Nov 6, 2011 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
24th September Katherine We finally leave Darwin and drive the 350kms south to Katherine along fast and barren highways arriving four hours later. [singlepic id=2685 w=665 h=360 float=None] The temperature hits 39C. The road trains that share the highways are...
Nov 5, 2011 | Australia, Australia and New Zealand, Blog, Oceania |
One flat tyre, a new radiator, two gear box solenoids, a new brake master cylinder, around 100 tanks of fuel, 1000s of hours driving, 36,000 miles (58,000km), 31 countries and 461 days on the road later, we have made it to Australia! We have now joined the small club...
Sep 12, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Timor Leste |
29th August Timor Leste History The Portuguese first arrived in Timor in the 16th century, with the Dutch following 50 years later, both with a vested interest in the trade of sandalwood and timber. The two powers were to compete for Timor over the next...
Aug 29, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
West Timor 27th August Kupang Arriving in West Timor 16 hours later at 7am in the early morning haze, a search for a hotel begins in the capital, Kupang. We were befriended by an Indonesian man the previous day who we had met at the port. He had been living in...
Aug 26, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
Flores 21st August We relax in Labuanbajo, in a modern cafe overlooking the bay, with a delicious vegetable pizza and some iced tea. Located on the far west coast line, it’s billed as Flores’ next big tourist destination, probably a result of its setting within a...
Aug 20, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
2nd August We leave Manado early and head to Gorontalo, to catch the ferry to the Togean Islands. We had two choices for our return journey, drive 750miles all the way back round, or pay for the car ferry which would firstly drop us in Wakai on the Togeans and then...
