RTW - Round the world | pprtw
a trip
by PPRTW
Share- Monday, September 19, 2011
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- Tuesday, September 20, 2011
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Sankt Petersburg, Russland (2:00 am)
Ankunft morgens um 2 Uhr in der Wohnung, gebucht über Airbnb.
Tagesausflüge zum Peterhof und nach Pusckin - Monday, September 26, 2011
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- Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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- Thursday, October 6, 2011
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- Saturday, October 8, 2011
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- Monday, October 10, 2011
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- Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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- Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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- Saturday, October 15, 2011
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- Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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- Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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- Sunday, October 23, 2011
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- Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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- Friday, October 28, 2011
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- Saturday, October 29, 2011
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- Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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- Friday, November 4, 2011
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- Monday, November 7, 2011
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- Saturday, November 12, 2011
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- Monday, November 14, 2011
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Datong, Shanxi, China (5:00 pm)
Tagesausflug zur Hölzerne Pagode Yīngxiàn Mùtǎ in Yīngxiàn und zu den Hängende Tempel Xuánkōngsì bei Hunyan
Tagesausflug zu den Yúngāng-Grotten (ca. 16km westlichen von Datong) - Thursday, November 17, 2011
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- Saturday, November 19, 2011
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- Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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- Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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- Thursday, December 1, 2011
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- Friday, December 2, 2011
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- Saturday, December 3, 2011
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- Sunday, December 4, 2011
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- Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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- Friday, December 9, 2011
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- Monday, December 12, 2011
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- Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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- Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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- Friday, January 6, 2012
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- Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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- Thursday, January 12, 2012
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- Friday, January 13, 2012
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Xiamen, Fujian, China (10:00 pm)
6 hours train trip to a short night in a shady place in Xiamen before the onward journey - Saturday, January 14, 2012
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- Sunday, January 15, 2012
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- Monday, January 16, 2012
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- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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- Friday, January 20, 2012
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- Saturday, January 21, 2012
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- Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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- Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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- Friday, January 27, 2012
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- Saturday, January 28, 2012
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- Tuesday, January 31, 2012
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- Saturday, February 4, 2012
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- Monday, February 6, 2012
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- Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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- Sunday, February 12, 2012
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- Monday, February 27, 2012
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- Sunday, March 4, 2012
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- Thursday, March 8, 2012
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- Saturday, March 10, 2012
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- Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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- Friday, March 16, 2012
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- Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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- Saturday, March 24, 2012
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- Sunday, March 25, 2012
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- Friday, March 30, 2012
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- Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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- Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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- Thursday, April 5, 2012
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- Monday, April 9, 2012
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- Thursday, April 12, 2012
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- Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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- Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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- Monday, April 23, 2012
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- Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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- Sunday, April 29, 2012
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- Friday, May 4, 2012
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- Monday, May 7, 2012
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- Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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- Thursday, May 10, 2012
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- Friday, May 18, 2012
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- Sunday, May 20, 2012
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- Monday, May 21, 2012
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- Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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- Monday, May 28, 2012
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- Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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- Friday, June 1, 2012
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- Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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Tonsai, Thailand (11:00 am)194/5 Moo 5, Tambol Saithai, Muang, Krabi 81000, 81000, Thailand | 075-662096
- Friday, June 8, 2012
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- Saturday, June 9, 2012
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- Monday, June 11, 2012
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- Sunday, June 17, 2012
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- Monday, June 18, 2012
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A camping site surrounded by mountains covered with strawberry farms - we finally made it to paradise... - Monday, June 25, 2012
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Kuala Tahan, Malaysia (9:59 pm)
From cool Highlands to hot and humid jungle for challenging walks and animal spotting. - Saturday, June 30, 2012
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Kota Bahru, Malaysia (8:00 pm)
Arrived on the north eastern coast using the Jungle Railway (read: palm plantation). - Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia (11:00 pm)
Seriously hitting the beach for the first time since Kep, Cambodia. Nice snorkeling to be had... - Sunday, July 8, 2012
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- Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Melaka, Malaysia (2:51 pm)
Short bus ride further south. Feels like Georgetown but even more historical - Friday, July 13, 2012
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- Monday, July 16, 2012
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Johor Bahru, Malaysia (7:34 pm)Johor Bahru City Square 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 07-2219989
Back from Pulau Tioman w/ little snorkeling due to rainy weather - Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (11:32 pm)
Left the mainland to Borneo, first scheduled flight in 10 months travel - Thursday, July 26, 2012
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Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia (5:28 am)
Moved east on Borneo; surprisingly bad roads (worse than Vietnam) and 17h (with 2h breakdown) on the Bus. Now: breakfast - Saturday, July 28, 2012
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Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia (2:20 pm)
3 nights tent right in front of National Park entrance, 4 cave visits, and lots of bats - Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (2:28 pm)
1 day stop-over in Brunei on our way from Sarawak to Sabah; both Malaysian territory - Thursday, August 2, 2012
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- Monday, August 6, 2012
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- Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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Nunukan, Kalimantan, Indonesien (12:50 pm)
Covered 36km by sea today, missed weekly boat to Sulawesi because ferry to Tarakan too full. Waiting... - Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Tarakan, Kalimantan, Indonesien (7:19 pm)
Made it to Tarakan - after all, and especially after Malaysia, surprisingly strong culture shock again - Thursday, August 9, 2012
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- Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Samarinda, Kalimantan, Indonesien (1:30 pm)
Public transport discontinued, we arrived via back-breaking 21hour private car ride for 250km linear distance - Monday, August 13, 2012
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- Thursday, August 16, 2012
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Doda, Sulawesi, Indonesien (11:30 pm)
From the Pelni boat and sitting on the floor for 14h, straight into a crowded mini bus for a 9h ride up the mountains to stunning-cultur-awesome-landscape Doda. - Sunday, August 19, 2012
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Bomba, Bada, Sulawesi, Indonesien (3:00 pm)
Arrived to a swim in the mountain stream after 2 days of lots of altitude and sticky hiking through rain forest. - Monday, August 20, 2012
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Tentena, Sulawesi, Indonesien (7:28 pm)
Still alive after spontaneous & stunning highland excursion w/o internet for a couple of days. - Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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- Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Sunset Beach, Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesien (2:00 pm)Kadidiri Island, Togian Islands, Indonesia | (0)85 657202004
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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- Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesien (8:53 pm)
After days in paradise an early start (4am) with little reward. Indonesian traffic shows who's the boss - Friday, August 31, 2012
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Made it here after 2 complete days of travelling from the Togians. Motorbike time is on - Thursday, September 6, 2012
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Moni, Flores, Indonesien (3:00 pm)
Long way here:
1. Night Bus Rantepao - Makassar (10h)
2. Pelni Ship Makassar - Larantuka (26h)
3. Bus Larantuka - Moni (9h) - Friday, September 7, 2012
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Ende, Flores, Indonesien (5:30 pm)
Best avoided functional stop on our way from Moni (Kelimutu) to Bajawa - Saturday, September 8, 2012
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Bajawa, Flores, Indonesien (6:00 pm)
Next cultural stop. Only 5h here, then catching up sleep from 3d Bus/Ferry/Kelimutu action. - Monday, September 10, 2012
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Labuanbajo, Flores, Indonesien (7:30 pm)
Arrived from Bajawa. Only 13h, about half of which we were actually driving. Completed Flores crossing east->west. - Sunday, September 16, 2012
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Kuta, Bali, Indonesien (9:00 pm)
Arrived afer 4d/3n cruise through Komodo NP, some snorkeling, and a ferry trip from Lombok - Monday, September 17, 2012
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Jakarta, Java, Indonesien (5:00 pm)
GTFO of Kuta (Bali), arrived in 2h via plane for 8€ more than the alternative 36h bus ride would have cost - Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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Bogor, Java, Indonesien (4:41 pm)
Despite better knowledge via packed commuter train, standing for 1h with backpack mounted. Gardens better be nice - Sunday, September 19, 1012
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- Sunday, September 23, 2012
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Jakarta, Java, Indonesien (4:30 pm)
Back to the captial for last night in Indonesia. Tomorrow visa pick-up and flight to Sri Lanka. - Monday, September 24, 2012
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- Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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- Saturday, September 29, 2012
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Gorakhpur, Indien (9:00 am)
2 days on Nepal border waiting for hostel booking (for visa) to be due, and catching up with blog. Good street food here too, no inet though - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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Kathmandu, Nepal (1:00 am)
After a long day (06:00-01:00) via inefficient busses in India & Nepal we made it to dream land - Sunday, October 14, 2012
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- Saturday, October 20, 2012
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- Monday, October 29, 2012
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Namche Bazar, Nepal (4:45 pm)
Back to mainstream after Cho La, Renjo La, and Thame. Lots of cake to be had. - Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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Tumlingtar, Khandbari, Nepal (4:00 pm)
A place with public transport... first time after 4 weeks. Tomorrow to Kathmandu. - Friday, November 9, 2012
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Kathmandu, Nepal (9:00 am)
First hot shower in 1 month, a huge steak, and some cake - back in civilization after 27h on busses - Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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Bhairahawa, Nepal (7:00 pm)
So so 8h bus ride to Nepali side of Sunauli border. Splurge at local hotel restaurant. Tomorrow Varanasi?! - Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Indien (11:30 pm)
2 bus rides from the border, only 9h (3,5€/pax), and we are here - mix of awe and disgust - Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, Indien (6:00 pm)
Short 3h train ride with just as much delay and a rickshaw ride to the place where Buddha found enlightenment - Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Patna, Bihar, Indien (3:00 pm)
Rickshaw ride and 2h train (sitting in open car door) to catch onward train to Nagaland in 1day. One night in train station. - Saturday, December 1, 2012
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Kohima, Nagaland, Indien (11:30 am)
Ouch... 1 night at train station, 2 nights in a sleeper train and now a room without running water - Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Mokokchung, Nagaland, Indien (1:00 pm)
140km, 7h busride from Kohima we hope to get a glimpse on the villagers we saw on the festival - Sunday, December 9, 2012
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Mon, Nagaland, Indien (7:00 am)
Never ending story of getting here (25h and 5 bus changes) for 70km - hoping it was worth it. - Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Longwa, Nagaland, Indien (4:30 pm)
Public bus disrupted, took shared cab. 2 nights in GH actually across the border in Myanmar - Friday, December 14, 2012
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Garamur, Majuli Insel, Assam, Indien (1:00 pm)
2 days of spiritual calmness on the 2nd largest river island - World Heritage - Monday, December 17, 2012
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Kaziranga-Nationalpark, Assam, Indien (2:30 pm)
Quick bus, ferry (nasty wooden boat), bus, foot, bus combination - 140km in 7h only. Rhinos, here we come - Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Guwahati, Assam, Indien (7:00 pm)
Afternoon 5h bus ride after the elephants. Need to buy train tickets to Darjeeling - Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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Shillong, Meghalaya, Indien (5:30 pm)
Side trip to another NE province. Supposedly strange jungle bridges to be found around - Saturday, December 22, 2012
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Darjeeling, Westbengalen, Indien (2:00 pm)
Pleasant enough sleeper train ride to our Christmas present, a luxury hotel - Friday, December 28, 2012
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Kurseong, Westbengalen, Indien (1:00 pm)
Pleasant enough Sumo ride, cheap stunning view room - looking for someone from the past - Sunday, December 30, 2012
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Shiliguri, Westbengalen, Indien (8:00 pm)
That worked well. Train ticket waiting list didn't check out - stuck and no onward booking in sight - Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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Kalkutta, Westbengalen, Indien (10:30 am)
15h sleeper bus - not bad at all. Booked some train tickets, thinking about taking bus more often - Sunday, January 6, 2013
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Satna, Madhya Pradesh, Indien (0:30 am)
Sleeper train w/ 9h (at first only 3h) delay to arrive at midnight, night in train station retiring room - and into the hospital -
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, Indien (1:30 pm)
Arrived by bus and auto-rickshaw (paid for by lying bus conductor) - to hospital and doctor once again - Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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- Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Indien (4:30 pm)
Quick train ride after last night's stop-over and sightseeing in Orchha. On to the Taj Mahal - Monday, January 14, 2013
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Amritsar, Punjab, Indien (8:00 am)
Ninja train surfing after uselessly lost time w/ police - actually got through-ride (w/o ticket) when all trains said packed - Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Bikaner, Rajasthan, Indien (5:00 am)
Another good sleeper bus ride - despite what evil touts of competing travel office threatened - Sunday, January 20, 2013
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Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Indien (5:00 am)
7h sleeper bus ride and now were are in the famous desert town well accustomed to foreign needs (german bakeries, ...) - Thursday, January 24, 2013
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Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indien (6:30 pm)
Slow government bus for almost 6h, but - heh - we saved 2.5Rs (3€ct) per ticket - Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Pushkar, Rajasthan, Indien (6:00 pm)
Quick local bus ride. Strange: Women in colorful Saris working on a 6 lane highway - Friday, February 1, 2013
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Jaipur, Rajasthan, Indien (5:00 pm)
On to our train hub towards the south. Government bus, no-frill but cheap & effective - Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Indien (8:00 am)
Two nights on the train from Rajasthan further south, from now on once again with a guest - Sunday, February 10, 2013
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Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, Indien (11:50 am)
Sleeper train to Chennai and quick escape out of Moloch cities - only the ordinary madness - Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indien (6:00 am)
2h bus to Puducherry, half a day for sightseeing, and onwards with an expensive 8h sleeper bus - Thursday, February 14, 2013
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- Saturday, February 16, 2013
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- Sunday, February 17, 2013
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Ernakulam, Kerala, Indien (5:00 pm)
Most unefficient transport ever - 4 buses, 1 ferry but saw some of the backwaters and local villages - Friday, February 22, 2013
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Indien (7:00 pm)
Really quick and pleasant flight w/ @jetairways - even got a warm meal - Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indien (1:00 pm)
With mom safely returned home, only the two of us continue to our last stage in India - Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, Südafrika (7:30 pm)
Two pleasant flights w/ @EtihadAirways - crew bent over backwards, even made us some sandwiches. Picked up our car already - Friday, March 1, 2013
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Sabie, Mpumalanga, Südafrika (7:30 pm)
Road trip, day 1: Visited Apartheid Museum, and covered 410km (over 10€ toll!), partially through scenic landscape - Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Phalaborwa, Mpumalanga, Südafrika (7:30 pm)
Wow: World's 3rd-largest canyon, lots of waterfalls and overall stunning landscape. Iceland in warm&green. Now on Kruger frontier - Sunday, March 3, 2013
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- Monday, March 4, 2013
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