276: It’s the Wong Way!
Te Anau – Milford Sound, New Zealand It is raining! All morning, we listen to the drops hammering on the roof of the camper van. […]
Day 293: The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories
Medan – Belawan – Medan, Indonesia I had not had much chance to spend time with my dad since he’s busy working during weekdays. I […]