FIRST – thanks to all my loyal readers who followed my footprints along this long journey!
You may know more than me as I might have already forgotten what happened along this trip ;-)
This blog is for those who are interested in numbers – unfortunately not the Lotto numbers:
Duration & Distance
The trip took me 258 days (8,5 months or 6.192 hours or 371.520 minutes)
Through 7 different countries over 3 continents
I travelled 95.592 km (where 25.000km on the road in Australia alone) which is similar than 2,5 times around the world!
Weather
The highest temperature was 38 deg in March in Ayutthaya (Thailand)
The lowest was 2 deg in August in Oberon – Blue Mountains (Australia)
The average temperature over the entire time was 28 deg during the daytime!
It rained in average every 4th day of max 3hrs. It only rained 5% during the day.
Multimedia (my Favorite)
I made over 79.000 pictures which is one picture every 5 minutes! (No jokes on that ;-)
The “best of” is reduced down to 5.129 which is 20 pictures each day (Not so bad – isn`t it?!)
No Television for the entire time (Radio kills the Movie star !!!)
Newspaper only for lighting up the barbeque
Language Exchange
Studied and tried to communicate on 8 different languages
Japanese (eating), Thai (trained), Lao (surprisingly well), Vietnamese (nearly 0), Khmer (with hand and feet), English (for runaways), German (2 of us), Australian (no worries)
And for those who are NOT so interested in numbers – here an insight in the great world of Japanese English Translations – I love it!
http://picasaweb.google.com/marco.schoeggl/LostInTranslationJapanSignSpecial#
That’s it – for those who are interested in details of this trip or are planning a similar one, feel free to contact me and ask for more.
The next longer journey is in front of us – so stay in touch – as we are flying out to the 5th continent on 10th of January 2010.
To be continued…
Friday, January 8, 2010
Tokyo - More than a City <2009.12.2>
Finally the time has come for our final trip – back to Tokyo and getting ready for the return back home to Austria.
We used these last sunny autumn days to explore the temples, shopping centers and gourmet delights of this lively city.
Those are the MUST DO´s of Tokyo:
1.) Visit the biggest temple – Asukusa
2.) Take the boat trip down the Edogawa River to the entertainment island Odaiba
3.) Relaxing at Tokyo`s biggest hot spring – Oedo Onsen Odaiba
4.) Enjoy the leaf change in the outer Imperial Palace
5.) Window shopping at Ginza – Most expensive street
6.) Taste Tokyo`s original food - Monja & Wiener Schnitzel
7.) Searching for something special in buzzing city
8.) Hunt a dragon through colorful China Town
9.) Enjoy the view of Japans tallest building – Yokohama`s Landmark Tower
10.) Get physical at the ice skating ground in Akasakasakasu (but only if you can pronounce that ;-)
11.) Compete with the next superstar in your private karaoke box
12.) Join a Japanese Wedding at Yoyogi Jinja
13.) Cheer up the John Travolta Fans in the Yoyogi Park
14.) Get your personal picture with Harajuku’s maniacs
15.) Survive the super-hype teenage shopping street
CONGRATULATION – you survived with us this long journey through so many different cultures and countries!
Hello & Good-Bye`s are always the hardest things – and it`s hard to say goodbye.
We shed our last tears with our Japanese friends
… and waved to the final
SAYONARA
More on: http://picasaweb.google.com/marco.schoeggl/TokyoMoreThanACity#
We used these last sunny autumn days to explore the temples, shopping centers and gourmet delights of this lively city.
Those are the MUST DO´s of Tokyo:
1.) Visit the biggest temple – Asukusa
2.) Take the boat trip down the Edogawa River to the entertainment island Odaiba
3.) Relaxing at Tokyo`s biggest hot spring – Oedo Onsen Odaiba
4.) Enjoy the leaf change in the outer Imperial Palace
5.) Window shopping at Ginza – Most expensive street
6.) Taste Tokyo`s original food - Monja & Wiener Schnitzel
7.) Searching for something special in buzzing city
8.) Hunt a dragon through colorful China Town
9.) Enjoy the view of Japans tallest building – Yokohama`s Landmark Tower
10.) Get physical at the ice skating ground in Akasakasakasu (but only if you can pronounce that ;-)
11.) Compete with the next superstar in your private karaoke box
12.) Join a Japanese Wedding at Yoyogi Jinja
13.) Cheer up the John Travolta Fans in the Yoyogi Park
14.) Get your personal picture with Harajuku’s maniacs
15.) Survive the super-hype teenage shopping street
CONGRATULATION – you survived with us this long journey through so many different cultures and countries!
Hello & Good-Bye`s are always the hardest things – and it`s hard to say goodbye.
We shed our last tears with our Japanese friends
… and waved to the final
SAYONARA
More on: http://picasaweb.google.com/marco.schoeggl/TokyoMoreThanACity#
Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone <2009.11.28>
Today we have the longest trip in front of us. Going from Koyasan to Hakone National Park we have to change 7 times the trains before we arrive finally at our hotel B&B Pension at Kowakien.
I have been to this area many times before but I can`t get enough. It`s just perfect for a long weekend trip or even a day visit if you can`t effort more time.
The highlight is the way up to the volcanic mountain Owakudani where you can stroll along lively geyser and can enjoy black eggs cooked in the geyser itself.
Gourmet Tip: Bring along some cheese, sausage and chips which go along very well with the hard boiled eggs! I always get many jealous sights when I am having my picnic there ;-)
The weather is very unpredictable so you can be lucky if you have sunny weather like today in comparison to the next day:
This mystic atmosphere underlines the spooky ride on the pirate ship on the other side on the mountain, which runs along Lake Asahi.
With the elixir of hot sake to keep us warm, we could really feel the ghosts …
At the end of this round trip you can either go back to Tokyo or stay like us another day and spent it in the water park Yunessun where you can enjoy any possible Japanese bath like swimming in green tea, red wine, coffee or even sake.
Warm greetings from the Rotemboro
More on: http://picasaweb.google.com/marco.schoeggl/FeelTheEarthBreathingAtHakone#
I have been to this area many times before but I can`t get enough. It`s just perfect for a long weekend trip or even a day visit if you can`t effort more time.
The highlight is the way up to the volcanic mountain Owakudani where you can stroll along lively geyser and can enjoy black eggs cooked in the geyser itself.
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| Von Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone |
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| Von Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone |
Gourmet Tip: Bring along some cheese, sausage and chips which go along very well with the hard boiled eggs! I always get many jealous sights when I am having my picnic there ;-)
The weather is very unpredictable so you can be lucky if you have sunny weather like today in comparison to the next day:
This mystic atmosphere underlines the spooky ride on the pirate ship on the other side on the mountain, which runs along Lake Asahi.
With the elixir of hot sake to keep us warm, we could really feel the ghosts …
At the end of this round trip you can either go back to Tokyo or stay like us another day and spent it in the water park Yunessun where you can enjoy any possible Japanese bath like swimming in green tea, red wine, coffee or even sake.
Warm greetings from the Rotemboro
More on: http://picasaweb.google.com/marco.schoeggl/FeelTheEarthBreathingAtHakone#
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