The end's not near (it's here)

06 mrt. 2012

🇫🇷 vanuit Frankrijk

Closing Arguments

Five airports and three planeslater I finally arrived at Brussels airport after a journey back home that seemed to last f o r e v e r .
Stood there at the baggage conveyors waiting for my backpack,
..thatgot lost somewhere along the way.

(and that means inWellington, Sydney, Bangkok orLondon)
So I waited and waited and waited at the baggage claim, for a bag that wasn't comming,knowing my peeps were waiting for me on the other side of that wall.

Another 45mins later,..

I had such good times surfing and couchsurfing down under! You wouldn't believe how many different airports, beaches, McDo's, bugs, rainforrests, germans, surfboards, uggs & aboriginals I've seen over thepast few months!

Still, after twelve weeks of sleeping in a different bed every night, too many ramen-noodles-meals and an invasion of Dutchies, it`s sogood to be back..

(imissed you!)

I've met some crazy, interesting, fun and truly amazing people on my trip, most of them I will remember for a long, long time.But the next few will surely be impossible to forget ; Lisa, Imma, Mychal, Jack, Nick, Steffie,.. ..thanks for being my music along the way?

Now I have only one thing left to say and that is 'G' bye landownunda &nice to meet you Kiwi's!!'

(brilliant memories)

And to you, thanks for reading and see you again one fine day, hopefully from the African savannah!

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A shocking night in Christchurch

18 feb. 2012

🇳🇿 vanuit Nieuw-Zeeland

I am a half-a-world-away now ! Literally at the other side of the world. More precisely in Christchurch, New-Zealand. Can't get any further from home than this..

It's colder than Australia over here and the weather changes every ten minutes. cloudy, sunny, rain, windy.

(Auckland, NZ)

After spending some time in the Australian outback it was nice to feel raindrops falling on my face again. ' Rain over me Auckland!'

Auckland didn't impress me all that much it was basically the poor man's verion of Sydney. So aftera few days Ijumped on a plane and flew over to Christchurch,..

In February of '11 there was a major earthquake in Christchurch, killing 185 people and destroying the entire city.

And ever since there are regularly aftershocks of that earthquake. Some locals are still very scared.
At first very sad to see but they get alot of support from others. you can find hopeful messages all over Christchurch. And people don't give up on trying to rebuild their beloved hometown.
While I was there I went to the Canterbury Museum and the Ferrymead Heritage Park.

My last night in Christchurch was a night to remember;

It was about 4am when a loud noise and sudden shaking woke me and my roomies.

It took me a few second to realize what was going on.. everything wasshaking and it seemed as if there was a weird growling comingout of the earth, so freaky.. and this was just a little aftershok, Boahh!

Good luck Christchurch, I'm outta here.

Next Up; Queenstown, where I went rafting, hiking, camping and visited the great Milford Sound.. by cruize!

(rafting at the Shotover river)

(Milford Sound)

I was at lake Tekapo, lake Wakatipu and lake Te Anau.

(lake Wakatipu, Queenstown)

On my last days in NZ I was running out of money and I had to be creative and find cheap solutions for accommodation. So I put on my cowboy boots and went up to a farmer to ask if I could set up my tent on his land for a few nights.
No problem.
Nice to know; this piece of land was located right next to a graveyard.
Didn't bother me, I slept just fine. Just like my new neighbours.

My last two days in NZ I spent in rainy capital Wellington, to couchsurf with some locals.
On the very last day we visited the filmstudio's and production house WETA (the second largest visual effects company in the world, just after Pixar) of movie-director Peter Jackson, who produced Lord of the rings, Avatar, King Kong, Xena,.. and one of his latest projects our very own Belgian friend Tin Tin!
I even caught a glimps of the set were they are filming the 'The hobbit'
There are working over 3000 people on that movie.
It took almost eight(!) years to create the Lord of the rings trilogy.

(birthplace of Smeagol)

(behind me: the making of 'The Hobbit')

And it was mind blowing. What a fantastic last day!

After that we ate a KingKong-burger and then I hopped on my, in Quantas colors painted -Boeing 747, for a travel of in total thirty three hours(YAY!!), back home.
Wellington > Sydney > Bangkok > London > Brussels

(mmm King Kong burgers)

On the way home I couldn't wait to wrap my arms around my best friend, boyfriend & family at the airport.

Nice having something so precious to go home to.

I'm so lucky..

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Alice Springs.. smells like aboriginals.

09 feb. 2012

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

So, on my way to Alice Springs in the heart of Australia, I spent the night in old prison that was rebuild into a hostel, at Mount Gambier.

That was wicked. Especially since I was almost alone there at night.. waiting for Freddy and Jason to come and get me !

(brrrr)

(cosy night at Mt. Gambier)

'The Alice' how the locals call it, is such a gorgeous place, surrounded by hills and covered in a layer of red sand.

The aboriginals living in this city are a bunch of hillbillies though.. their main activities are drinking, fighting, more drinking and hanging around in the shadows under the trees.

Trying to scare tourists away.

Not to mention the weird scent they carry with them. It's so strong, you can smell them from quite a distance.

Basically they just gave me the creeps(I am referring to those over in Alice Springs.)

So much for that 'dreamtime'

I also went to see the rock while I was there, and by that I mean Australia's Ayers Rock, of course. On our way we even saw some wild kangaroos.

Just let these speak for themselves,..

(Kata Tjuta)

(Uluru)

Our two guides couldn't have possibly been more Australian; nature-freaks, cowboy hats, no worries(the 'it's-only-a-snake' attitude)

Right.

We ended the day with a wonderful sunset -barbeque with heaps of champagne and the rock slowly changing colors in the background.

A young couple that was with us that day, were enjoying the view from a little bit closer and all of a sudden the guy drops down on one knee and pulls out a ring!

everybody at the table had tears in their eyes and was loudlyapplauding.

Now that's what I call a movie-scene-engagement..

Back in Alice I shared a room with a Taiwanese chick who made the funniest noise when she slept, so cute.Like she was eating air.

_

here's some funny Aussie slang;

tickle-bush (some sort of tree)

barbie (as in barbeque)

sunnies (sunglasses)

heaps (loads)

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Mental Melbourne

04 feb. 2012

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

I already knew I would love it before I came to Australia but Melbourne
completely blew me away !
I stayed in Fitzroy with my surfbro Mychal, his wicked roomies and little dog Pesto.
One of them made me drink the most disgusting cocktail called 'Coffin's
Nails' (wodka, baileys, grenadine, caramel ice-cream..)
Thanks for that Ben.. it was truly unforgetable.

Other special drinks this week; Duff beer!
And I also had my very first Krispy Kreme doughnut.

(with Mike, Garion& Felixin Melbourne)

So thanks again Captain America, Redsox !!!!
(loved that message on the fridge btw, so true.)

On the 26th of Januari we celebrated Australia Day(the national
holiday)right in the heart of the city.

I've seen the famous Queen Victoria Market, St.Kilda beach and visited the
Shrine of Remembrance.

Melbourne is just so alive, so artsy, there's a musician on the corner of
every street, oh and best architecture ever.

On one of my last nights I bumped into Eliza, Sigrid, Gerard Way and all the other
members of My Chemical Romance at Melbourne's Festival Hall.
wish I had met you ladies earlier this week...

(My Chemical Romance at Melbourne's Festival Hall)

_

Now it's time to go wild as the Outback is calling my name!
So if I don't get lost out there, I'll write to you from New-Zealand. The
last destination before going back home, into the arms of my Angel :)

Being half-a-world away from the one that's holding your heart is
very difficult.
As breathtaking as Australia's nature is and how much I adore the
wicked animals and enjoy the lifestyle over here,.. I will be just as excited to get
back home.

_________

(Movies, fireworks and batsat the beautifulBotanical Gardens, Melbourne)

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This is the life.

30 jan. 2012

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

Imagine, lying in the ocean on a surfboard waiting for the wave of the day. Nothing and no one surrounding you just the sound of the splashing water, you see the shore in the distance patiently waiting for you to return.

The sun shinning down on you, making your hair a few shades lighter and your skin a few shades darker, your hair is wet and hangs in your face but you don't mind.

You decide to paddle out even further towards the overwhelming nothingness of the sea.

As your board carries you out there, you see six dolphin fins rise out of the water, not even a minute later they're already gone.

The place where you are right now, the way you feel... everything is so surreal..

A few waves later you spot three of your friends, arriving at the beach holding a surfboard under their arms, their ankles wrapped up in a leggie, preparing to join you.

While you're living your life for this very moment.

....

We live on front porches and swing life away, we get by just fine here on minimum wage..

~ Rise against

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Good Times at Surfcamp

17 jan. 2012

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

Been working at camp for a few weeks now and made breakfast, lunch & dinner for hundreds of people! And time flew by.

We've surely had our rainy days but most of them were filled with sunshine and happiness, special thanks to the staff for that!

(making pancakes for the crew.. and Jordy's

probably checking how many eggs I used..)

I've got a few things left to say to you guys;

Anna, you DO have the cutest board ever,..

(Anna& her fishies..)

Tom, which places in New-Zealand? I only remember Christchurch :s

Nick, take good care of Charles. Guess you'll have to find another person to watch over you at night.... :p

Rach, Stop stealing everybody's food!

Charlie, wimens clothes and a penis don't go together bro, seriously.. ?!

Sam, just........www.weightwatchers.com

Iain, give Sam a hand with the diet^^

Jake, STOP drinking energy drinks before you go to bed, you creep!

(Jake..)

Eric, whatever you do, never stop making music!

pfff ,.. I miss you guys already and I haven't left yet!

On Friday I'm outta here.

Next stop ; Melbourne !

(night at the beach)

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Surfcamp in Gerroa

31 dec. 2011

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

Howdie Folks!

So last week we've been learning to surf at Seven Mile Beach.

It was such an amazing five-day experience! I've met many interesting peeps over there from all over the world.

(some of my fellow surf brothers'n'sisters)

Now here's a few things that changed my life forever;

- I will always have a big smile on my faceby hearing the words 'chewing tobacco'

- Boston is now on the top of my list of destinations.

- There IS SUCH A THING as 'cool dutch people' (Can you believe it?..Spread the word!)

- Oh yeah and I witnessed the longest conversation in mankind about toilets!

Oh the memories.. Thanks guys! (Looking forward to seeing everybody again tonight in Sydney for New Year's Eve..)

(my buddy..)

At the end of surfcamp I got a job offer to workthere as a cook for a few weeks. ...and Hell Yeah I took it! Some andSarawillbe preparing food fora shitloadof people in the next few weeks...

See ya'll.

(Surfcamp Australia, yay!)

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Knock-Knock (who's there?)

18 dec. 2011

🇦🇺 vanuit Australië

On the 2nd night in Sydney we got two pretty awesome roommatesin our room at the hostel(who left the next day) A dutch and a belgian girl.

And we have a pretty funny story..here it goes;

Imagine you're sleeping and suddenly at 6AM there's a constant knocking on the door. All of us are awake and annoyed by the noise, we turn our heads to the other side close our eyes again and are hoping it'll stop soon.

No such thing. The knocking continues. Eventually one of us gets up, completely and utterlypissed and opens the frickin' door.. to find a drunk, naked guy around 25years old in the hallway!Very ugly, almost sure he was english, saying he locked hisself out of his room and his mates won't let him back in.

So,.. we slam the door in his face and crawl back into bed. (btw; there was a verybig wet spot rightnext to him on the carpet, like,.. ewwww.)

After not more than five minutes the knocking starts again. At this point, Sara and our dutch-roomie are about to strangle him.

(I, myself, didnt really see the problem since I have the ability to sleep through a hurricane. As many of you probablyknow...)

So another one opens up and tells him to leave us alone. But guess what, 'knock-knock'

By then we realized slammin' the door in his face for the third time wouldn't make alot of difference so, I gave him a sheet, took a picture ofcourse, and we went to inform the reception.

And finally there was peace. So we baptised him into our very own 'Ugly-naked-guy'and fell back asleep. Zzzzz

______________________

We just spent three days in Byron Bay & Nimbin, that means;hippies, surfboards, dreadlocks and drugs everywhere!

But more on that next time, I have to go the Hard Rock Cafe is waiting,..

See you soon guys!

TU ME MANQUES!!!

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The end's not near (it's here)

A shocking night in Christchurch

Alice Springs.. smells like aboriginals.

Mental Melbourne

This is the life.

Good Times at Surfcamp

Surfcamp in Gerroa

Knock-Knock (who's there?)

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