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September - December 2017
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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 1

    und Tschüss !

    September 1, 2017 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

    Knapp eis Jahr isches her, woni die Reis buecht han. Und jetzt isches endli sowiit! Trotz riesiger Vorfreud hani paar Trändli vergosse bim Tschüss sege. All mini Liebschte sind mich go verabschide, danke oi allne! ♥️Read more

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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 2

    Wo isch denn ez de Swimming-Pool?

    September 2, 2017 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    De Flug uf Singapur isch laaang gsi. Nebt mir hani en junge Typ gha, de Silvan. Er het mi denn bin usstige gfreget obi na wiiterflüge, denn hemmer usegfunde dasmer uf de glich Flugi nach Brisbane gönd. Ab det ah hemmer ois zeme dur de Singapur Flughafe kämpft. Nacheme Iiskaffi hemmer entli mal usegfunde, zu welem Terminal mir nacher münd. Mir hend aber soviel Ziit gha, dasmer na sind de Sunneblueme- und Schmetterlingsgarte go aluege. Ich ha glaub meh froid gha a dene als er. Aber das isch mer denn au glich gsi 😄
    Eigentlich hani ja extra na mis Bikini iipackt, wil mer all gseit hend ich mun in Swimming Pool am Singapur Flughafe gah. De Swimming Pool hemmer denn aber erfolglos gsuecht. De wird wohl ufem Terminal 1 siih, womer nid gsi sind. Vilich ja denn ufem Heiweg :-)
    Uf jede Fall hemmer ois denn na en Donut und es Bier gönnt, oisne Liebschte gschriebe dasmer wohl uf sind & sind den pünktlich im Flugi nach Brisbane ghocket.    Read more

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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 3

    4 Tomatesäft später...

    September 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    4 Tomatesäft, 4 grusigi Flugzüg-Esse, eme wunderschöne Sunneufgang und keinere einzige WC-Pause ide Flugis (wie hani das gaschafft?!) später, hanis tatsächlich uf Byron Bay gschafft. Nachdem ich am Flughafe Brisbane in Rekordgschwindigkeit mini Asprechsperson für d Schuel und Unterkunft gfunde han, het die mich zunere Gruppe gschickt, wo mit mir uf Byron Bay chunt. Churz nach mim schüche "Hellouuu" hani denn usegfunde, dass alli Schwizer sind 🙄😅
    Uf das abe hemmer fascht 2 h am Flughafe uf die vermissti Clara gwartet, wo s Gfühl gha het sie mössi in falsche Bus iihstige. Naja, irgendwenn simmer den halt ohni sie abgfahre 🚌
    öppe am halbi 11i bini denn entlich in Byron Bay acho. Mal luege, wases da alles so z'gseh git. Ich haus ez mal under Duschi 🚿 und denn gangi de Strand go aaluege 🏝    Read more

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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 3

    New home, new standards

    September 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Ich hocke ez i mim Zimmer i minere Unterkunft direkt nebed de schuel. Das Student House het nume Platz für 8 Persone, wiiter une vom Gländ hets aber na e zweiti Unterkunft für ganzi 60 Persone. Ich han es Zimmer im Student House, das zmitzt ide Mitti. D Wänd sind sehr dünn, ich ghöre jedes Wort vo mine zwei Schwizer Zimmernachbarinne. Au die komisch Engländerin/Australierin wo eim d Hand nid git bim Hoi sege (bin mer schochli dumm vorcho woni ihre d Hand anegstreckt han und sie seit "sorry, I don't shake hands"), au dere ihres Lache über die langwiligst Make-up Sendig im Fernseh ghöri, als wür sie nebed mir hocke. Janu, zum Glück hanich en sehr tüüfe Schlaf, denn wird mi das scho nid stööre.
    S Huus isch eher dreckig als suuber, das liit aber glaub dra, dass sie e noii Putzfrau münd iihstelle und drum i moment nid regelmässig putzt wird. Zum Glück binich nid heikel bi so sache, das hani wohl mine Eltere z verdanke.

    Hüt binich zudem fascht de ganz Tag am Strand gsi. E langi Strass durapp mit eim Lade am nägste und überall wunderschöni Graffitis/Zeichnige ade Wand. Mer fühlt sich sofort wohl & sicher. De Strand da isch RIESIG! Und obwohls so en wunderschöne lange Strand isch, hets relativ wenig Lüüt gha. Is Wasser hani mi aber nanig traut, bi 23 Grad und eher starchem Wind, ischs mer also na z chalt gsi. Es absoluts Highlight isch de Sänger ade Strandwiese gsi, wo mich mitem Titel "no woman no cry" in Halbschlaf gsunge het. ☀️🌬💤🎵    Read more

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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 6

    Sunsets in Byron

    September 6, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    So, let's start the first english footprint.
    I'm really enjoying Byron Bay. The sunsets here are just amazing. I saw the first one at the beach on Tuesday & yesterday I went to the Lighthouse (most eastern point of australia). It was like a little hike to the Lighthouse, a longer walk than I tought it would be. I was a bit scared because of the noises in the bushes haha. Sometimes it sounded like the snake is going to catch me the next second. But the best Trick: Just put your Headphones on. Then you hear just the beat 😌🎵Read more

  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 16

    Kangaroo & Surfing

    September 16, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    The last weekend was great! On saturday I went on a trip. We went to a wonderful waterfall, spent some time in a zoo and headed to the small, creepy village named Nimbin. In the zoo I saw a kangaroo for the first time in real life. I was bowled over by its cuteness 😍 I always thought that kangaroos have a fur like a cow. But it feels like one of a bunny, sooooo fluffy! I was so lucky that I had to make a selfie with the kangaroo 😄
    Unfortunately it isn't allowed to hold the koalas in New South Wales, but I think I will catch that up during my east coast trip.
    After the zoo we went to Nimbin. This is a really small village where just hippies live. Most of them live there since the 70ies. I think all the guys there do drugs, without exeption. Selling weed is illegal there as well, but everyone does it and the government don't care at all. There is also a hemp shop in Nimbin, where they "officially" don't sell drugs. Nimbin was nice to see but it is so tiny and I was a bit scared because of the hippies there haha.

    On sunday I had my first surfing lesson & it was absolutely fun! I could stand on the bord on the first try and the teacher meant that I have a good balance 😎 We were surfing for 2 hours without any break and I was done after that. The surfboard was, without joking, nearly as big as two pascale's. So it was really hard for me to go out in the ocean. Sometimes a big wave came and I had no chance. I got carried away from the wave, it dragged me underwater, my surfboard skidded me away and I had no idea where the top or the bottom is. But despite of the fact that it was extremly exhausting for me to controll me and my board while walking in the ocean, surfboarding itself was real fun! I'm sure that wasn't the last time 😊    Read more

  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 18

    I've just booked it all

    September 18, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    Second try... I had started a really long footprint last thursday and when i was writing the last sentences my phone turned off. As I am, I'd lost my patience to write it again the same day. So let's try again now!

    Frazer, Whitsundays, Magnetic Island, Great Barrier Reef, Rainforest, Great Ocean Road... I've just booked it all! My whole east coast trip is fixed and I'm going to see it all. I will travel on my own. This is the result of the facts that I had to change my class (long story). All of my friends in my class will studying here for 3 months and I will leave after 2 months. So I really haven't found anyone to travel with. But I'm looking forward travelling on my own. You can do whatever you want, hopefully meet many people and for sure: There will no one be who annoys you 😌 So I will go up to Cairns by bus, doing some stops at beatiful places. Then I will fly to Melbourne, stay there a few days. I will do the great ocean road with a groupe of people & a guide and therefore heading to Adelaide, where I will meet Philipp ♥️

    Just you & I & a camper
    Philipp and I will have a weekend on kangoroo island and then we will fly to perth. There will wait a camper for us. We will explore the west coast in 3 weeks, spending christmas at the beach. After we will fly to Syndey, spending our last days there before we're going to fly back to Switzerland on 29th of December.

    I booked the whole trip now (I heard my creditcard crying in the background 😅). This is gonna be awesome!    Read more

  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 33

    Moved to Suffolk Park!

    October 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Nachdem ich het müsse s Zimmer teile i de Unterkunft, han ich mich entschiede, zunere Gastfamilie z‘wechsle. S isch mer wüki z dumm worde mitere Managerin wo ihres Züg null im Griff het und Zimmer andauernd überbuecht & denn s gfühl het sie chan mi ines Doppelzimmer stecke obwohl ich füres Einzelzimmer zahlt han. Zudem die viele Brasilianer und Italiener wo s Gfühl hend Schlafensziit isch unter de Wuche am 1 am morge und ihri Music wend alli umbedingt lose bis denn.
    Ufjedefall hani letzt Samstig zude Wendi & em Dave chöne wechsle. D Wendi isch scho 60i, benimmt sich aber nid wüki so. Ihri Chatz wo eigetlich Sarah heisst nennt sie oftmals efach „fuc*king b*tch“ wel d Chatz efach sehr lunisch isch 😅 De Dave, ihre Partner, isch erst 47. Uuh en zwäge Typ wo de glich Biergschmack het wie ich. Ich wohne ellei bi ihne, da ihri chind scho uszoge sind. Die meiste Verwandte hani aber scho kenneglernt, alles sehr tolli und offni Lüt. Dur de Umzug zudere Gastfamilie het sich min Schuelweg bizli g‘änderet. Anstatt 1 min z Fuess hani ez 20 min mitem Velo. Mis dihei isch ez nüme in Byron selber, sondern in Suffolk Park, en chline Vorort vo Byron. Glücklicherwiis wohned fast alli Gastfamilie da, so chani immer mit mine Schuelkolleginne id Schuel fahre.

    Da min Schuelweg ez nuna mitem Velo machbar isch, hani mer müsse es Velo chaufe. Han mer das ganze chli anderst vorgstellt, alses denn wüki cho isch.......

    S einte Foti zeigt mis neue Zimmer. Det hends mal voll min Gschmack troffe! Ich denke, es Foti vo mine Gasteltere wird na folge.    Read more

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  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 33

    Fortune is fickle!

    October 3, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    On saturday, after I‘d moved to suffolk park, I enthusiastically bought a bike. Because one of my friend told me to, I went to a curious old man who sells bikes. He sold me an old but capable bike for 50 bucks. Luckily I went out at saturday night with my bike. I came home later and left my bike in front of the garage, next to Dave‘s car. After I woke up in the morning, Dave asked me if I left my bike at my friends house. I was confused till I noticed that my bike isn‘t in front od the garage anymore. First I just thought it‘s a bad joke or dream. Than I realized that I can‘t go anywhere without my bike. I got really pissed off! And dave as well. It‘s the first time something was stolen at their house! And it was my bike which I haven‘t even had 24 hours! So we searched the bike in the neighborhood, without success. So next to all the beautiful places here, the nice weather, the huge amount of freetime and the friendly people there are some things that are nerve-racking too. Fortunately, my hostdad told the story in his office and his boss offered him to lend his bike for the time I‘m staying here. So I got a bike again 🤗

    Long story short: Fortune is fickle, but I do my very best to be happy-go-lucky! 🏝    Read more

  • Traveler4 months Australia
    Day 38

    Attacked by a leech

    October 8, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Gester hemmer en wunderschöne Usflug zude Minyon Falls gmacht. Mit dere super Truppe hets echt Spass gmacht. S Highlight isch en Bluetegel gsi, wo s Gfühl gha het mis Bluet isch s beste. Irgendwenn hani denn gmerkt, dass de tatsächlich a mim Fuess azapft het. Woni das bemerkt han hani so luut gschreit, dass all gmeint hend e Schlage heg mi gno. Da mich de Wurm sooooo fescht aa g‘eklet het, hani en nid chöne selber wegneh 🙄 Kollegin heten denn zum Glück wegzoge... Hinderlah heter e ganz ganz chlini Wunde, wo aber chum ufghört het blüete. Nachdem ich denn googlet han, ob Bluetegel giftig sind in Australie, bini gar nid mal meh beruhigt gsi. Ich ha denn aber na mini Gasteltere gfregt, die hend gmeint ich sött‘s aso überlebe 😅 Bis ez bini aso na wohl uf! Ich ha ja mit Schlage und Spinne grechnet i dem Regewald womer gloffe sind.. aber ganz sicher nid miteme Bluetegel!

    PS: Mami, was isch das füren Baum mit de violette Blüete? De wetti umbedingt mal i mim Garte! 😊    Read more

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