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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day91

    So und jez simmer nach 7 Mönet wider zrugg i oisere schööne, chalte Schwiiz 💚 mir hend froid gha wie chliini chinde am i di -7 Grad chalti Luft huuche und Wülchli mache!
    Wenig spöter simmer vo oisne liebe Familie und Fründe, wo alli extra gaanz früe uufgstande sind für ois, empfange worde 😍 s isch dihei ebe scho au schön!
    So, jez isch s erst mal sit 29 Wuche wo de Jan und ich trännti Wäg gönd... So komisch... 😅

    Am Mentig gahts wider los mit schaffe und Geld verdiene - für e hoffentlich baldigi wiiteri Reis... ☀ (mir sind schowider am Plän schmiede 😉)

    Mir sind würklich unglaublich Dankbar das mer sones unglaublichs Glück hend zum so öppis wunderbars chönne z mache und erläbe!
    Wie min Papi amig gseit het: weisch, mir hend eigentli de 6er im Lotto scho gunne, wommer da gebore sind :) ❤

    (Trauffer - Heiterefahne 😉)

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    And now we're back, after 7 wonderful months. Our friends and families got up very early to welcome us back home. And Switzerland welcomed us with its typical cold winter weather - where you can blow air in the air and get a little, white cloud... - And that's what we've done as soon as we got off the plane 😅 like little children yejii!!

    And now, after our families welcomed us, Jan and I finally had to go different ways... After 29 Weeks spending every single day together... What a strange feeling!!

    And so we have to start work on monday again - to get some money for our next travels! We can't wait to go again!!

    We're so thankful for everything! How lucky are we to travel so far, meet soo gorgeous, awesome, and crazy people and never had a serious accident or problem!
    But the best thing in all our luck is that we still love each other - just as we are! (jep Jan even survived the few "grumpy Sandra days" 😀)

    A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILIES!!!!    Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day83

    Am Morge hemmer vom Pod Hostel zu oisem Airbnb züglet. Es isch amene herzige Näbetsträssli vo de Orchard road! Mir sind also sehr Zentral gsii und sind fliissig go shoppä, stadt erkunde usw. :)

    Am 20. Isch de Nguyen, am Jan sin Papi, ois cho bsueche! Mir hend zwei wunderbari Täg mit ihm verbracht, sind na go Familiebsüech mache, fein ässe, ines Museum usw. Danke viel mal liebe Nguyen/ Papi!

    Am 24. Isches so wiit gsi... Mir hend s letst mal oisi Rukseck gstopft und uf de Rugge gschnallt. Sind mit de Metro an Flughafe (widermal e chli knapp drah gsii... Oisi schwiizer Pünktlicgkeit isch irgendwo underwegs verloore gange 🤔)

    Nach churzem Warte hemmer scho chenne Boarde - und s Flugi isch halb läär gsii! Mir hend also herrlich bequem chönne schlaafe (bzw. De jan het eh di ganz ziit Film glueget 😅)

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    In the morning, we moved from the pod to our airbnb, which is on a side street to orchard road. There are georgeous old little houses!
    On the 20th, Nguyen came to visit us for two days - we had a wonderful time and visited the rest of the family in Singapore. As well we went to delicious restaurants, to a museum and shopping :) thank you Nguyen!

    And then the day came... 24th of january... We finally had to pack our stuff for the last time and go to the airport in the evening. We must have lost our swiss punctuality somewhere during our trip... So we once again came a little bit late to the airport. - We didn't have to wait too long before we could board the plane. It was half empty which was wonderful for us to sleep, on almost a bed! 😀    Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day82

    Mir hend de Wäg i oises originelle pod hostel gfunde :) s het sich usegstellt dases en riesige chüelschrank isch und somit hemmer mit chappä und schaal gschlaafe 😅
    S Quartierli rundume isch uu herzig gsi und mir hend aagfange d Stadt echli erkunde.

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    We found our way to The Pod Hostel! It's a very nice idea, but the room was so cold, we had to sleep with a scarf and beanie 😅
    The district around the hostel was very cute and had nice restaurants and street art.Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day80

    Am dem Tag womer z'Padang aacho sind hemmerde Namitag "frei" gha. Mir henden aber mehrheitlich i eusem schöne Hotelzimmer verbracht, will mer so müed und fuul gsi sind.😅😁

    Am nechste Tag hemmer mit de ganze Gruppe zemme es Boot mit Guide gmietet und sind uf zwei vorglagereti Insle gfahre. Vorallem zum chli id Sunne ligge und chli z'schnorchle. 🌴☀🚣
    Es sehr entspannende Abschluss vo dem Trip.😊

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    The day we arrived in Padang we had the afternoon off. But we basically just hung around in our nice hotelroom, because we were so tired and lazy.😅😁
    The next day we chartered a little boat and drove to 2 islands off the coast. Just to lie in the sun and snorkel a bit🌴☀🚣. A very lazy finish to this intresting and funny trip.🛫    Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day78

    Hüt simmer mitme Local-Guide zfuess zum Canyon vo Bukkitingi gloffe. Det hemmer zerscht ganz lang de herzige Äffli zueglueget🙉 und sind denn die japanische Höhlene vom 2. Weltchrieg go aaluege.
    Nachdem simmer no öppe 2 Stund durd Riisfelder und Dörfli i de Region gloffe.

    Am Namitag hemmer denn bim dem Guide und sinere Frau chöne id Chochstund.😊 zeme hemmer denn öppe 8 verschiedeni Sache kochet.🤗 Und au gesse😊.

    Zum Abschluss vom Tag simmer ines herzigs Kaffi mit Live- Band! De Rob, oise Englischi Tourkolleg het rekordmässig Biert trunke, was denn recht lustig gsii isch für alli andere 😂 und de Alans, oise tolli Tourguide isch grad no selber uf d Bühni go singe! D Nic wo suuper singt het sich leider nid uf d Bühni getraut, het aber am Schluss na es Privatständli mitem Alans zämme und Gittare gsunge! Meega schön :) (de Jan und ich hend di andere mit oisem Gsang verschohnt 😂)

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    Today we visited the Canyon in Bukkitingi, together with a local guide. We came across about a dozen monkeys🙈 and watched them for a while.
    When we finally managed to get away from the monkeys, we had a look at the old WW2 caves. The japanes built them here im 1942.
    After that we walked through the countryside for about 2 hours with a magnificent view over the ricefields an the little villages.

    In the afternoon we had a cooking class with the same guide and his wife.😊
    We cooked and ate about 8 dishes.😜    Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day77

    Nach 10 stündiger Busfahrt simmer am spate Namitag in Bukkitingi aacho, hend s'züüg is Hotel tah und sind es Restaurant für de Znacht go sueche. Eusi wahl isch schrecklich gsi😂😂.
    S'Esse isch wahrschindli direkt usem Tüüfchüeler id Mikrowelle und denn halbgfroore uf eusi Teller.🤔 Naja
    Nachem Esse simmer no e 2 stündigi traditionelli tanz Uffüerig go luege und mittanze😊😉.

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    After 10 hours in the bus we finally arrived at our hotel. We then went out for dinner. Our choice was terrible😂. It seems like they put the food from the freezer into the microwave and then half-frozen onto our plates.🤔

    After that we watched a 2h traditional dance performance and even went onto the stage ourselves😉😊.    Read more

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day76

    1 coffee
    2 + 3 Kakao
    4 Mais ;)
    5 Palmöl - Nuss (palmoil)
    6 Kautschuk (rubber)

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day75

    Es isch würkli sehr interessant und wunderschön da!
    Leider hends aber au, wie a villne andere Ort, es Abfallproblem... Überall liit plastik undso umenand und mengisch verbrennedses eifach zämme mitem Laub. Aber was wends au anders mache, s git vermuetlich garkei richtigi Müllabfuhr da uf Sumatra...

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  • Trip: Not all who wander are lost
    Day75

    Am morge hemmer es Velo gmietet und aagfange d Insle erkunde. Mir sind aber "erstuhnlicherwiis" fasch vergange 😅 und hend ois denn entschiede d Velos gege en Roller ii z tuusche... Wesentlich aagnähmer 😉

    Zämme mit oisem Grüppli simmer es traditionells "Dörfli" go aaluege wos früener Verbrächer köpft und gässe hend. Oise Guide het das sehr guet und witzig bildlich dargstellt mitem Rob als Verbrächer :)

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    We hired bicycles after breakfast and drove to a historic village, where the indiginous people of Samosir Island used to eat their prisoners. Including an english and an american missionary.

    Our guide explained us everything. From feeding the prisoner for a week, seasoning them just before they beheaded them, to eating them raw. Using Rob as his prisoner😂.

    After two hours on the bike we decided that it was way to hot to go on and went back to our hotel to exchange the bicycles with scooters😁.

    With the scooters we drove almost to the top of the island, stopping here and there to take pictures.

    Its definitly a place were i could stay a bit longer😄.    Read more

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