Cold VIC

After a few rough nights in Kuala Lumpur we're now finally down in Melbourne! It's so much colder than i could ever have expected, from a 35+ KL to 8 degrees VIC! It's still gonna be nice though, we have lots of stuff to do these weeks! When we arrived at the airport, the taxi driver didn't want to take us to Adam's place since it's in Essendon, and he was finishing. After a few minutes of convincing he would accept the way it is and start the engine!
Today is the Aussie rules grand finals between Geelong and Collingwood, and we'll be watching it at the quiet man together with best company! Looking forward to it!
See you soonish!

Koh Tao

Even though we had a quite rough night we woke up early yesterday and decided we should go for a walkabout around the island and see what we find. We walked for hours seeing nothing but houses, litter, people and advertisement, until like all of a sudden the most beautiful cove would appear in front of us! We were startled and thought that nothing we people create, no matter how grand, can ever compete with the natural beauty of our mother Gaia!

After a day spent in a boat and a bus, we're once again back in Bangkok for a last night before we'll go back to KL! I don't even know how many times i have been there but i always feel welcome! Then it's off to Melbourne to catch up with all them awesome people!

Tuk Tuk

Johan enjoying a cold one in Bangkok

You want Túk Túk sir?

It feels amazing to be back in South East Asia again! After another year in Sweden i almost forgot what it's like! It's incredibly hot and humid, and it's literally been raining all day but it doesn't really matter since we've had the best possible company since the minute we arrived. Not only are the Thai people remarkably warm and friendly but the other fellow travellers we've bumped into have been awesome people too. 

The view from our balcony, a beautiful tree!

We haven't really been doing anything extraordinary so far though. It's been all about relaxing, thai-massages, sun bathing, delicious Thai food and buckets of whiskey. The country is beautiful and affordable and I understand why tourists love this country. The thing that bothers me though, is seeing what we tourists are turning Thailand into. For instance the island we are living on at the moment, used to be an Island populated by humble fishermen. 10 years ago, they had electricity for like 6 hours a day. They didn't have air condition or other western comforts. They were living a simple life. Now, there's restaurants serving food from all the corners of the world. There's five star hotel resorts, cinemas, seven eleven stores, you name it. Isn't travelling really supposed to be about experiencing the foreign cultures without enforcing our own culture upon them? 

The beautiful view of Koh Tao

Having said that, I still enjoy the shit out of life right now, and my journey just only started! Thailand is a beautiful country where the poeple are just as warm as the climate! And I am so grateful that i can be here to experience it!

After a few more days of chilling out here on Koh Tao, we'll be heading back the intensive Bangkok and catch a flight to Kuala Lumpur!

The last day in Sweden

Johan and I, Ready for the world.

Here I am, spending my last day in a dusky Sweden for quite a while! In my mind I'm already far away, and have been for some time now. It's just a couple of hours left of what felt like an eternity when i booked the tickets! Tomorrow I'll once again be heading down south east Asia, this time however accompanied by my brother. After a few weeks down there, another Air-Asia plane will take us to Melbourne, to meet up with my beloved friends whom I haven't seen for ages! It's going to be equally as sentimental as inspiring! After that, we'll hopefully be heading down a few latitudes to trek the Tasmanian Overland track!
Even though Australia is a marvelous country with amazing people, the main goal for this trip will be cycling through New Zealand! And not just some of it, My brother and I will be cycling the very length of it. from the southern tip, to the northernmost edge.

That's our quest, and also what you will be reading about in this blog!

See you soon!