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Bureaucracy, War and Weather… the next 30.000 km
When we set out, we (very scientifically) predicted that upon our 30,000th-odd kilometre we would be back in peaceful Mömlingen. Looking back on our prediction, we ignored one factor: we would not actually be travelling ‘as the crow flies’, and not always in the direction of home. We have in fact spent quite a few … Continue reading
From Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
From Singapore we entered Malaysia. Our first stop was Melakka, an medival city, once occupied by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British. We then headed north to Kuala Lumpur to bring in the new year. Afterwards we went to Taman Negara Nationalpark, a 130 million years old jungle.
One continent, two worlds: Goodbye Indonesia, Hello Singapore!
Confucius wrote that ‘In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.’ This struck a chord with us during our latest week of travel. Having journeyed through swathes of Indonesia populated by people living a hand to mouth existence we … Continue reading
