Rehoboth – God has made a place for us… Genesis 26,22 A place full of laughter and joy: Rehoboth is a children’s home, early learning center, soon-to-be medical clinic and a lot more. It is a non-denominational ministry with a clear mission statement: “Transforming families and providing alternative futures for children in crisis based on...
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Around 2000 people and (judging by the sound) at least as many roosters – that’s the inhabitants of Pamilacan Island. Oh, and the obligatory amount of piggies, goats and cows. The island is about a kilometre in diameter, but still seems mostly empty. The scarcely shattered huts blend in nicely, and the fact that the goats provide a golfcourse-like grass...
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We were looking forward to our time in Melbourne ever since we started our trip. To spend Christmas with the Boothby family was actually one of the very little fixed-points we had planned. Steve and Markus met about 15 years back in Switzerland, when Steve did an exchange year at school and their friendship lasted over all these years. Steve and his family live in...
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The Great Ocean Road – I reckon most people have heard of this place, although I believe few actually know the details. Given the fact that we both loves motorcycles, and our host was more than happy to find an excuse to hire a massive bike, we gave it a go. Our rental period was exactly 24 hours, which we split into two parts. On Saturday, we picked up our...
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While Myanmar is not particularly famous for its beaches, it does nevertheless feature a pretty extensive coast line towards the west. Well, we’re a bit mare-phile anyways, and we figured it would be a perfect goodbye for this place to spend some time at the beach. The most popular beach is Ngapali, quite a bit up north. It’s where all the large resorts...
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After a few days on Yangon, we discovered that continuing to binge on the spectacular street food would permanently damage our waistlines, so we decided to head north. Initially, our plan had been to travel north to Mandalay, and then continue east to the Tachilek border crossing, where we wanted to enter Thailand. Sealed off for decades, this border crossing has...
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