NZ Road Trip

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I have been busy planning my road thrip through New Zealand in the past weeks, and I think I am pretty close to sorting it all out. It’s prime travel time in NZ, the backpackers are everywhere and the hotels and hostels are pretty full, that’s why it took some time to plan it… It’s […] Read More

Nakameguro

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If you have the impression that I am doing nothing else in Sydney than preparing the rest of the trip around the world, you are (partially) right. The thing is: I really need to get going and book. I was sometimes too lazy and indecisive to prepare, but it’s really better to do it earlier… […] Read More

Melbs (Part II)

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And I found my place for the little two-day return to Melbourne at the end of February, in between Sydney and Auckland. It’s a bit a result of mis-planning, I was so slow to decide – or better: I was too lazy to take any decision at all – that Kate already had another host […] Read More

Ponsonby

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I feel like all I am doing is booking an checking out itineraries lately. I had to plan the rest of Australia, Tasmania, Sydney, check hotels and airbnb, flight, best prices… (don’t book on expedia.com.au but on expedia.com – it’s 20% cheaper if you go via the US site – same flights….) I urgently needed […] Read More

Back to Sydney

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I only had a two-day stint in Sydney, basically once walking throughout the park, to the Opera, and through Bondi, besides the fabulous NYE Party we had. I had to come back though to give it a second, more thorough look, so after Tasmania I will head over to Sydney for ten days. I will […] Read More

Aviation guardian angel

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When I booked the connection from Santiago to San Francisco via Toronto and Los Angeles, I already had a hunch. This would be tight. You have to factor in delays, the time at immigration and customs, the transfers etc, etc. I had mailed all my itineraries and booking codes to my friend Renato, with whom […] Read More

The future Santiago home

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The last couple of days I’ve been busy checking out places in Uruguay and Santiago, checking side trips to Valparaiso and to Easter Island…. And I finally found a great place in Santiago’s neighborhood of Providencia, that was recommended by several friends, so it’s gotta be good. I’ll be staying in this little gem here. Read More

What’s new, Buenos Aires?

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And here’s the next one, Buenos Aires. Just booked my place there for the month in Buenos Aires: In the heart of Recoleta, the area my friend Sven had stayed in when I visited him back in February 2011. This looks great. It’s a bit over budget, but as Lufthansa was so generously rerouting me […] Read More

Re-routed and re-stitched

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Well, this trip starts with a bit of an adventure. The flight to Rio was totally overbooked, so I was re-booked on a flight via Lisbon the next morning, arriving some 10 hours later than initially. Only a slight change in itinerary, but the compensation package was nice: 600 Euro transferred onto my card. My Round-the-world-ticket […] Read More

Ipanema, here I come

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I did it. I made the first booking request with Airbnb. For this lovely place in Ipanema in Rio. I’ll be staying with Mauricio in this great place close to the beach, in a nice area. I checked back with lots of friend who know Rio, about where to go (and where not to…) and […] Read More