Good bye Australia (Perth)

It is now 4 am in the morning and I am sitting at the international Airport Perth waiting for my flight to Kuala Lumpur.

We spend the remaining day yesterday with a quick dip into the pool and watching the sunset from the balcony of the apartment and went for some dinner in Leederville. It was pretty busy since today is the Australia Day and everyone has a holiday.

The nicest city in Australia (Perth)

After just 3 hours and 20 minutes I arrived at the Perth Airport. I had the option of taking the city bus 37 to the city or the connect airport shuttle bus. The first option was the cheapest one, but because I arrived quiet late there was no public bus running so I waited for the shuttle bus.

 

 

The driver asked me where I want to get dropped off, after explaining to him that I would be staying in Leederville, outside the city, I asked him to drop me off wherever a cab would be in the city. Instead he was so nice and actually dropped me off directly in front of the apartment where I would stay during my time in Perth. He was actually not allowed to do this but since there was only one other passenger he had the time to do it anyway, for no extra cost. So you can guess that my first impression of Perth was amazing.

Amazing times in Darwin (Darwin-Litchfield)

After a little sleep in I got in touch with some of the girls and we headed out for some breakfast. Sitting in the park and munching away on our sandwich we got a surprise shower by the sprinklers that suddenly went off. Not nice but good for a laugh.

We didn’t really felt like doing a lot so I decided I work on some of my to-do’s before I have to leave Australia.

The explorer (Darwin)

Cheerio folks. I am reporting from the land down under with some great news. I am having a fantastic time, but is it because of the country or because of the people? Of course because of the people.

After I left Alice Spring with the bus I arrived at the local airport, waiting for my flight to departure. After several flights with Jetstar, I was so confused about the service on board. I received free drinks and food. At first I was thinking I made a mistake with the time difference and the flight was actually 4 hours instead of 2, but nope, no change of timezone. I actually got food and drinks during a 2 hour flight. Hip hip hurray to Qantas and their sales offers.

Hot hot hot (Alice Springs – Uluru)

After 5 hours sleep (self-inflicted) I got up and ready for my day trip to Uluru, to see the Ayers Rock in the middle of Central Australia. I have heard many stories about it and different opinions, so I was curious what I would think at the end of the day.

The bus came and luckily it wasn’t full, so the trip was quiet relaxed. We stopped a few times for a break and it took us around 5 hours to get to the first attraction, Mt Connor, the big toothbrush, as it was called by the guide.

Hit the road Jack (Cloncurry - Alice Springs)

Finally the last day of my working period in Cloncurry arrived and I danced back to our house to start packing. Me and my co-worker planned for the night to celebrate my leaving and prepared a fantastic meal with a few drinks. It was a fun night, but the next morning was not so much fun. I received a call and got asked to work again for a few hours.
 

Happy New Year from Australia (Cloncurry)

I can’t believe it has been nearly a year again since I was last home in Germany. I remember the beginning of this year so clearly like it was yesterday. I was so excited to see again more of the world but at the same time scared because I didn't know what would expect me during the year ahead.

It has been a great year with fantastic memories I will never forget. A lot of adventures and a lot of people I met during my travels in Asia, New Zealand and Australia. And I wouldn’t want to miss one second of it, even the sad and lonely times are a happy memory for me.

I am still in Cloncurry at the moment and started my last two weeks of work here before I continue my travels again. Even though it was a great time, I am glad I booked my flight back to London to see my friends and family again and I am also glad that 2012 will be another great year in my life with a lot to expect. I have found a few possibilities of activities that I could do within my last two weeks here in the middle of nowhere which means I am defiantly going to give you another update before I am on the road again.

I spend my Christmas at the pool with a barbeque and drinks while soaking up the sun. I never had a warm Christmas in my life, so this was a totally new experience for me and I must admit I really enjoyed it, even though I missed my family and friends pretty bad at that time.

BLOG-O-TIME (Cloncurry)

It has been now 27 days since I arrived in Cloncurry, and I can’t wait to get out of here. I got used to the work and don’t even think of it anymore as exhausting, it just became a routine day in and day out. I don’t even have anything to tell you since I am really doing NOTHING here, just work. Sounds pretty boring? YES it is and I am counting every day that is over and every penny I am able to save up.

I was able to book already all my remaining trips in Australia. Next I am looking forward to book my Asia trips and my flight back to Europe. I guess it is about time….

The other thing I wanted to mention is that McDonalds is valued a absolute treasure here since it is so far away. A co-worker of mine actually did such a drive and brought back a cheeseburger for us. I admit I don’t miss it a bit. I rather would like to cook myself a good meal, but the kitchen is too dirty for that and I am absolutely not willing to clean up that mess that someone else brought on and most likely will bring back again once I actually clean.

The disconnected life (Cloncurry)

After a few days in Cloncurry I thought I put my emotions and thoughts again into my blog.

The work is really exhausting and I think I have never worked that hard in my life. I usually work in the morning 4 to 5 hours for Housekeeping and again as Kitchen Hand in the evening for 4 to 5 hours. My feets are aching and the heat doesn’t help at all to stay awake and work fast. I will work 7 days a week until January and I am looking forward to the end of the time, even tho it just started. So far I had no complains about my work and everyone seems happy with my doing. The work is so tiering that I sleep in between shifts. The positive aspect is of course the money but as well as that I start losing already weight :D

The other day I bought a new SIM card from Telstra so that I have at least a phone again in case I need to call someone since I am pretty much alone here and the good news is that I kept my old number. Everyone is going their own way after work which is totally understandable since they must be as tired as I am.
 

My housemate was so kind and let me use her internet for a while so I had at least a chance to update everyone that I am safe. That way I know as well there is mobile internet available. I tried first to use my new SIM card in my old dongle, but it wasn’t working which means I have to buy a new one if I really want to check emails and messages from time to time. I am not sure yet if I should invest the money or not, but knowing me I probably do it as soon as I have some money again on my account.
 

The Australian outback life (Cloncurry)

After an very exhausting 17 hours bus drive from Cairns via Townsville I arrived in Cloncurry. The drive was amazing and I finally got to see the outback from its best site. I really enjoyed the trip even though I did sleep as well for a bit. I found it funny that most people from Townsville onwards where Australians and not backpackers. I would like to add at this point that Cairns was overrun with Germans, they were everywhere. Throughout my travels I met the odd one here and there, but the amount of Germans in Cairns really took me by surprise.