The town with two faces (Sihanouk Ville)

After a ten hour bus trip from Siem Reap in a sleeper bus, which was actually quite comfortable, I arrived in Sihanouk Ville, a town famous for its beaches.

At first this town definitely didn’t leave a great impression. It is not because of the weather (rain) neither because of the people (very friendly), but more because it is worse than Thailand when it comes to walking along the beach and people try to sell you something or people running after you offering a Tuktuk.

Secondly the hotel I booked was directly next to a work construction in progress, and they do start working at 7:30 am, which means not much sleep to be expected. At first I thought I just switch to another hotel or guesthouse, but looking around, it seems the whole town is building currently something. So I just stay 2 nights instead of 3. Anyway, the staff was super friendly.

Tork Tork Penh Bampong (Siem Reap - Cambodia)

Step by step, a Khmer saying that teaches you to start small to reach big and that is something I definitely live by.

I arrived after just a 2 hours flight in Siem Reap Cambodia Airport. As an EU citizen I was eligible for the visa on arrival and the process was quick and easy. In case you do forget to take passport pictures with you, they scan your passport for an extra cost. 10 minutes and 20$ later I had my passport back and headed to the exit.

Outside you have the choice to take a Moto (2$) a Remork Moto (Tuktuk 5$) or a car (7$). I took the second option and was on my way to my accommodation, a little Guesthouse near Bo Wat Village, a 10 minute walk to the Siem Reap Night market (main hub for activities and food). The Home Sweet Home Guesthouse was very welcoming and let me check in already, even though my room wasn’t made up at that point. Since I got up so early in the morning I was tired, but still motivated to explore the area.

Wandern ist des Muellers lust (Kuala Lumpur)

Today we decided to start the day with a pretty awesome breakfast and spend some of the poker money I won. It was so yummy, I sure will miss that once I am back in Europe.

After Vern brought me to a station I headed towards the Lake Gardens and started in Little India with visiting a bazar. On the way to the next attraction I came across a film festival with several events around it, it was pretty amazing to watch.

The adventures in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur – Melaka)

I arrived safe and sound at the Kuala Lumpur Airport after a 5 ½ hours flight from Perth. I think I was never so unprepared during my whole journey. I thought to myself I will wing it somehow, didn’t buy a lonely planet or any other guides. Since I keep changing my plans anyway I thought what’s the point.

I think I will never do that again, at least not without a map or something to have some kind of orientation in a foreign country.

I was able to find the Shuttle Bus from the Airport to the city (8-9RM depending on the operator). As soon as I stepped out of the airport I realised it was actually a little bit cooler compared to Perth and not as humid as in Darwin, but the smell and the people instantly let me know I was back in Asia, home sweet home. While sitting on the bus the girl next to me offered me a delicious pineapple tart, what a nice welcome.

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.