A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Rich at the Grampians. He had posted on Chockstone.org that he was looking for a climbing partner and I was free so why not shoot up to the Grampians for a couple of days? I also met Peter there, an Italian traveller. For the first time I went to Mt. Arapiles, one of the best crags in Australia. Mainly trad climbing and perfect rock in a nice setting. Here you can see the pictures in the Gallery.
I’ve also tried to find a bike pretty much since I arrived – several auctions on ebay I just missed due to stupidity or other bikes got sold minutes before I called the owner. Finally I found a stylish street racer that will hopefully last a couple of months – that’s all I’m expecting for 50 bucks.
Julie’s Admission Ceremony
The other day Julie got admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Quite a long ceremony followed by an $800 lunch (for five!) at Silks in the Crown complex. Yummy! | See the pictures
Was bisher geschah …
Zuerst einmal etwas verspätet ein gutes Neues Jahr Euch allen!
Habe lange nichts mehr von mir hören lassen hier – werde jetzt versuchen, das wiedergutzumachen und einen kleinen Überblick liefern, was ich in den letzten zwei Monaten hier in Australien so gemacht habe Continue reading
Khao Niao Ma-Muang
… or “Mango Sticky Rice” is THE delicious dessert in Thailand. And easy to make yourself. All you need is
- one or two ripe Mango (Banana or other fruit is fine, too)
- 500 ml coconut milk (containing 100 % milk)
- Two cups / 500 g sticky (glutenous) rice
- 50 g sugar
- A pinch of salt
Wash the rice and leave it in water overnight or at least a couple of hours. Then drain the rice and steam it for about 30 min or until it is soft but still chewy. Meanwhile heat up the coconut milk and stir the sugar and salt in it. Pour 3/4 of the coconut milk over the rice and let it soak for 15 min. Scoop the rice out into a dish, pour the remaining milk over it and put some sliced fruit. Enjoy your Khao Niao Ma-Muang!
Gallery Update
Finally the photos of the Thailand trip are up. Enjoy!
UPDATE: adding image descriptions now | See the pictures
New address / phone number
Here in Melbourne you can contact me as follows:
Felix Salomon c/o Julie Heller
14 Tower Road
Balwyn North, VIC 3104
AUSTRALIA
phone +61 (0) 3 9819 7983
mobile +61 (0) 4 2311 9791
Back in Bangkok
Sitting here in the sticky air in an internet cafe, looking at some photos of Tonsai and Ao Laoliang, makes me think of the great time we’ve had so far in Thailand. Now we’re spending the last days in Bangkok to do some last shopping (I finally found another tailor where I can get a suit with the fabric that I’d wanted back in Chiang Mai) and visit the Royal Palace. And in a couple of days I’ll be in Melbourne where Lindsay is organising a “welcome back” party – great idea, mate!
“The Beach” really exists!
At 8.15 am the friendly American guy Mike and his Thai friend Yupi picked us up in Ao Nang to head to another pier where a speed boat would take us to Ao Laoliang. We didn’t quite know what to expect but Mike started talking about the resort and it all sounded better and better. Continue reading
Tonsai Beach
The flight down to Krabi went all well and in the afternoon we arrived at “Krabi International Airport” – well, in case you know the Airports Friedrichshafen in Germany or Avalon in Melbourne you know the scale. Continue reading
Sukothai
Finally we found a webpage with a good weather forecast for the south so we decided to take the bus from Chiang Mai down to the ancient temple town Sukothai. A rough six hour drive later, after a broken clutch that got fixed by the driver himself we arrived in the vast town of New Sukothai. Continue reading
