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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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Mar 28, 2019 10:00 PM I am flying to Geneva
The miles collected by me in the LOT frequent flyer program expire after 3 years. So it was to fly for free (not exactly - you must pay airport taxes) I decided to fly to the Swiss Alps invited by my friend Mike - the great Swiss globetrotter to stay with him in old Geneva. The round trip ticket "cost me" 10000 miles, but this is the ticket from/to Warsaw so I started a day in the express train going Gdansk to Warsaw Central station. They serve one free tea/coffee or minwater aboard and this takes only 3 hours. Then I took the city bus 175 to Chopin Aiport - only 20 minutes today, but in case of congestion it could be even 40 min.
I am waiting now in the departure hall for my flight and pray for the good weather in the Alps...
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Mar 25, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Australia
It was just a month ago when I was drivivg the car to Tumbarumba. Funny name isn't it?
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Mar 22, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of New Zealand
Calm waters of Milford Sound from the deck of the ship.
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Mar 21, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Indonesia
Altar in the Chinese temple in Semarang. It is nice temple, but surrounded by very poor streets and dirty canal.
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Mar 19, 2019 10:00 PM Memories of Tonga
Sorry, I cannot upload more pictures to my gallery till the end of March. So enjoy the pic in my travel log. This is inter-islan overloaded boat.
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Mar 12, 2019 10:00 PM Home, sweet home!
After 13- hours flight from Singapore to Warsaw I was running to the new gate to catch the domestic flight to Gdansk. The problem was that arriving from non-Schengen area you must go through the passport and security control and there were lines...
Ufff... they were waiting for me... An hour later I landed safely in my Gdansk. Only 1 deg Celsius, wet snow falling. Did I arrive too early?
But It is nice to be home after such a long journey!
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Mar 11, 2019 10:00 PM Singapore - Merlion in restauration!
Air Asia flight to Singapore was one hour delayed in the evening - then I took the subway to the Chinatown station - (2,60 SGD - this also take an hour). So it was almost 10 pm Singapore time when I arrived to Galaxy Pod capsule hostel. For 38 SGD you can have here big enough plastic box with a mattress, linen and towel. TV and wi-fi are also inside, but I was too tired to use them. In the morning in the cafe downstairs they serve buffet breakfast, which is also included in the price (boiled eggs, toasts, cornflakes and drinks).
After breakfast I had some 3 hours time to take a walk around Singapore city centre. Every time I am here I see new, bright skyscrapers. It is imposing! I found new place on the esplanade, near the open-air theatre to catch the best panoramic view of the downtown - see the picture. Even in the morning you will see on the bank of Singapore River the crowd of the tourists. Today they were disappointed: the famous statue o Merlion - the symbol of Singapore is covered for restauration! Instead they can see only a miniature in the nearby garden.
Once again I took the walk along the Singapore River enjoying the views of White Victoria Theatre and National gallery. Ufff.... The temperature was around 32 deg and high humidity when I was walking back to Chinatown to check-out from the hostel and to go by subway to the Chiangi airport. My epic jourey to Pacific and Asia is almost over. It was so diverse an fantastic!
In the night I will be flying to Warsaw (13 hours direct flight) and then - to my Gdansk.
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Mar 10, 2019 10:00 PM Semarang - the capital of Central Jawa
Do you know what they invented here? - High deck city buses. on every bus stop they built 1 m high platform and passengers are boarding the bus from this platform. Buses are clean, have a/c and they have the conductors. Imagine also that they are very cheap - one ride including transfers costs only 3500 IDR - like quarter of dollar!
Today I was walking around Semarang enjoing the scenery - they have two big squares with some colonial buildings, the old city, where they are restoring houses around the imposing Dutch church and the dirty Chinatown with a nice temple which is like an peacefull oasis in the quarter of dusty, dirty and noisy streets. There are canals in the part ot the city smelling badly - but this is also the real Indonesia!
After 3,5 hours walk in the steamy heat I returned to my guesthouse just to pack and to take a pleasant, clean bus to the airport. It is sneaking through different quarters so allow an hour to reach the new airport.
It is time to say goodbye to the hot, smiling Indonesia. I am flying to Singapore!
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Mar 09, 2019 10:00 PM Sailing to Jawa
-This is last sailing of the slow ferry to Jepara, the ship goes to the shipyard, so do not miss it! I did not! The sun was rising over Karimunjawa when I bought the deck ticket for 76000 IDR and embarked the junk ship... The all seats were already occupied, but soon one family went to lay down on the mate on the deck and they ceded a seat to me... Bye, remote Karimunjawa! The sea was calm, but we still were sailing around 5 hours. In Jepara I took the pushbike rickshaw to get from the port to the poor and hot bus terminal. Minibus to Semarang appeared soon and we started 3-hours drive to the capital city of Central Jawa. Imagine old, dirty minibus with wide-open windows stopping at almost every corner. Soon it became full and overcrowded. Indonesians are allowed to smoke in such a buses and they do! Very hard experience for 50000 IDR - that's the cost of the ticket to Semarang... I was really happy to get of the vehicle at 3.30 pm. City bus took me to the center of the city where in the side, narrow alley I found my 9-dollar guesthouse... Nobody speaks English here. My room has just the matress on the floor and adjacent Asian "ski style" toilet. No sink, no shower. I believe I will survive till the morning :)
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Mar 08, 2019 10:00 PM Heading to Monkey Point
It is still sunny on Karimunjawa Island, but very hazy - so the air is not so clear, with the temperature higher than 30 and high humidity....
Local boat operators offer day snorkeling tours to the smaller islands of the archipelago charging 250000 per person but I decided to walk insread along the southeast coast. There is a paved but narrow road heading to Monkey Point (some 5 kms one way). At this point the road had a dead end, so there is little traffic, which is nice....
First beach I visited was Pancuran or Sunrise Beach - very nice and cozy place, but it requires step descent on the muddy path, so take care. On the road they built a gate where in the season they charge entry fee - 5000 per person. It is similar situation on the other beaches. The amount is not high, but if you stay few days visiting different beaches it could be quite a lot... I am lucky to be before the season...
The eastern coast road goes up and down so I was already sweaty when I reached the shocks of Bobby Beach located near a big area of the white sand. Bobby sells the beer for 50000 a bottle and has few "monkey houses" located on the trees for his clients. Onward north the road became overgrown by tropical vegetation - soon I reached Monkey Point in the little, narrow bay - very remote and picturesque place which acts as a graveyard for few little boats... It is on the picture.
In the afternoon I was climbing to the Joko Tuwo - the viewpoint overlooking the Karimun settlement. It was still hazy, but I saw in the distance the ferry waiting in the port - tomorrow in the morning I will be sailing back to Jawa!
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