I've enjoyed many roadtrips!
One was all the way through Java, from Jakarta in the west where we lived, to the east, then crossing to Bali :)
I've done that trip a few times, once by myself with public transport (part train, part bus).
Travelling to Irian Jaya, and although not all by car and on the road, it was one helluva trip! Papua men in penis gourds, women in reed skirts etc. One evening there was upheaval very close to our lodge -no proper walls, just woven leaves and bamboo stands- and a group of men in penis gourds, sticks through their nose piercing, holding large spears came direction us in a marching run.
QUite something when you're literally in the middle of nowhere in a dense forest. Seeing them approach was quite something, they were PO for sure! The excuse of a wall from woven leaves did little to feel truly safe, hihi. They weren't PO with us thank goodness but the Javanese that oppressed them.
No electricity, no running water, no warm water to shower, nothing. A bath meant throwing water with a plastic sauce pan over you, the water freezing cold!! I've rarely had worse 'showers', hihi.
Nevertheless I did have a marvellous time there!
Roadtrips in Australia, from Darwin to Kakadu nation park & back. Then Darwin down to Mataranka. That was in a camper with my mom and stepfather.
Later on I went by myself by coach from Darwin to Alice Springs, then on to Uluru where I lived with and worked for the Aboriginals for 6 months. Now the Uluru part in the Aboriginal community was a life altering experience!
The love for that place and its people runs deeper than any love can run. Different.
I had more roadtrips in Australia, all had their charm! Uluru --> Adelaide --> Melbourne --> Sydney -- Brissy --> Townsville --> back to Darwin. Met a lot of people, saw a lot of places. Australia is simply amazing!
ON THE BUCKETLIST:
- Touring through Scotland!! I'd love to have a couple of weeks for that so I can see everything I want and also drop in on Delightful
- Travelling in the US at some point. Definitely will start in New Orleans!
Edited by
SparklingCrystal 💖💎
on Sun 01/23/22 04:31 PM