After lunch in Villahermosa, I started the engine from my rental car. And he went on with a little delay. So, I drove the remaining two and a half hours until I arrived in Palenque in front of the hotel. There I parked the car for the next two nights and booked a tour for the next day. I also went for a short walk in the city and enjoyed my dinner.
The onward journey to Mexico, Yucatan started early in the morning. The flight from Costa Rica was short and the border control went quickly. However, it took 2 hours to check the luggage. Extremely many people arrived in Cancun. I quickly found the place where I could pick up the rental car. I also waited about 1.5 hours there. Finally, I was able to take the VW Passat, my companion, for the next 2.5 weeks.
The 14-hour flight from Auckland to Costa Rica passed over shorter than expected. So, I spend a long time on the immigration in Houston. They kept moving the queues, which caused chaos. I stayed in a hotel near the airport so I could take the short flight to San Jose, Costa Rica the next day.
To cross Cook Street by ferry was comfortably. We soon arrived in Wellington in the middle of the city and drove to the hostel’s parking lot There we could stay for the next two nights. For dinner we found a small restaurant that served African food. The food was delicious and a huge portion. So, we could take the rest for the next dinner straight away.
After sleeping till late, we were a bit shocked by the gloomy red sky. The smoke from the bush fires of Australia blew right over. Nevertheless, my brother Andi and I walked up and down the mountain quickly. We later tasted wine at a wine shop. In the evening we enjoy the ride on the steamship TSS Earnslaw. When we arrived at a farm there was a delicious BBQ buffet and we could watch a sheep being shorn.
After the not so comfortable flight over Sydney, we arrived in Christchurch at 1am. Immigration was quick and easy. We waited for the luggage for a while. Unfortunately, a piece of luggage from Tracy didn’t made it from Australia. We had booked Jucy’s accommodation near the airport and so we felt into our bed around 2 am. On the next day we enjoyed our breakfast and bought our New Zealand Mobile Numbers at the airport. We took over our campervan…
The entry was quick and we were already in a coffee at 6 a.m. to fill up with caffeine. So, we had our heads enough together to get the car and drive to the centre of Perth. Breakfast was delicious and after further coffees we bought cinema tickets to pass the time until we could check-in to our Air BnB apartment.
It’s finally starting. The first stop on my trip around the world is Hong Kong. The flight with Swiss passed quickly and so we took the bus to the hotel which is in the middle of the Tsim Sha Tsui area. We ate dinner and enjoyed the Hong Kong Island skyline from the Avenue of Stars.
After a three-hour bus ride, I arrived in Seville. In a few minutes’ walk I arrived already in my room in the centre. I explored the city and went to the Alcazar. As it was already evening, I got a ticket without queuing and enjoyed the visit and my aperitif in the garden of the complex. The next day I visited the sights of Seville. The Cathedral, the Bullring, the beautiful Plaza de España and the Torre del Oro. I…
After traveling to Madrid and Barcelona, I wanted to see more of Spain. A colleague from Malaga has given me some good advice and recommended me to go visit her home. Unfortunately, she could not come along. So I decided to spend a week in Andalusia and then a weekend in Madrid.