• Over and out

    March 19, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    We are back in Switzerland where our journey and this blog comes to an end. If you want to hear some more stories - hit us up! We're more than happy to tell you more about our adventures in person! Thank you for keeping up with us and we hope you enjoyed our little journal.
    - Ray & Sina

    Mir sind zrugg ide Schwiiz und somit endet üsi Reis und au de Blog. Wies sich für Reisendi ghört, werdemer ide folgende Zit nume vo Sumatra verzelle. Also wenner Froge hend oder no meh Gschichte wönd ghöre - nume no so gern! Danke vill mool dasser üsi Textli so flissig glese, gliked und kommentiert hend, I hoff sie hend eu gfalle.
    Bis uf es anders Mool!
    - Ray & Sina
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  • Time to say goodray...

    March 18, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Goodbye Singapore, goodbye Southeast Asia. Thank you for all the memories. We've had a blast. See ya next time!🥰

    Tschüss Singapur, tschüss Südostasie. Danke vill mool für all die schöne Begegnige und die viele Erinnerige. Mir werded uf jede Fall retour cho!🥰Read more

  • Singapore Day 2

    March 17, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    The first thing on our list today was going back to the Gardens by the Bay and visiting the cloud dome (the one with the waterfall) and the flower dome (the one with the flowers?). In the afternoon we both enjoyed some me time. Ray at the gym and I went on a little shopping trip. As this was the last evening (outside of the airplane) of our whole journey we've decided to have dinner on the 40th floor Skybar at Artemis Grill. In the middle of the Financial District, with a great view on Marina Bay an German music (Cro) we've enjoyed an enormously tasty meal. What an perfect ending of this amazing trip🥰

    Als Ersts hemmer hüt wieder de Weg zude Gardens by the Bay uf us gnoh, zum die zwei Attraktione "Cloud Dome" (de mit em Wasserfall) und "Flower Dome" (de mit Pflanze, aber ohni Wasserfall) go bestuune. Am Nomitag simmer noch meh als zwei Wuche s erste mool trennti Weg gange. De Ray is Fitness und ich go Lädele. Will hüt scho üse letscht Obig (usserhalb vomene Flugzüg) ahgstande isch, hemmer üs entschiede ide Skybar ufem 40ste Stock im Artemis Grill go Znacht esse. Zmizt im Bankeviertel, mitene prächtige Usblick über d Marina Bay und dütscher Musig (Cro) hemmer e sehr feins Menü dörfe gnüsse. Was für en perfekte Abschluss für üsi wunderbar Reis🥰
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  • Hello Singapore!

    March 17, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Our last stop before we go back home is the city of Singapore. Our flight from Medan was 70 minutes short and we've managed to get to our hostel only by public just as we're used to at home. With its many gardens, cleanliness and how we are treated by the locals, we clearly got a little reverse culture shock by this beautiful city. We spent the rest of the day with a little shopping tour followed by a first trip to the marina bay area which we will discover even more tomorrow.

    Üse letscht Halt vors für üs wieder uf de Heiweg goht isch de Stadtstaat Singapur. De Flug vo Medan isch mit sinne 70 Minute sehr churzwiilig gsi und üses lässige Hostel in little India hemmer fast wie dehei, nur mitem ÖV, denn erfolgrich erreicht. Im Verglich zu de Hauptstadt vo Sumatra hemmer do in Singapur gad scho en erste umkehrte Kulturschock erlebt. No akribischer wie bi üs (und mit hohe Buesse wemmer di teils spezielle Gsetz nöd ihaltet) wird i dere Stadt uf Suberkeit und vorbildlichs beneh gachtet. De restlich Tag hemmer mitere chlinne Shoppingtour und ahschlüssend miteme erste bestune vode Marina Bay Gegend und de Gardens by the Bay (wommer morn no chli gnäuer gönd go ahluege) usklingeloh.
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  • Medan zum Zweite

    March 15, 2023 in Indonesia

    We luckily have had our very last car transfer from Parapat (Lake Toba) to Medan today. Only a few blocks apart but way more comfortable is our second hotel in Medan which we've not only chosen by its name (Swiss Bel Inn) rather than by its reviews on booking.com. Walking through the streets of the capital of Sumatra we found us being a lot more confident and less annoyed by the stares of the locals as we did exactly 2 weeks ago. I guess we're used to feel like zoo animals by now😅 After two weeks of noodles and rice Ray was more than happy to be able to order a pizza for dinner before we spend our very last night in Sumatra.

    Glücklicherwiis isch de hütig Autotransport vo Parapat (Lake Toba) zrugg uf Medan de letscht gsi uf üsere Reis. Über d Rezensione uf booking.com hemmer passenderwiis s Hotel Swiss Bel Inn gfunde wo nur es paar strössli witer isch, aber viiiiiiel en höchere Komfort bütet, wie üses erste Hotel do in Medan. Fertig ihgrichtet und de Ray frisch massiert, simmer denn nomol echli dur d Stadt gloffe und hend üs scho vill sicherer und weniger fest ahgstarrt gfühlt wie vor genau 2 Wuche, aber vilicht hemmer üs au eifach a üses Zootierdasein gwöhnt😅. Noch 2 Wuche Nudle und Ris het sich de Ray e feini Pizza zum z Nacht gönnt, vor üsi letscht Nacht do in Sumatra ahbricht.
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  • Lake Toba mitem Roller

    March 14, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

    The latest news report that Tom Lüthi has been seen at lake Toba. Witnesses do also report about the girl sitting on the back of Lüthis scooter. Sina, that's her name, started the journey that day with plain white skin and finished in style... red like a tomato. Sina and Lüthi aka Ray have been seen driving around lake toba with horrendous speed. They started their trip with the hunt for an ATM, which they luckely found quiet fast. Now equiped with loads of cash and huge driving-skills (talking about Ray) they went on to visit two museums for local architecture and culture. Altough the museums haven't been that informative the looks have been impressive. At the end of the trip the driving star and his girlfriend visited a stunning waterfall as you can see above. FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT TOBA CATASTOPHE THEORY ASK GEOGRAPHY TEACHER RAY #toofastforpolice#Baliflashback#BOTTLENECK

    Die neuste Nochrichte meldet bereits d'Sichtig vom Tom Lüthi uf sim Roller am Tobasee. Er düst det anschiinend mit sinere Fründin de Sina dur gegend. Die starchi Sunneistrahlig am Äquator het für de Lüthi aka de Ray so einigi Vorteil. Bispilswiis dient ihm dSina noch em hütige Usflug ufgrund vo ihrer scho fast lüchtend roter Hutfarb für de rest vo de Ferie als Laternli.
    De hütig Usflug het gstartet mit de jagt nochemne Bankautomat wo au funktioniert. Kum isch de gfunde gsi hend sich dSina und de Ray mit unglaublichem Fahrkönnen (also nur de Ray) und Millionebeträg ah Geld uf de Weg i richtig Museum gmacht. Noch zwei Bsüech i Musee über Architektur und Kultur isch de abschlüssendi Trip zum Wasserfall agstande, wie obe ersichtlich isch.
    #dschnellfürpolizei#tobakatastophentheorie#flaschenhals
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  • En wiitere Reisetag

    March 13, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    6 hours. In the car. Again. We are both happy to spend a whole day exploring Samosir Island tomorrow. We feel lile the cat on the table above and say Selamat Tilur (Good night)! 🤗

    Auf ein Neues... 6 Stund im Auto. Mir sind beidi glücklich morn en ganze Tag chöne d Umgebig vo Samosir chöne ahzluege. Mir fühled üs wie de Büsi ufem Föteli obedra und veraschieded üs für hüt. Selamat Tilur! (Guet Nacht)! 🤗Read more

  • Byebye Tailana

    March 12, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C

    Today we said goodbye to our little Island Tailana and Clara the cat. Another 6 hours by boat we now stay one more night in Singkil before we leave for Lake Toba tomorrow.

    Hüt hemmer üsere chlinne Insle und de Clara (em herzige Büsi) wieder müesse Tschüss sege. Nochere witere 6-stündige Bootsreis blibemer jetzt nomol ei Nacht in Singkil, vors denn morn an Tobasee goht.Read more

  • Insel Hopping

    March 11, 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Todays adventure was an island hopping tour with one of our host. Tailana is one of the Pulau Banyak wich translated are 'The hundred Islands". If you have a quick look at google maps you will see many tiny "Robinson Crusoe" Islands. Three of them have been visited by us today. Next to all of them were beautiful reefs and multicolored fish including some Nemos. Eventhough the weather wasn't as beautiful and with less sunburn potential than yesterday, we've soaked up all the beauty this place has to show.

    A special highlight waited for me after our last dinner (fish of course) when I was finally allowed to pet the cat that followed us everywhere. Thanks Ray🥰

    Am hüttige Tag het e Island-Hopping-Tour mit eim vo üse Gastgeber uf üs gwartet. Tailana isch ei Insle vode Pulau Banyak, wa übersetzt so vill wie "Hundert Insle" bedütet. Wennd schnell uf Google Maps güggslisch, gsehsch ganz vill chlinni "Robinson Crusoe"-Inseli. 3 vo dene hemmer hüt dörfe betrachte und eini vo dene het tatsächlich nume ei Kokospalme druf gha. Nebet allne Insle hets wunderschöni Riff inklusive es paar Nemos womer via Schorchel sind go bestune. Trotz em weniger (für Sunnebrand) guetem Wetter hemmer a üsem letschte volle Tag a dem unglaublich schöne Fleckli Erde alli Idrück regelrecht ufgsugt.

    E speziells Highlight vo dem Tag het noch em Znacht (wie all di letschte Moolzite hets natürli wieder Fisch geh) uf mi gwartet. I han endli dörfe de Büsi strichle wo üs scho sit Tag eis wie en Schatte verfolgt het. Danke Ray🥰
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  • Tailana Island

    March 10, 2023, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    As we don't have a lot to tell you about today, here are some facts about Tailana Island:
    • 7 acres big
    • 20 minutes to walk around it
    • 6 huts to rent
    • 5 workers and 2 cats live here
    • 1 outdoor gym
    • 8 AM - 1 PM & 5 PM - 10 PM electricity
    and we are the only two visitors at the moment and enjoying it to the fullest 😊

    Für üs isch hüt gmüetlichs Schnorchle, Sünnele, Lese und eifach echli si ufem Prgramm gstande. Wellmer eu drum nüt würkli spannends chönd verzelle do es paar Zahle zude Insle Tailana:
    • 7 Hektar gross
    • 20 Minute zum sie umrunde
    • 6 Hüsli fürd Gäst
    • 5 Gastgeber/Arbeiter und 2 Chatze lebed do
    • 1 Outdoor-Fitness hets
    • 8.00 - 13.00 Uhr & 17.00 - 22.00 Uhr Elektrizität
    und mir sind di einzige zwei Gäst momentan und gnüsseds i volle Züg😊
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  • Überfahrt nach Tailana Island

    March 9, 2023, Indian Ocean

    Our morning started with an unsuccessful treasure hunt for an atm which wants to give us some money. We now just have to hope for the best cashwise. The proud Swiss people that we are we of course arrived at the port 10 minutes early to leave it 80 minutes later by the locals boat. Apperently we forgot somebody at land wich made us wait another two hours. After another 4 hours we arrived on the Island Balai where our hosts were already waiting for us with their slow boat. At 5 PM we arrived at Tailana Island, our final destination. We were flabbergasted from the first minute we arrived. More about this beautiful island tomorrow...

    Üse Morge het demit ahgfange, dassmer zwei Geldautomate abklapperet hend wo üs aber beidi nüt hend wölle usegeh. Bargeldmässig mömmer ide nögste Täg eifach ufs beste hoffe. Typisch schwizerisch simmer denn 10 Minute zfrüeh am Hafe gstande, dassmer 80 Minute spöter mit em Boot vode iheimische hend chöne ablegge. Ahschienend hemmer denn aber no nebert oder nebis a Land vergesse und hend drum nomol 2 Stund bizli usserhalb möse uf es anders Boot warte. 4 Stund spöter simmer denn uf de Insle Balai ahcho, wo üsi Gastgeber mit erem "slow boat" uf üs gwartet hend. Am 17.00 simmer nochere wunderbare Bootsfahrt endli a üsem Ziel, de Insle Tailana ahcho. Meh zu dem Stückli Paradies gits morn...
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  • Road to Singkil

    March 8, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    We left Berastagi on time to go to our next destination, the harbour village Singkil. Due to an accident we arrived two hours late at our first stop the Sipiso Piso waterfall (210 meters high). After a quick lunch we hit the road and arrived at our final destination Singkil at 6.20 PM. After a quick stroll to the harbour we're now laying in our bed hoping the best for tomorrows boat journey to Tailana Island.

    Pünktlich am 9.00 simmer mit üsem Privatchauffeur und sinnere Frau z Berastagi abgfahre. Wegeme Unfall simmer denn mit 2 Stund Verspötig am Sipiso Piso Wasserfall (210 Meter höch) ahcho. Nocheme churze Touristetürli und Zmittag hemmer üs if di lang Witerfahrt gmacht. Am 18.20 simmer denn endli im Hafestädtli Singkil ahcho. Nochdemer üses meh als eifache Zimmer bezoge hend und en churze Erkundigsspaziergang zum Hafe gmacht hend, liggemer jetzt im Bett und hoffet dass morn alles rund lauft mit üsere Bootstour Richtig Insel Tailana.
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  • Mount Sibayak

    March 7, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Waking up at 4 in the morning wasn't as bad as we thougt. The fact that we already knew the other group members (USA, Germany, Netherlands) from Bukit Lawang made it even better to hike up the vulcano in complete darkness. Unfortunately the early wake up hasn't paid off as the sunrise was completely blocked from clouds. Eventhough we've enjoyed the trip with our new friends a lot and the visit at the local hot springs made it all worth it. My first time on a vulcano was a 10/10.

    S früene ufstoh am Morge am 4i isch weniger schlimm gsi als erwartet und üsi Gruppekonstellation mit 3 Lüt wommer scho kennt hend vom Dschungel (USA, Dütschland, Niederlande) hets Ganze umso besser gmacht. Leider hemmer dasmol s Glück nöd uf üsere Site gha und de Sunneufgang isch vo dichte Wolke verdeckt worde. Trotzalledem isch mini erst Vulkanbesichtigung wunderbar gsi. Nochdem dassmer im Krater vom Vulkan umenandgloffe und wieder vom Berg abegloffe sind, hemmer no chöne ide heisse, vom Vulkan ufgheizte Quelle go bädele (natürli im T-Shirt und churze Hose fürd Fraue), was die ganze Strapaze vom Morge wieder wett gmacht het.
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  • Berastagi

    March 6, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌫 18 °C

    After a 4 hour journey we arrived in Berastagi, a village 1.400m over sea level. Similar to Switzerland, the climate is way more enjoyable as it isn't as humid as it used to be in the jungle. There is a food market every single evening from 6pm where you can choose between local specialities. Safety first, Ray and I decided to become vegetarians for the time we stay in Indonesia😅 #youdon'tknowwhatyouget

    Right now we're already in bed as our alarm is set for 4 AM to hike to the top of Mt. Sibayak.

    Noch 4 Stund imene enge Touristereisebüssli simmer im Bergdorf Berastagi ahcho. (1.400m.ü.M). Meh noch mim Gusto ischs do agnehmi 20°C warm und d Luftfüetigkeit isch au vill tüfer wie im Dschungel. Jede einzel Obig abem 6i stellet di Iheimische ufs Neue en Essensmarkt uf, womer us verschiedenste lokale Spezialitäte chan ussueche. Safety first hend de Ray und i üs entschiede, dassmer für die Zit do in Indonesie Vegetarier werdet 😅 #Hundefleisch

    Jetzt gohts ab is Nest, well morn Morge am 4i üse Wecker lütet für d Sunneufgangtour uf de Vulkan Mount Sibayak.
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  • Jungle Day 4

    March 5, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    The plan for today was a Village Tour with our personal local guides and hosts Oman and Bob. Off we went, the four of us in one tuktuk.😂 They showed us some of many local food productions such as rice, brown sugar, cacao, tofu, palm oil and rubber. All in all a very educational day with LOTS of fun with our two guides. Terima kasih!

    Hüt isch e Dorftour mit üsene beidne iheimische Hosts, em Oman und em Bob uf em Plan gstande. Unter anderem hends üs erklärt wie me Ris, Palmöl, Kautschuk und Kakao ahbaut. Au hend mer bide Tofuproduktion dörfe zueluege und wie us Sirup brune Zucker hergstellt wird. En enorm lehrriche Tag goht z End und mir sind unglaublich beidruckt wie vill Lebesmittel do no vo Hand hergstellt werded. Terima kasih (Danke) a üsi super Guides, mer hend riesig Spass gha z Vierte uf eim Tuktuk😂
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  • Jungle Day 3

    March 4, 2023 in Indonesia

    After an other lovely meal in the early morning we started our way back to Bukit Lawang. Halfway though we met our friend Kathrin the Organ Utan again. We didn't have to walk the whole way back as we got picked up with the 'Jungle Taxi'. Of course I couldn't bring my phone but we had at least as much fun as the guys in de video above 😂

    Nocheme super Zmorge hemmer üs langsam aber sicher uf de Heiweg gmacht. Unterwegs hemmer üsi Orang Utan Fründin d Kathrin vom Vortag wieder gseh. Nocheme sehr gäche Abstieg simmer vom 'Jungle Taxi' abgholt worde. Us Sicherheitsgründ hani mis Handy nöd chöne ufd Fahrt mitneh, aber mir hend mindestens so vill Spass gha wie die Lüt im Video obedra 😂
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  • Camp

    March 3, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Our personal chef was already waiting for us in one of the 7 camps along a little river in the middle of the jungle. Before and after the fantastic dinner and we even got to see a waran and a black scorpion on the camp ground. We had a surprinsingly good night in our little hut eventhough it rained pretty heavly. 14'000 steps might have helped😅

    Womer a üsem Camp ahcho sind het üse persönlich Choch scho alles vorbereitet gha. Es isch eis vo 7 Camps amene chlinne Bach zmitzt im Dschungel. Kei Wunder dassmer vor und nochem wunderbare Znacht auno en schwarze Skorpion und en Waran zgseh übercho hend. Widererwarte hemmer beidi zimli guet pfuuset i üsem Verschlag obwohl jedigliche extra Komfort wie z.B. es Chüssi gfehlt het und de Rege ide Nacht wiederemol sehr luut gsi isch. Tschuld für da chönti evtl. De 14'000-Schritt-Trek oder s ungwohnt schwüele Klima gsi si 😅
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  • Jungle Day 2

    March 3, 2023 in Indonesia

    Into the Jungle! We had an amazing start of our 2 day trek, seeing our very first wild (!) Orang Utan with her baby after only 30 minutes. 2 hours later another female crossed our path looking for fruits (preferably out of our backpacks). As if we weren't lucky enough we also sighted some Thomas-Leaf-Monkeys and some rarely seen Gibbons. We're now sitting in our camp with lots of new memories and appreciating this beautiful bit of nature.

    Ab is Dickicht! Noch nume 30 Minute hemmer scho üses erste wilde Orang Utan Wibli mit erem Junge gseh. Nochem fruchtige Znüni simmer am nögste begegnet wo notabene direkt uf üsem Weg ghöcklet isch und für es paar Frücht e anderi Touristegruppe verfolgt het. Mitem Glück uf üsere site hemmer usserdem Thomas-Leaf-Äffli (die mit de Punk Frisur) und es paar selte gsehni Gibbons gsichtet. Mir höcklet jetzt i üsem Camp amene chlinne Fluss und sind meh als dankbar die wunderschöne Tier i Freiheit und die ganz Natur rundume dörfe z bestuune.
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  • Game night

    March 2, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Never without a game of Trionimos. One of us is a sore loser. Take a guess who it is 😅 #useitorloseit

    Wie scho uf Korsika dörf au do s guete alte Trionimos nöd fehle. Dörfed rötle wer jetzt am Schmolle isch 😅 #schlechteverlürerRead more

  • Jungle Day 1

    March 2, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C

    After 3 hours we said goodbye to our driver. Of course not without a picture in front of the gates of Bukit Lawang.

    Tomorrow we'll start our 2 day jungle trek. #orangutans

    Üsem Fahrer hemmer noch 3 Stund miteme obligatorische Fötteli am Ihgang vom Dschungeldorf Bukit Lawang Lebwohl gseit.

    Morn gohts für üs uf üse 2-tägig Jungletrek. #affegeil
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  • Festmahl

    March 1, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Our very first sumatrean grocery purchase and take away #enjoy
    Wandering around in the city and a mall in Medan was an experience. We now know what it must feel like to be famous.😅

    Üsi erst sumatraisch (?) Lebesmittelusbüüti #enguete
    Als gfühlt di einzige Touriste in Medan hemmer dörfe erlebe wies sich muess ahfühle wemmer berüehmt isch und sich jede/jedi noch eim umdrüllt, filmt und ahstarrt. Isch uf jedefall e Erfahrig. 😅
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