From London to ParisFrom Berlin to RomeYou're searching for somethingA place to call homeBeen hiding your feelingsWent out of controlYour destinati...

There's no story left to tellNo answers left to findThere's no use in looking backAt what's been left behind No more dancing in the darkNo promise...

Next stop for the van Duijn family: Darwin and surrounds. We’ve hired a camper to get around and after my family picks me up from the airport we ...

After a delightful day in Adelaide with the family it’s time already to make for Alice Springs, that town in the middle of nowhere, ages away fro...

I’m sitting on a plane bound for Perth and trying to fight off the sleep. After two late nights out in Singapore with plenty of beers and five da...

Just for the map, alright? Ape

Singapore is an easy train ride away from Kuala Lumpur and if it wasn’t for the immigration service (yes, again) a hassle free trip. I arrive in ...

Five days of partying to the max and a gruelling day in transit from Koh Pha-Ngan to Phuket do me in, and I’m destroyed once I arrive in Phuket. ...

I decided to come to Koh Pha-Ngan a couple of days before the actual full moon to secure some decent accomodation, but even now I have trouble find...

After history laden Viet Nam, after experiencing some of the saddest recent history in Cambodia, after seeing the cultural and historical marvels o...

After our mighty Gibbon adventure it's time for me to catch up with my LaoCrew. The two Israeli, Germans and Poms went on the two day slowboat to L...

What does it take to get from northern Thailand to Laos? Answer: three Chiangs. Unfortunately Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong are all uneve...

After conquering Mount Fancypants we have just enough time to sqeeuze in a well needed shower and a shitty massage before we head down to Lao Cai f...

Nu'oc cong hoa xa hoi chu nghia Viet Nam! After being wrecked on the overnight bus from Kunming, the first thing on the menu in Sa Pa is sleeping....

With tears in my eyes and pain ripping through my heart I bid Yangshuo farewell. Okay, I leave Yangshuo. That's that. I'm heading back to Guilin t...

Rain, rain and more rain in Guilin, flooding my hostel and washing down the dirty streets. During my busride to Yangshuo it's still pouring down, a...

And we're on the road again, from Guangzhou to Guilin (Guangxi). I wasn't sure what to think of Guilin beforehand; people of TravBud...

My train journey from Hong Kong to mainland China is a breeze; in an hour-something I'm in the Peoples Republic of China, worlds most populous coun...

I return to Hong Kong from Macau completely drained. Everything in Macau is screaming for your attention, and after thirty hours of madness, it's g...

Welcome to Macau, the former Portugese colony that's under contruction to become an almost exact copy of Las Vegas. Macau is - just like Hong Kong ...

Sydney airport still looks the same after exactly a month and a day. It's the crack of dawn, the sun's rising. Another early morning, another early...

Back once again! This is my fourth visit to Sydney on my trip, but it just keeps getting better and better. What a city; the weather, the harbour, ...

New Zealand, the edge of the world. My month here is over, and it's time to move on. I've seen the scenes and I did the do's. Whale watching, check...

I put it to the testI'm in second gearI get it of my chestI won't quit or restI will feel no fear, no fear!Let it go, let it flowThrough my mind an...

Having accomplished my mission in Wanaka, I can now die a happy man. Or not. Fortunately, the 'to do before I die' list is still long. Both fo...

Next stop with the Green Kiwi Express: Wanaka. A beautiful but rather small laketown on New Zealand's South Island, but the one stop I had been wai...

Today just a short blog, partly because I have some sick adventures to share with you tomorrow. I hiked the Franz Josef glacier today. A full day h...

On monday afternoon I arrived in Hokitika. I was the only one to be dropped off by the Kiwi Experience, as Hoki is just a small town, and there isn...

After my Abel Tasman adventure it was time to leave Nelson behind and get on with my trip. I was lucky to get on the sunday bus out of Nelson,...

Hah! Welcome to the land of the long white cloud. Welcome to the egde of the world. Welcome to the finest country on earth. But Nicander, what i...

Got. To. Get. Out. Because I knew I needed to leave Stanthorpe and it's apples or suffer the serious consequences, I began to plan my escap...

Disclaimer. Warning: This blog contains references to apples. Reading this blog is at your own risk. The author can not be held responsible in any ...

Boys and girls, welcome to our hostel. We're now in Stanthorpe, south Queensland, and basicly, there is nothing to do here, except for picking appl...

A quickie: I found a job as an applepicker in Stanthorpe, a shithole, erm, small place a couple of hours from Brisbane. I'm picking, packing and se...

On to Brisbane, capital city of Queensland, and time for some real parties! Byron Bay, where I arrived after the Mojo 'surf' week is advertised as ...

After spending new years eve in Canberra I hit the road again, back to Bowral. I was able to stay at Karen's place on a last minute notice, which w...

First update since the holidays! Even though it's been two weeks, I wish you all the best for the new year. May 2008 bring you health and happ...

Dear boys and girls, today I'm going to tell you a story about out little friend Ape. Ape lived in a big forest not far from here, and he...

After two nights of raves, I spent a lot of time resting on Sunday. I badly needed that, but the result of all the sleeping during the day is that ...

I've been in Melbourne for a week and a half now, and although I'm really beginning to like the city, it's time to move on. It'll be good to be b...

Updates from the sports capital of Australia, Melbourne! Along the Yarra river lies an enormous sporting complex, housing some of the legends of Au...

I arrived on wednesday pretty done for, after a long and tiring day of traveling. I made my way to King Street and it's hostels, jus...

Back on the road again. Or traintracks, whichever one you prefer. Last wednesday morning I left Canberra for Melbourne, first by coach and later by...

Coasties.. Where to start? When I came to Canberra, Jared invited me to join him and the rest of Radfords year 12 on their beachweek to c...

Time for an update! At the moment I'm in Canberra, Australia's capital, staying with DJ JC (Jared) and his family. I met JC last year when I had hi...

Away from the bustling streets, roaring trains, sunny beaches and crowded malls of Sydney and onto a nice little town in the Southern Highland...

After two follwing days at the beach, tuesday I opted to go to.. the beach. Every tuesday, Mojo Surf and the WakeUp! hostel organise a surfday...

After spending my first couple of days in Australia knock out in my bed and in the bathroom, I'm back on my feet again, alive and kicking! My sickn...

There you go, first blog from Sydney, Australia! My journey from Amsterdam to Syd started early at four in the morning. After all the last minute w...

So here I am, 16 months after my last visit to Australia, ready to go back and enjoy life. I've worked hard for this trip, but I'm sure it was wort...

Hi there,My first post of my Australasia blog and I'm not even away yet. You can't start soon enough though ;) My trip is just one month away ...