After a long but good flight, our Thai Airways plane has finally landed in Aukland. This is where the third chapter of our adventure begins. We have both been very curious about what New Zealand would look like and what we would find here. In the next couple of weeks we will explore the South Island, starting and ending in Christchurch. We are also excited about our means of transportation: a caravan! We have rented a converted Fiat Ducato Maxi, which sports: ho...

Most of our time in Koh Samui was spent in horizontal position, wether floating on the sea or sleeping on the beach. In the few moments of real awakeness we managed to stuff ourselves with fresh tropical fruit and all sorts of fish( including sharks and lobsters). Food here is a bless! To be honest, we also had a peak of activity and went for a day boat trip to Ang Thong Marine Park, a group of 42 little islands between here and the main land. Impressive trip! W...

What a contrast! Today we've gone from the though and unforgiving reality of the most brutal and highest mountains in the world, controlled by the military next to a war-zone, to the easy going and laid back attitude of a popular touristic sea place. 6000 meters of difference in altitude and a completely different world. It will be very easy for us to loose ourselves under the palm trees for a few days after the challenges of Ladakh. Today we are in Koh Samui,...

The Kardung La is the pass that separates Leh from the Nubra valley. It is also the highest motorable pass in the world and quite an attraction for motorcyclists. I have been wanting to go up to the top of the pass since we have been planning our adventure. However, I no longer had a motorbike in Leh. Since Benni was recuperating at the guest house with rice and bananas, I went out to see if I could rent another enfiled to have a stroll around for a few hours. ...

On our last day in Leh we took a van to Phyang, a monastery (and a village) in a valley nearby. The monastery stands high looking over a very green valley surrounded by the usual dusty 5000m high rocks. Those monks chose a pretty amazing location for their stuff. The templum itself has great painted rooms, loads of buddha and divinities sculptures, some with more welcoming faces than others... We were lucky enough to join the monks for their annual celebration. ...