The traffic is killing me.....
Door: Joost van Deursen
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Joost
08 Juli 2007 | Indonesië, Batavia
Hi verybody, i'm now in Sengilli on Lombok island indonesia! I'm going to catch a ferry to gilli island today. That is a very small bounty island which you can cross over in only 30 minutes.
I'm really a beackpacker nowadays because i'm travelling around with a motorbike and my backpack on my crooked back! I've been doing this for the last 4 days already and it is great, but it is hurting my back like hell! The traffic over here is absoloutly crazy and dangerous, everybody is overtaking from everywhere, you cannot keep track of all the traffic. But so far so good!
The last few days in PNG i spend in Port Moresby at the CTI. I stayed at the marianhill house there, it was really nice and i got to spend the annual feastday over there. We had a celebrationing in the morning in the church and after that a hole feastday including a feastmeal! I guess i was just lucky.
After that i went back to sydney for 3 days and i met up with some friends from the whitsunday trip and my divingbuddy from Cairns. The last day in Australia i spend in the Blue mountains. A national park just 2 hours out of Sydney. It was absoloutly amazing. It was really clear that day and the views were amazing, we went for a 4 hour walk and saw the 3 sisters and the grand canyon. It was one of the best walks i've ever done!
Last wednesday was my flight to Bali, and i arrived late in the afternoon. I went to see the last state of origin match, but we lost the last game, but still queenland has won the trophy for this year! NSW can have one game! The second day in Kuta i met up with a Hungarian guy with whoem i'm travelling with at the moment. We both rented a bike and went with our backpacks. We visited the monkeyforest in Ubud where there were monkeys everywhere they crawled all over you! The next day we went to the dreamland beach, probably the most amazing beach i've ever seen with great surfing waves! We stayed there in a room with a view. Now we caught the ferry to lombok and we spend the night at the beach with a few Bintangs (beers) and a fire. We met a few french guys at the ferry and we all didn't sleep last night and partied all night long! Today i'm going diving on the gilly island hopefully! That all for now and the pictures will follow! Thanks and till the next time!
Alleeeee
I'm really a beackpacker nowadays because i'm travelling around with a motorbike and my backpack on my crooked back! I've been doing this for the last 4 days already and it is great, but it is hurting my back like hell! The traffic over here is absoloutly crazy and dangerous, everybody is overtaking from everywhere, you cannot keep track of all the traffic. But so far so good!
The last few days in PNG i spend in Port Moresby at the CTI. I stayed at the marianhill house there, it was really nice and i got to spend the annual feastday over there. We had a celebrationing in the morning in the church and after that a hole feastday including a feastmeal! I guess i was just lucky.
After that i went back to sydney for 3 days and i met up with some friends from the whitsunday trip and my divingbuddy from Cairns. The last day in Australia i spend in the Blue mountains. A national park just 2 hours out of Sydney. It was absoloutly amazing. It was really clear that day and the views were amazing, we went for a 4 hour walk and saw the 3 sisters and the grand canyon. It was one of the best walks i've ever done!
Last wednesday was my flight to Bali, and i arrived late in the afternoon. I went to see the last state of origin match, but we lost the last game, but still queenland has won the trophy for this year! NSW can have one game! The second day in Kuta i met up with a Hungarian guy with whoem i'm travelling with at the moment. We both rented a bike and went with our backpacks. We visited the monkeyforest in Ubud where there were monkeys everywhere they crawled all over you! The next day we went to the dreamland beach, probably the most amazing beach i've ever seen with great surfing waves! We stayed there in a room with a view. Now we caught the ferry to lombok and we spend the night at the beach with a few Bintangs (beers) and a fire. We met a few french guys at the ferry and we all didn't sleep last night and partied all night long! Today i'm going diving on the gilly island hopefully! That all for now and the pictures will follow! Thanks and till the next time!
Alleeeee
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08 Juli 2007 - 08:08
Johnie Dn Urste:
Werelds! -
08 Juli 2007 - 08:16
Lowientje Dn Twedde:
Netjes doen! -
08 Juli 2007 - 12:58
Bregje:
Hi joost,
dus nu ben je eindelijk in 'paradise'!.
Grappig is dat monkey forrest he,
ben je nog bij dat adres geweest?
veel plezier!
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08 Juli 2007 - 16:00
Bonkie:
Welds!! -
08 Juli 2007 - 16:59
Katrien:
Heej!!!
Klinkt nog steeds ontzettend goed, al had ik niets anders verwacht! Mooie foto's! En dat rugje kan geen probleem zijn he, je kan vast wel een of andere lokale schone vinden die dat probleempje met plezier verhelpt! Stuur alvast maar wat zon op naar Zuid Amerika, want we kunnen het hier gebruiken...strontweer!!! Nog drie weekjes en ik ben terug in La Belgique. Nog wel zin in, maar ik vrees dat het enthousiasme niet lang zal duren...
Amuseer je nog!
Katrien x -
08 Juli 2007 - 20:50
Karin En Peter:
Hallo Joost
weer prachtige verhalen.Wat een belevenissen daar in de plaatsen te zijn waar je vader heeft gewerkt.Mooie foto's.
Je moet alleen daar in Bali wel opletten er was vandaag hier een officiele waarschuwing voor terroristische aanslagen daar. Ik wil je natuurlijk niet bang maken maar je moet waar veel toeristen zijn uitkijken!!
Groetjes -
09 Juli 2007 - 07:06
Tom M:
Het nieuws weet dus ook al dar Joost de zaak daar onveilig komt maken, maar om nu zeggen dat Joost een terrorist is .....
Geniet ervan! -
09 Juli 2007 - 07:59
't Hok:
Lichamelijk zwaar vermoeid,
de zinnen goed verzet.
Geweldig!
Groet, 't Hok -
09 Juli 2007 - 12:40
Pa En Ma:
Hey Joost,
Hier in internetcafé in Colmar je berichten te lezen. Leuke ervaringen. We zien je volgende week donderdag op Schiphol early in the morning! Nog leuke dagen!
Wij hebben het hier naar onze zin, lekkere wijn en heerlijk fietsen tussen de druivenvelden!
Stuur een smsje als je foto's geplaatst hebt!
Houdoe PAMA! -
09 Juli 2007 - 17:05
Melissa:
Hey crazy dutch boy, backpack on a motorbike !!!!! It sounds like you are having a fantastic experience. Don't come back to the real world it's far to depressing as I have discovered stay backpacking as long as you can ! -
09 Juli 2007 - 18:27
Wouter:
Hoi hoi,
Aan alles komt een eind, ook aan mooie belevenissen zoals jij de afgelopen maanden hebt meegemaakt. Goede reis en geniet nog van de laatste dagen.
Zie je snel. Ik ben de 21e in Asten, dus misschien zie ik je dan.
Greetzzzz Wouter -
09 Juli 2007 - 18:58
Tinus:
Halleeee Joost, nog hard aan het genieten van de laatste weekjes in paradijselijk Bali. Wij reizen morgen af richting Bali, heb je mail gestuurd (hotmail en info@joost...)om wat af te spreken en een goudgele rakker te vatten. Werelds!!!
Halleeeeeekes -
14 Juli 2007 - 00:24
Gil And Marg:
So happy to read your news and to hear what a great time you are having. Continue to stay safe. We are having cold weather at present, today the minimum was 6C and the expected maximum is 19C. Next Monday we are travelling to Benita's place, south of Newcastle and on to the Central Coast, a place called Cococabana, near Gosford to stay a few days with Marg's Sister. It will be colder there.
Richard won his Cross Country race, also the 400 metres in record time. He is very excited, as is Gil who was his trainer! Not bad for an 8 year old!
James and Marty have finished their training on the Airbus 320-200 and start flying to Japan and the Asian area in a few weeks. Megumi is enrolling in the Sunshine Coast Uni to improve her English and to further her Law Studies so that she can be a Lawyer in Australia. In Japan she only did Japanese Law, she would like to study International Law here and work in that area.
Margaret is having another op in August, this time on her knee. Growing old is no fun Joost.
Well Joost as said before, continue to travel safely, keep well and enjoy yourself. Guess you will be home before we arrive back from our Southern trip. Hi to Mum and Dad.
Take care and God Bless.
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14 Juli 2007 - 00:26
Gil And Marg:
So happy to read your news and to hear what a great time you are having. Continue to stay safe. We are having cold weather at present, today the minimum was 6C and the expected maximum is 19C. Next Monday we are travelling to Benita's place, south of Newcastle and on to the Central Coast, a place called Cococabana, near Gosford to stay a few days with Marg's Sister. It will be colder there.
Richard won his Cross Country race, also the 400 metres in record time. He is very excited, as is Gil who was his trainer! Not bad for an 8 year old!
James and Marty have finished their training on the Airbus 320-200 and start flying to Japan and the Asian area in a few weeks. Megumi is enrolling in the Sunshine Coast Uni to improve her English and to further her Law Studies so that she can be a Lawyer in Australia. In Japan she only did Japanese Law, she would like to study International Law here and work in that area.
Margaret is having another op in August, this time on her knee. Growing old is no fun Joost.
Well Joost as said before, continue to travel safely, keep well and enjoy yourself. Guess you will be home before we arrive back from our Southern trip. Hi to Mum and Dad.
Take care and God Bless.
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14 Juli 2007 - 22:01
Roos En Math.:
Ha Joost.
Dit dan het laatste berichtje vanuit een warm Asten. Eindelijk weer eens heerlijk zomerweer hier. We kunnen weer buiten zitten 's avonds. Hopenlijk blijft het zo deze week.
Joost we wensen je nog heerlijke dagen op Bali.Aan alles komt een einde, maar Asten is waiting for you.Have a nice and good home-travel and perhaps we see you the 21 of july at the party of Mark........
Bye Math en Roos. -
16 Juli 2007 - 22:52
Liekske:
Hey lieve Joost,
Ja broertje het is weer bijna zoveer en je bent weer thuis!!! geniet nog heel veel van je laaste dagen in Bali. Heb je Rian en Maarten al gezien?
Tot donderdag!!!!!!
dikke kus Lieke
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