... it's February 2011 - one year since our last trip to asia. But we weren't the Travelchicks, if not ready for the next trip :)
Bagpacks (about 12kg each) are packed, we're at the airport, waiting for boarding.
Can't wait 'till the aircraft leaves lovely Munich and brings us to Colombo. O.k., Duesseldorf and Dubai first, but by tomorrow noon, we will be in SRI LANKA... see you there!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saturday, March 6, 2010
We are the world...
...that 's what our Malayan friend Bob concluded in our last night in Georgetown.
We spent the night at a bar with live music, and Bob was the lead singer of the band. They did pretty good covers of all kind of rock songs and we really enjoyed the music.
"We" were from Malaysia, Egypt, Russia, the Netherlands and Germany - and had lots of fun. Especially when some strange malayan old guy started to dance in such a funny way - cant describe, you need to see the video once I'm back home again. One thing for sure: this guy defenitely showed Leadership :)
Unfortunately our boat for Langkawi left at 8am the next morning, so we thought 2.30am has to be enough party, while the others moved to other bars.
But it was late enough to feel hung over and sleepy the next morning :)
The boat trip took 4 hours and it was so bloody cold on that boat, that we were badly freezing. I just don't understand why the asians can't handle a A/C?!
On Langkawi we decided for the next best Hotel, named Nadias Comfort Inn. But it was way to expensive for what it was and we decided to move the next day. We found a pretty nice bungalow right at the beachside at Langkapuri Inn, it was cheaper, cleaner, nicer, AT the beach, including breakfast... so almost perfect. We stayed there for two more nights.
During the day we chilled mostly at Yellow Bar, which was defenitely the most cosy place there. Nice seaview, hammocks, great food & drinks and you could hang out there as long as you want and nobody bothers you! Laying there, reading and relaxing was just awesome. At night we went to one of the beachbars (Little Lillys Chillout Place) where we met nice locals. They showed us the places to be on Langkawi and recommended a lot of things. So we ended up that night at Sunbar (about 15 minutes walk from the beach), the only "club" that is open till late. So we stayed until late :))
We did a nice Island Hopping trip on our last day at Langkawi, three beautiful small islands nearby, hundreds of big eagles and a small lake on top of a mountain. They call it "the lake of the pregnant maid" because the story is, that once upon a time there was a women who couldn't get pregnant but after bathing in this lake she suddenly was. Uuups.
But if we did bath in there stays our secret.... :)
We spent the night at a bar with live music, and Bob was the lead singer of the band. They did pretty good covers of all kind of rock songs and we really enjoyed the music.
"We" were from Malaysia, Egypt, Russia, the Netherlands and Germany - and had lots of fun. Especially when some strange malayan old guy started to dance in such a funny way - cant describe, you need to see the video once I'm back home again. One thing for sure: this guy defenitely showed Leadership :)
Unfortunately our boat for Langkawi left at 8am the next morning, so we thought 2.30am has to be enough party, while the others moved to other bars.
But it was late enough to feel hung over and sleepy the next morning :)
The boat trip took 4 hours and it was so bloody cold on that boat, that we were badly freezing. I just don't understand why the asians can't handle a A/C?!
On Langkawi we decided for the next best Hotel, named Nadias Comfort Inn. But it was way to expensive for what it was and we decided to move the next day. We found a pretty nice bungalow right at the beachside at Langkapuri Inn, it was cheaper, cleaner, nicer, AT the beach, including breakfast... so almost perfect. We stayed there for two more nights.
During the day we chilled mostly at Yellow Bar, which was defenitely the most cosy place there. Nice seaview, hammocks, great food & drinks and you could hang out there as long as you want and nobody bothers you! Laying there, reading and relaxing was just awesome. At night we went to one of the beachbars (Little Lillys Chillout Place) where we met nice locals. They showed us the places to be on Langkawi and recommended a lot of things. So we ended up that night at Sunbar (about 15 minutes walk from the beach), the only "club" that is open till late. So we stayed until late :))
We did a nice Island Hopping trip on our last day at Langkawi, three beautiful small islands nearby, hundreds of big eagles and a small lake on top of a mountain. They call it "the lake of the pregnant maid" because the story is, that once upon a time there was a women who couldn't get pregnant but after bathing in this lake she suddenly was. Uuups.
But if we did bath in there stays our secret.... :)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Two white Chicks and Butterflies.
So, still in Georgetown and it's still absolutely lovely here. Georgetown became World Heritage a couple of years ago, which means they try to keep the colonial houses in a good shape...
We both love this mixture of nice people, this fantastic colonial-style houses, the chinese and indian quarters.... you feel so welcome everywhere and the people are just nice and friendly! You get to know people within a couple of minutes. Like yesterday when we had dinner at one of the chinese-food-stalls along the streets (fantastic soup btw!) - when we sat down there was this malyasian couple next to us, starting a conversation because they thought we're from Germany and they love Germany and have been there a couple of times in Bremen and Hamburg...
While talking to them, Aleksej from Russia (living in London) came up and we had fun watching his pictures of rat-like squirrels he took somewhere in Thailand...
Of course we enjoy the food here and the (cheap) beer. As always in Asia :)
We just came back from a very nice trip to the north of the island, to see a butterfly farm with hundreds of different butterflies. So beautiful! We went there by public bus, which was funny (the two white chicks in a bus with only locals. And with white i mean not only white but very white and pale!) and we got a nice feeling about the island and did see some nice spots along the way...
Tomorrow we're on the way to the next island, more north, called Langkawi. Our boat leaves around 8 am, which means getting up early and make our way to the Pier... Hope we find a nice bungalow there... :)
We both love this mixture of nice people, this fantastic colonial-style houses, the chinese and indian quarters.... you feel so welcome everywhere and the people are just nice and friendly! You get to know people within a couple of minutes. Like yesterday when we had dinner at one of the chinese-food-stalls along the streets (fantastic soup btw!) - when we sat down there was this malyasian couple next to us, starting a conversation because they thought we're from Germany and they love Germany and have been there a couple of times in Bremen and Hamburg...
While talking to them, Aleksej from Russia (living in London) came up and we had fun watching his pictures of rat-like squirrels he took somewhere in Thailand...
Of course we enjoy the food here and the (cheap) beer. As always in Asia :)
We just came back from a very nice trip to the north of the island, to see a butterfly farm with hundreds of different butterflies. So beautiful! We went there by public bus, which was funny (the two white chicks in a bus with only locals. And with white i mean not only white but very white and pale!) and we got a nice feeling about the island and did see some nice spots along the way...
Tomorrow we're on the way to the next island, more north, called Langkawi. Our boat leaves around 8 am, which means getting up early and make our way to the Pier... Hope we find a nice bungalow there... :)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Munich - Kuala Lumpur - Georgetown.
After 17 hours of traveling (nice flight(s) w/Qatar Airways btw., really can recommend!) we arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday night. It was late and dark already, so we just went to our hotel at the airport, got a beer at the bar and went to bed, as we had to get up at 6am this morning.
By now we are in Georgetown (Penang Island) and exploring the city. It is really hot, I mean really hot, but we like this place and its nice and friendly people! Georgetown is beautiful and we like the mixture of little India, Chinatown, old colonial-style houses... and the TravelChicks :) Going to get bikes next!
We're gonna stay here one more day (planing on a trip to the backcountry tomorrow) before we head to Langkawi. I think both of us can't wait to hit the beach and we're looking forward to walking barefoot in the sand...
By now we are in Georgetown (Penang Island) and exploring the city. It is really hot, I mean really hot, but we like this place and its nice and friendly people! Georgetown is beautiful and we like the mixture of little India, Chinatown, old colonial-style houses... and the TravelChicks :) Going to get bikes next!
We're gonna stay here one more day (planing on a trip to the backcountry tomorrow) before we head to Langkawi. I think both of us can't wait to hit the beach and we're looking forward to walking barefoot in the sand...
Monday, February 22, 2010
OnTour 2010.
F-I-N-A-L-L-Y, the TravelChicks are back on tour!
Tonight at 9.55 pm QR004 will bring us via Doha to Kuala Lumpur for our next adventure in Southeast Asia!
We're going to travel some nice places in Malaysia this time: heading north/west first to see Georgetown and beautiful beaches on Langkawi, to the eastcoast next - for some island experience on the Perhentian Islands. We're planing on hiking in the rainforest (Taman Negara National Park) and tea plantations (Cameron Highlands) before we head towards the south to explore Singapore and Borneo...
So, it's going to be exciting 3 weeks :-)
If you wanna know, how we're doing, here is where we keep you updated!
XO XO Gaby & Zeugwart
Tonight at 9.55 pm QR004 will bring us via Doha to Kuala Lumpur for our next adventure in Southeast Asia!
We're going to travel some nice places in Malaysia this time: heading north/west first to see Georgetown and beautiful beaches on Langkawi, to the eastcoast next - for some island experience on the Perhentian Islands. We're planing on hiking in the rainforest (Taman Negara National Park) and tea plantations (Cameron Highlands) before we head towards the south to explore Singapore and Borneo...
So, it's going to be exciting 3 weeks :-)
If you wanna know, how we're doing, here is where we keep you updated!
XO XO Gaby & Zeugwart
Sunday, August 23, 2009
A Birthday Weekend in Berlin.
This year I wanted to do a trip for my birthday - I thought for a TravelChick it's the right thing to do :-) And some of my friends decided to join me. Me = Lucky one!
I know - it's already been a while... but I really wanna say THANK YOU to my friends Alex, Franzman, Gabe, Heiko & Luzifer. THX for an awesome trip to Berlin, THX for all the fun, THX for making my birthday special!
You are great and I'm really happy to have you around me.
XXX
I know - it's already been a while... but I really wanna say THANK YOU to my friends Alex, Franzman, Gabe, Heiko & Luzifer. THX for an awesome trip to Berlin, THX for all the fun, THX for making my birthday special!
You are great and I'm really happy to have you around me.
XXX
Birthday Weekend in Berlin from bieneschmid on Vimeo.
TRIPLE-S in L-O-N-D-O-N (the video)
so here's the video of our weekend in London, including some shots of U2's live performance @Wembley Stadium. I know it's a bit long but Gaby took some really nice shots which I didn't want to leave out :-) Even the sound in the live parts isn't the best, I guess you can get the goose bumps-feeling...
TRIPLE-S in L-O-N-D-O-N from bieneschmid on Vimeo.
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