Where winding roads, rusty rails, iffy health and lean budget meet the calm
We are in Tromsø. Still Sat, Jun 14. At 69.65° it is about 660km longitudinal north of Iqaluit, Canada, and 340km north of the Arctic Circle. Its centre is located on the island of Tromsøya (Tromsø island) and is connected to the mainland Tromsøbrua, by a kilometre-long bridge Continue reading “Tromsø”
Sat, Jun 14
Moving further north day. Not that we are not north, but today we’ll take a bus all the way to Tromsø. The farthest north I’ll likely ever be. There was a time we dreamt to ship our van (now long time gone) and drive all the way to the North Cape, Europe’s most northern point at about 71° and some 470km north of the Arctic Circle. Continue reading “Narvik to Tromsø on bus 100”
It was surprisingly easy to travel by bus in Malaysia. If you remember, we arrived in Malacca, our first destination on Malaysia, by bus from Singapore. Continue reading “Buses in Malaysia”
End of May
It is hard to imagine that this modern, multicultural, sophisticated, effective, and should I add futuristic and utopic city-state, began its existence in its current representation only 54 years ago. Continue reading “Singapore”
Adelaide and Darwin: what do these two cities have in common? To begin with these were the last two Australian cities we stayed in. Continue reading “Adelaide and Darwin”
A white temple, a black house, a tea plantation and factory, three borders and entertainment at a night street food market packed in a day was a bit much, but Chiang Rai took the nod for our time in Thailand. Continue reading “Rai’s City”
George Town is definitely the most cosmopolitan city in Malaysia from what we have seen. Continue reading “George Town from high and low”
A long time ago I had this idea to travel to or from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur by train as part of our around-the-world-by-train itinerary. Continue reading “Singapore to Malacca by bus”
Yes, it is majestic and magnificent. And we were lucky to see it, snow covered and gloriously shining diamond-like on a clear sunny day. Continue reading “The glory of Mt. Cook”
As we have probably mentioned a few times our “splurge times” for NZ were Milford Sound and Mt. Cook. Continue reading “A hat in Milford Sound and old car parade in Te Anau”
Oh, the bus drivers! They are so good and friendly. Continue reading “Notes from the bus driver’s seat”
We usually write about the trains we take, but our experience with buses in NZ is exceptional and worth a post even before we finish our trains post. Continue reading “New Zealand by bus”
Well, we went South, as far South as we could, all the way to New Zealand. Continue reading “When things go South”
And so, our RTW trip has begun. All booked, checked and crosschecked. Continue reading “Some stats”
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