Desert song festival
Day 108 – Ormiston Gorge, Australia So yesterday, a fellow traveller told me about this a cappella concert in the wild, and did I wish to come listen with her and her friends: either there would be a place in their car, or there was a bus going there. So I said “sure”, and that…
Uluru tour – Day Three: King’s Canyon
Day 101 – Kings Canyon, Australia New morning, new day. Well, new very early morning, the third in a row, new day. Our guide dragged himself up to give us the day’s schedule. He would drop us off at Kings Canyon to join another group for the visit, while he went to the medical centre.…
Uluru tour – Day Two: Kata Tjuta
Day 100 – Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia The day started before dawn at 4:30 am, when our guide, having relit the fire, put some music to wake us up. Let’s just say that it was cold outside. After a quick breakfast, rolling up of the swags, cleaning up, we were on the road to…
Uluru tour – Day one: Uluru
Day 99 – Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia To go see Uluru, or the big red rock formerly called Ayers Rock, everybody knows, you have to go to Alice Springs. You can then, like me, think that Alice Springs is a few kilometres from Uluru, or even at the foot of the rock. Or you can…
Olive Pink Botanic Garden
Day 97 – Alice Springs, Australia I’m continuing my run of botanic gardens. This one, in Alice Springs, is dedicated to Miss Olive Pink, who campaigned for the conservation of native species (and the respect of Aboriginal rights, but that has less to do directly with the botanic garden). The garden includes the Annie Myers…
Hot spring
Day 95 – Katherine A few words quickly, as my night bus leaves in a few minutes. I’ll expand tomorrow. Expanding The main attraction of Katherine are the Katherine Gorges, but being something like 20 km away from the city, I wouldn’t be able to go. Instead, there is a walking (and cycling) trail following…
Botanic Gardens and the MAGNT
Day 92 – Darwin, Australia I had decided to spend the day in the Botanic Gardens. I started by preparing a lunch to take with me, and when I opened the fridge to take a carrot out, I saw that the nice I had put them on was in fact the freezer tray. So I…
Monkey Forest
Day 87 – Ubud, Indonesia So, one of the things to do in Ubud is take a walk in the Monkey Forest. There are important guidelines, of course, such as don’t feed the monkeys, don’t look at them in the eyes, don’t smile (it is seen as aggressive), and don’t try to get anything back…
Ubud
Day 86 – Ubud, Indonesia Yesterday I went back to the beach for two hours. I was approached in that time by people wanting to sell me: – snorkelling tour – massages – fruits – clothes – musical instruments – silver jewellery. All charming, starting very politely by complimenting my tattoos, enquiring if I enjoyed…
Borobudur temple
Day 74 – Borobudur, Indonesia Once I put the disappointment of the sunrise behind me, I waited for most tourists to clear away, the sun to rise more and the clouds to disperse. I took a few neat pictures that I invite you to consult my gallery. The temple is built around a hill, which…