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Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2015
CRAZY CUBA
tadpat22, 17:20h
Hi family and friends!
I know, this is far too late, but the last month we have been in Cuba. No joke, they don't have Inernet for the people. They provide Internet only for Tourists in Havanna in Hotels for more than 6 € the hour!!!
I decided that I don't want to write about Cuba, because it is so different with this socialism system! If you wanna about Cuba you should go there on your own!
Soon I will write about our time in Mexico. Also with some pictures if possible :-)
Big hugs from Cancun/civilisation :-)
Tadpat
I know, this is far too late, but the last month we have been in Cuba. No joke, they don't have Inernet for the people. They provide Internet only for Tourists in Havanna in Hotels for more than 6 € the hour!!!
I decided that I don't want to write about Cuba, because it is so different with this socialism system! If you wanna about Cuba you should go there on your own!
Soon I will write about our time in Mexico. Also with some pictures if possible :-)
Big hugs from Cancun/civilisation :-)
Tadpat
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Samstag, 7. März 2015
FLASHBACK ABOUT ASIA
tadpat22, 21:51h
Thinking back about this great time:
We started in INDIA, which was a huge cultural shock. Maybe the biggest on the whole journey so far!
India was crazy, so many funny, amazing and terrifying things happen.
First of all, the Holi festival in Hampi. Bride colours and a lot of fun, a great party. Also the ruins in Hampi were really impressive.
Mentioned the next is this awesome Tiger in Rathampore. In the beginning of our safari a little unlucky but the we saw him. Beautiful. And I spotted him. Ingredible beautiful and majestetic animal. <3
The Indians themselves are worth to travel there. This typical head-shaking thing :) I loved it that much that I´m doing it now as well from time to time. The man also holding hands ALL the time, only because they are friends! :)
Not so funny was that there were masses of dirt everywhere and they burn it. Toxic air!
Also the first time booking the train was such a stress and it took patrick almost the whole day! But we had some support helping us. Thanks to HARSH!
The trainrides themselves were quite comfortable.
Wow, the food!!!! Almost forgot it! :) Daal and Naan! Yummi and incredible cheap.
Our last impression in India was the Cricket Captain Gautam Gambhir. We saw him playing before against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and they were winning and qualifying for the Final (which they also won).
Of course that´s not all, but that will take to much time and I want to write about the other countries as well, like NEPAL.
Our next stop. Stunning landscape! A lot of mountains and the highest I have seen so far (7227 m high). Also the Chitwan National Park where we have seen a wild rhino and a bear was running away from us!
Crazy busrides with drivers who are 20 years old!!! Oh my god, but we survived it :)
An other crazy thing is that in Kathmandu they have a schedule to switch off the power in Summer and Spring!
The food in Nepal is sometimes little similar to India. They also have Daal, but they eat it with rice. An other nepalese speciality is Momos. It´s like a dumpling filled different and they either steam or fry it.
The people in Nepal were really nice, friendly and lovely.
Also in MYANMAR/BIRMA we met incredible nice and authentic people with an untouched heart. Same than the country itself.
The Buddhas and golden Pagodas are so beautiful. And they are everywhere!
We were celebrating Patricks Birthday in a small Town with a nice bar. And of course the soccer match Germany versus Ghana.
We had the chance to see every single game in Myanmar because they have coffee shops which are open the whole night. It´s more a tent and they setting up a TV. :) Great fun and you have funny discussions about who´s going to win! :)
MALAYSIA is one of the more developped countries in Southeast Asia. We spend there two and a half weeks. Went to beautiful Melaka, Tioman Island and of course Kuala Lumpur.
In Melaka we met a great group of people with whom we had a great time. And there we had the so called best burger (an american said it!!!!)
Melaka has a beautiful nice old town and the river is a world heritage site.
In Melaka and Tioman we also had the chance to watch all soccer championship games.
Brazil against Germany!!! No more to say!
Food was quite good. You could always find place which are good and for a resonable price! :) In Kuala Lumpur we had noodles with spinach and Mushrooms. Yummi!
In Kuala Lumpur we were watching the Final! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Next day we were flying to INDONESIA, Medan on Sumatra Island. The city itself has nothing to see, but from there you go to Berastagi. A nice hilltown surrounded by 3 vulcanoes.
Our next stop was Bukkitingi, where we were trekking up a vulcano at night. There we also went the first time to a so called Warung (meaning is restaurant, but it´s local food). We love love love indonesian food. Rice and some toppings you can choose from, like vegetables, tofu, fish or potatoes. Also meat, but we didn´t eat meat because the veggie things were amazing.
The landscape in Indonesia is incredible. From beaches, rainforest to vulcanoes and various of animals. Just like the comodo dragons, tarsiers, turtles, the rafflesia flowers (biggest in the world. Unfortunately we didn´t see), Kalimutu lakes and so many other amazing things.
For me, Indonesia is my favourite country in Asia.
Afterwards we went to HONG KONG. There I need to mention MONICA the first. Our lovely host for 3 times. A big big thank you!
We like Hongkong. It´s a cool, modern city with an amazing view on the skyline, especially at night!
At our 2nd stay we were celebrating New Year with MIRINDA. She worked in the supermarket at Monicas home and we made friends with her. Very lovely girl.
First stay in HK we did our chinese visa. What a stress, but in the end it worked out. You only need to know how! :)
CHINA. In total almost 3 months and it was so cool. In the beginning I directly wanted to leave again, but we helped ourself with a sheet of paper, where we wrote the most important things on. After you get used to the fact, that only a few people speaks english you can handle china quite good. We had a great time there, met lovely people (locals and travelers), saw stunning landscape in West-Sichuan, saw the cute giant pandas, the Great Wall and Beijing.
The chinese food we had was really good. Of course you can eat weird things like brains, chicken feets or other things you won´t imagine... :)
China was a great experience. It´s a huge country with a high population and a culture totally different from everything else. :) Hard to describe you need to go there!
Next stop and first new country in 2015 was PHILIPPINES.
Wow, we had seen the biggest fish in the world. A Whaleshark. It was swimming next to us, maybe 2 meters away. In Donsol, where we saw the Whaleshark, we also celebrated my birthday.
Other Islands we had seen: Cebu Island (and city as well as Moalboal for snorkeling), Bohol (for the chocolate hills and a really authentic time spending with locals) and Palawan (with incredible beaches).
Food in Phillies was good, but often we had in a veggie meal some meat fat! Still yummi!
We were thinking a lot if we should go to JAPAN. Luckily we went there. I think in Japan we met the nicest people in the world. Very polite and friendly, open minded and helpfull.
We met MICHIRU with couchsurfing. She was incredible. Cooking for us, invited us for lunch in a restaurant and showed us the city. We all were allmost crying when we left. <3
Food, of course shushi. I think we were eating shushi every day. Yummi.
Japan was great to see and I think we defenately go back to see some more of this nice people, countryside, temples and also cities.
SOUTH KOREA or better Seoul was our last stop in Asia and also great fun. We met nice people, experienced great hospitality and did some party with them.
In Korea you can still feel the war. Soldiers on heavily armed vehicles, tanks driving down the roads and gunshots (for practising).
You see, we have seen and experienced a lot the last year in Asia, now we're looking foreward to our experiences in Middle and South America!
To be continued....
:)
We started in INDIA, which was a huge cultural shock. Maybe the biggest on the whole journey so far!
India was crazy, so many funny, amazing and terrifying things happen.
First of all, the Holi festival in Hampi. Bride colours and a lot of fun, a great party. Also the ruins in Hampi were really impressive.
Mentioned the next is this awesome Tiger in Rathampore. In the beginning of our safari a little unlucky but the we saw him. Beautiful. And I spotted him. Ingredible beautiful and majestetic animal. <3
The Indians themselves are worth to travel there. This typical head-shaking thing :) I loved it that much that I´m doing it now as well from time to time. The man also holding hands ALL the time, only because they are friends! :)
Not so funny was that there were masses of dirt everywhere and they burn it. Toxic air!
Also the first time booking the train was such a stress and it took patrick almost the whole day! But we had some support helping us. Thanks to HARSH!
The trainrides themselves were quite comfortable.
Wow, the food!!!! Almost forgot it! :) Daal and Naan! Yummi and incredible cheap.
Our last impression in India was the Cricket Captain Gautam Gambhir. We saw him playing before against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and they were winning and qualifying for the Final (which they also won).
Of course that´s not all, but that will take to much time and I want to write about the other countries as well, like NEPAL.
Our next stop. Stunning landscape! A lot of mountains and the highest I have seen so far (7227 m high). Also the Chitwan National Park where we have seen a wild rhino and a bear was running away from us!
Crazy busrides with drivers who are 20 years old!!! Oh my god, but we survived it :)
An other crazy thing is that in Kathmandu they have a schedule to switch off the power in Summer and Spring!
The food in Nepal is sometimes little similar to India. They also have Daal, but they eat it with rice. An other nepalese speciality is Momos. It´s like a dumpling filled different and they either steam or fry it.
The people in Nepal were really nice, friendly and lovely.
Also in MYANMAR/BIRMA we met incredible nice and authentic people with an untouched heart. Same than the country itself.
The Buddhas and golden Pagodas are so beautiful. And they are everywhere!
We were celebrating Patricks Birthday in a small Town with a nice bar. And of course the soccer match Germany versus Ghana.
We had the chance to see every single game in Myanmar because they have coffee shops which are open the whole night. It´s more a tent and they setting up a TV. :) Great fun and you have funny discussions about who´s going to win! :)
MALAYSIA is one of the more developped countries in Southeast Asia. We spend there two and a half weeks. Went to beautiful Melaka, Tioman Island and of course Kuala Lumpur.
In Melaka we met a great group of people with whom we had a great time. And there we had the so called best burger (an american said it!!!!)
Melaka has a beautiful nice old town and the river is a world heritage site.
In Melaka and Tioman we also had the chance to watch all soccer championship games.
Brazil against Germany!!! No more to say!
Food was quite good. You could always find place which are good and for a resonable price! :) In Kuala Lumpur we had noodles with spinach and Mushrooms. Yummi!
In Kuala Lumpur we were watching the Final! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!
Next day we were flying to INDONESIA, Medan on Sumatra Island. The city itself has nothing to see, but from there you go to Berastagi. A nice hilltown surrounded by 3 vulcanoes.
Our next stop was Bukkitingi, where we were trekking up a vulcano at night. There we also went the first time to a so called Warung (meaning is restaurant, but it´s local food). We love love love indonesian food. Rice and some toppings you can choose from, like vegetables, tofu, fish or potatoes. Also meat, but we didn´t eat meat because the veggie things were amazing.
The landscape in Indonesia is incredible. From beaches, rainforest to vulcanoes and various of animals. Just like the comodo dragons, tarsiers, turtles, the rafflesia flowers (biggest in the world. Unfortunately we didn´t see), Kalimutu lakes and so many other amazing things.
For me, Indonesia is my favourite country in Asia.
Afterwards we went to HONG KONG. There I need to mention MONICA the first. Our lovely host for 3 times. A big big thank you!
We like Hongkong. It´s a cool, modern city with an amazing view on the skyline, especially at night!
At our 2nd stay we were celebrating New Year with MIRINDA. She worked in the supermarket at Monicas home and we made friends with her. Very lovely girl.
First stay in HK we did our chinese visa. What a stress, but in the end it worked out. You only need to know how! :)
CHINA. In total almost 3 months and it was so cool. In the beginning I directly wanted to leave again, but we helped ourself with a sheet of paper, where we wrote the most important things on. After you get used to the fact, that only a few people speaks english you can handle china quite good. We had a great time there, met lovely people (locals and travelers), saw stunning landscape in West-Sichuan, saw the cute giant pandas, the Great Wall and Beijing.
The chinese food we had was really good. Of course you can eat weird things like brains, chicken feets or other things you won´t imagine... :)
China was a great experience. It´s a huge country with a high population and a culture totally different from everything else. :) Hard to describe you need to go there!
Next stop and first new country in 2015 was PHILIPPINES.
Wow, we had seen the biggest fish in the world. A Whaleshark. It was swimming next to us, maybe 2 meters away. In Donsol, where we saw the Whaleshark, we also celebrated my birthday.
Other Islands we had seen: Cebu Island (and city as well as Moalboal for snorkeling), Bohol (for the chocolate hills and a really authentic time spending with locals) and Palawan (with incredible beaches).
Food in Phillies was good, but often we had in a veggie meal some meat fat! Still yummi!
We were thinking a lot if we should go to JAPAN. Luckily we went there. I think in Japan we met the nicest people in the world. Very polite and friendly, open minded and helpfull.
We met MICHIRU with couchsurfing. She was incredible. Cooking for us, invited us for lunch in a restaurant and showed us the city. We all were allmost crying when we left. <3
Food, of course shushi. I think we were eating shushi every day. Yummi.
Japan was great to see and I think we defenately go back to see some more of this nice people, countryside, temples and also cities.
SOUTH KOREA or better Seoul was our last stop in Asia and also great fun. We met nice people, experienced great hospitality and did some party with them.
In Korea you can still feel the war. Soldiers on heavily armed vehicles, tanks driving down the roads and gunshots (for practising).
You see, we have seen and experienced a lot the last year in Asia, now we're looking foreward to our experiences in Middle and South America!
To be continued....
:)
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Sonntag, 1. März 2015
SOUTH KOREA
tadpat22, 15:56h
Hi guys!
Wow, ok 9 days in south korea or better in Seoul! Not enough but defenately enough time to get a rough impression!
We experienced great hospitality in south korea! First Bona, she hosted us although it was one of the biggest national holidays. On top she did a lunar new years dinner with her friends and us. Great! And really delicious! Was a joyfull time with you. Thanks again!
Also with our second host we've been very lucky. Gari and his younger brother. They are very friendly and interesting to meet them. We had again great fun and exchanging exoeriences. First evening was a party with his friends and following evenings we were talking late until night.
Last morning he also introduced his parents to us. Wow. His mom was creating a delicious typical food for us.
Between our two hosts we were spending one night at a korean jim jil bang. That's a sauna and a bath and it is possible to spend your night there. It's seperated by gender but there is an area where Patrick and I could meet. You always get clothes from them, as well as a towel, toothpaste and shampoo.
Was a funny experience, sleeping with the farting koreans! :-)
Seoul is a nice city. We've been on markets, at the national and at the war museum, in parks and at the DMZ!
We haven't been inside DMZ because we missed the only train going inside, but we have seen it from nearby. Also we thought we hear some gunshots and afterwards we saw two tanks which were driving! (Before they were parking under a bridge...) They have been icredible loud!!!
We're still asking ourselves if the gunshots and the moving tanks have been routine/practising?!?
At DMZ you feel that there is still a bad relation between North and South!!!
Great experiences, we met super nice people so i guess we will come back! :-)
Check in for our flight was a big trouble! Because we had a stop over in USA we needed a visa, also as transit! Then Wifi and computer were not working. This online visa took us about 1 hour and we were quite late at check in counter. So they asked us if we are o.k. to fly with an other company/flight. We agreed and there we had again some trouble!!!
BUT we flew with Korean Air, a great companies. Also we had the Airbus A380!!!! Climbing stairs in a plane!!! Great. :-) We had 4 seats, so we each had two for sleeping :-)
Service was top and food really nice for food in a plane!!! :-)
With our 9 hours transit we went to a american Burgerrestaurant! Yummi. But now it feels like we have 10 kg more :-) also we were watching the planes landing and were sleeping, try to minimize the jetlag :-)
Life is wonderful!!!!
Cheers!!!
Tadpat
Wow, ok 9 days in south korea or better in Seoul! Not enough but defenately enough time to get a rough impression!
We experienced great hospitality in south korea! First Bona, she hosted us although it was one of the biggest national holidays. On top she did a lunar new years dinner with her friends and us. Great! And really delicious! Was a joyfull time with you. Thanks again!
Also with our second host we've been very lucky. Gari and his younger brother. They are very friendly and interesting to meet them. We had again great fun and exchanging exoeriences. First evening was a party with his friends and following evenings we were talking late until night.
Last morning he also introduced his parents to us. Wow. His mom was creating a delicious typical food for us.
Between our two hosts we were spending one night at a korean jim jil bang. That's a sauna and a bath and it is possible to spend your night there. It's seperated by gender but there is an area where Patrick and I could meet. You always get clothes from them, as well as a towel, toothpaste and shampoo.
Was a funny experience, sleeping with the farting koreans! :-)
Seoul is a nice city. We've been on markets, at the national and at the war museum, in parks and at the DMZ!
We haven't been inside DMZ because we missed the only train going inside, but we have seen it from nearby. Also we thought we hear some gunshots and afterwards we saw two tanks which were driving! (Before they were parking under a bridge...) They have been icredible loud!!!
We're still asking ourselves if the gunshots and the moving tanks have been routine/practising?!?
At DMZ you feel that there is still a bad relation between North and South!!!
Great experiences, we met super nice people so i guess we will come back! :-)
Check in for our flight was a big trouble! Because we had a stop over in USA we needed a visa, also as transit! Then Wifi and computer were not working. This online visa took us about 1 hour and we were quite late at check in counter. So they asked us if we are o.k. to fly with an other company/flight. We agreed and there we had again some trouble!!!
BUT we flew with Korean Air, a great companies. Also we had the Airbus A380!!!! Climbing stairs in a plane!!! Great. :-) We had 4 seats, so we each had two for sleeping :-)
Service was top and food really nice for food in a plane!!! :-)
With our 9 hours transit we went to a american Burgerrestaurant! Yummi. But now it feels like we have 10 kg more :-) also we were watching the planes landing and were sleeping, try to minimize the jetlag :-)
Life is wonderful!!!!
Cheers!!!
Tadpat
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