Here is another catchy song for today:
Look at her clothes - awesome!
I just love the 80ies ;-)
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Roadmusic
We didn't post our travel music in quite some time - but our visit to the Limoncello today shot me back in time - about 22 years. Back to our "Wintergarten" at the house I grew up in on a sunny spring morning. Lying on the floor next to our dog, looking into the bright blue sky and listening to a cassette - over and over again.
Here is another catchy song for today:
Look at her clothes - awesome!
I just love the 80ies ;-)
Here is another catchy song for today:
Look at her clothes - awesome!
I just love the 80ies ;-)
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The World is Just ... Awesome
Man, I cannot get that song out of my head.
(just click yourself through this album. the songtext is in there)
I love the mountains
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when little whales fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
I love the oceans
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast
I love childish kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
I love my mooses
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
...
(just click yourself through this album. the songtext is in there)
I love the mountains
I love the clear blue skies
I love big bridges
I love when little whales fly
I love the whole world
And all its sights and sounds
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
I love the oceans
I love real dirty things
I love to go fast
I love childish kings
I love the whole world
And all its craziness
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
I love my mooses
I love arachnids
I love hot magma
I love the giant squids
I love the whole world
It's such a brilliant place
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da
...
T-5 and a Physics-Question
121 days ago we left Germany at about 17 degrees and sunshine on a mild September Sunday afternoon. Four months, 6 countries, over 50,000kms and a few ups and downs on the thermometer later we are close to the end of our "holiday". Angkor Wat was a closing highlight for our Cambodia journey. Start with pic 82 to see some tourist-pictures. We safely arrived in Bangkok (that taxi driver trying to trick us should have got up earlier yesterday!) and enjoy a nice hotel and the Spa-menu (all of it!).
Today's Thai massage created some weird cracking noises on my side of the room, but the Aromatherapy Massage tomorrow will hopefully be smoother. Apart from that we (possibly) will do a little bit of sightseeing. And cooking.
While travelling we have learned about a few things:
Today's Thai massage created some weird cracking noises on my side of the room, but the Aromatherapy Massage tomorrow will hopefully be smoother. Apart from that we (possibly) will do a little bit of sightseeing. And cooking.
While travelling we have learned about a few things:
- Chaotic traffic runs better when there are a lot of motorbikes involved. The more cars (or elephants) on the road, the higher the risk of a traffic jam. It actually works better when everyone is ignoring street lanes, traffic lights and driving directions.
- Mooses make friends. Even really grumpy tourists smile when they see two stuffed animals accompanied by their so-called-grown-up owners. This rule can also be applied to 8 spoiled kids with 2 helpless mums on a business class flight, who are clearly marked by 1 week "off" their nannies/au-apairs. And suddenly the "little bastard" (quote!) is quiet/sleeps.
- No matter if you travel for 3 days, 2 weeks or 4 months.
YouI always pack too much. AndyouI always carry stuff you never wear. This time a woolen poncho which I thought would be great for cold evenings (those that were cold required a parka not a poncho). Fazit: I have packed and unpacked this thing at least 75 times, but I like it too much, to throw it away (and there is not even 1 single picture with it, go figure). Fazit 2: Packing sucks! And a fancy front-zipped backpack doesn't change that a little bit. - If you are homesick - go to Mc Donalds. No matter what letters the menu is in, what direction they read & write in and whether they speak 1 word of English or not. You already know what you are going to order anyway and you know what you get. Easy point-it picture menus included. And if you are lucky, they even show Bundesliga.
- Good hotels are a heaven. Period! Only Pippilotta and a tent on the beach can measure up.
- Oxygen-mask bags do not inflate. (Obviously Philipp paid attention to one of the 12 emergency procedures announcements we heard since September, good boy!)
- And now a Physics-Question: Salt in warm areas is always clotted - no matter how much rice you add or how small the whole is. It is also the same with graters and saltshakers that have a lid. Anyone any ideas to solve this?
Sunday, 24 January 2010
A little bit respect and a little bit of fun
... sometimes simply seems not to be part of the travellers world.
Have you ever noticed that a lot of travellers look grumpy?
They sit in a Tuk-Tuk somewhere in Asia and look annoyed (ok, it is 40 degrees outside and the Tuk-Tuk is not a brand new BMW). They sit on a boat while cruising some turquoise islands and look hungry (well, no Schnitzel on the Fijis or proper bread in China). They squeeze into a tiny guest house and complain about the old mattresses (perhaps they should have invested more than US$ 5 for a double-room?!). But also in a 4-5 star "etablissement" like we are currently staying at in Angkor the people mostly do not look happy. It seems there is always something that does not work for them: the weather, the food, the tour programme, the (or no) internet, their company, the money they paid, ...
I still think about 2 swedish girls who would spend their days in Phnom Penh sitting in front of the TV, watching Hollywood movies. Sightseeing is boring, especially when it involves history.
While spending the last 2 days mostly in religious temples and places of worship it is amazing how many people simply cannot read, not even a stupid simple sign. They climb the temple towers to prove they can do it, they wear close to nothing or complain about the uncomfortable walk-ways. They pat every kid's head and ignore the "No pictures"-signs wherever possible (Is this because you bought a very expensive D5 which you just cannot handle?). Why did they decide to travel 20,000 kms, when all they want to do is to behave as (badly as) they do at home? For example, yesterday I had to listen to a(nother) "Tschörman tourisst" who assured me about 20 times that the typical tourist pictures are nothing he would normally do and that he is really ashamed of doing this (ähm, then why?). After that he took off and positioned himself in the middle of the "real" Aspara dancers and pretended to be some kind of very cool Heavy Metal band lead with his groupies. It was obviously one of the highlights of his holiday! Then - of course - he discussed about 5mins whether the prize for the picture would be 5,000 riel (about 50 cents) or 1 US$.
Didn't they all make the choice to leave their comfortable home to explore a different country and experience something new - something that they cannot see or do every day at home in Wanneikel?
We of course also had our days of frustration and 3 weeks of continous rain may be a blessing in some really dry areas of the world. Sure, in the meantime, I am absolutely craving a "Leberwurstbrot" and a proper washing machine. And the never ending "Mistaaaaar, please buy this. For school. Very cheap prize" at every possible corner can be hard to take. But on the other hand: We didn't go away to be home.
We went away to find something new. To learn (... to relax (guess who ;-) ?), to cope with the heat (guess who ;-) ?), with the food, with different ways of sleeping, other languages, weird bus schedules, ...) Which we did, maybe in little steps, but we did. Amazing things every day. The pictures prove it:
Thank you, world!
Have you ever noticed that a lot of travellers look grumpy?
They sit in a Tuk-Tuk somewhere in Asia and look annoyed (ok, it is 40 degrees outside and the Tuk-Tuk is not a brand new BMW). They sit on a boat while cruising some turquoise islands and look hungry (well, no Schnitzel on the Fijis or proper bread in China). They squeeze into a tiny guest house and complain about the old mattresses (perhaps they should have invested more than US$ 5 for a double-room?!). But also in a 4-5 star "etablissement" like we are currently staying at in Angkor the people mostly do not look happy. It seems there is always something that does not work for them: the weather, the food, the tour programme, the (or no) internet, their company, the money they paid, ...
I still think about 2 swedish girls who would spend their days in Phnom Penh sitting in front of the TV, watching Hollywood movies. Sightseeing is boring, especially when it involves history.
While spending the last 2 days mostly in religious temples and places of worship it is amazing how many people simply cannot read, not even a stupid simple sign. They climb the temple towers to prove they can do it, they wear close to nothing or complain about the uncomfortable walk-ways. They pat every kid's head and ignore the "No pictures"-signs wherever possible (Is this because you bought a very expensive D5 which you just cannot handle?). Why did they decide to travel 20,000 kms, when all they want to do is to behave as (badly as) they do at home? For example, yesterday I had to listen to a(nother) "Tschörman tourisst" who assured me about 20 times that the typical tourist pictures are nothing he would normally do and that he is really ashamed of doing this (ähm, then why?). After that he took off and positioned himself in the middle of the "real" Aspara dancers and pretended to be some kind of very cool Heavy Metal band lead with his groupies. It was obviously one of the highlights of his holiday! Then - of course - he discussed about 5mins whether the prize for the picture would be 5,000 riel (about 50 cents) or 1 US$.
Didn't they all make the choice to leave their comfortable home to explore a different country and experience something new - something that they cannot see or do every day at home in Wanneikel?
We of course also had our days of frustration and 3 weeks of continous rain may be a blessing in some really dry areas of the world. Sure, in the meantime, I am absolutely craving a "Leberwurstbrot" and a proper washing machine. And the never ending "Mistaaaaar, please buy this. For school. Very cheap prize" at every possible corner can be hard to take. But on the other hand: We didn't go away to be home.
We went away to find something new. To learn (... to relax (guess who ;-) ?), to cope with the heat (guess who ;-) ?), with the food, with different ways of sleeping, other languages, weird bus schedules, ...) Which we did, maybe in little steps, but we did. Amazing things every day. The pictures prove it:
Thank you, world!
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