lauras travel memories

Monday, January 27, 2014

cape tribulation and daintree rainforest

wildlife park. baby crocodile. holding a koala.

tiggeling some kangeroos nuts. alexander lookout.

boat safari. eating an ants ass (well, yes, you have heard right..)

eating pizza with the group. predrinks. glligans.

wet t-shirt contest. getting tipsy. being schlumped.

bed.

great barrier reef

waking up with a big headache I pack my suitcase, check out and make my way to hides hotel where I meet the others.

I can tell you, we're a funny group!
We got people from everywhere! Switzerland, UK, America, Scandinavia, Brasil, Netherlands and then there is me! Everybody between 18 and 39 - pretty perfect!

After a quick briefing from our guide we make our way to the boat and head off to Michaelsmans Cay and Paradise Reef to do snorkling and scuba diving.

Arriving at Michaelmans Cays sandy beach I put on my stinger suit, flippers and goggels and jump into the water. It takes me a little while to get used to breath underwater, but once I get used to it it's amazing!

I spot starfish, heaps of nemo and tones of other fish. It's like a complete different world, I'm so in love!

After snorkling for 2 hrs we make our way back to the hotel, where we have a nice dinner and a couple of drinks together.

not bad for a first day, ay?

cairns

hey guys,
didn't post for a while because I went on my second big trip: to the east coast of australia.

my first destination was cairns. I booked a night at gilligans hostel, because I arrived one day before my tour started. It's such a fun hostel!
here's the story:

leaving the elevator and searching for my room 328 I felt kind of lost and I must have looked lost as well because not even 10 seconds after I left the lift a guy came up to me, asking if he should help me finding my room. Yeah, why not, I said.
Unforunately I didn't recognize that he was already wasted! So after I found my room I had to deal with funny questions like 'are you gonna kiss me?' or 'do you wanna have a good time with me in your room?'. Seriously mate? What a greeting!

anyway, I got rid of him quickly and went to gilligans club with my roommates, where I had an amazing night, partying, dancing and drinking!

Monday, January 6, 2014

field day festival

'Shit Laura, I think they won't let you in! On the ticket it says 'please bring a valid ID as in a passport or an australian drivers licence''.
'You are kidding?', I say, 'I just paid 140$ for this ticket and now that I just brought my german ID, they won't let me in?'

I'm looking around. A little bit shocked I have to admit.
I am sitting on the balcony in one of my friends flats. We met so that we can have predrinks before we head out to the festival.
My friend lives in chippendale, a really nice and fancy suburb of Sydney.

To solve my problem we come up with all sorts of crazy ideas. The final story I will tell the bouncer, when he doesn't want to let me in, is that I will go back to Germany the day after the festival and didn't bring my passport so that I don't loose it or something like that.

Lucy, the girl who is sitting on my left, sipping on her malibu drink, says it will be alright so everyone has one last check in the mirror and then we hop in the cap which drives us dirctly to the event.

And guess what guys?
Lucy was right! They didn't have a closer look on my ID. All the stress for nothing. Anyway.
Hell yeah, I'm in bitches!

It's amazing!
I don't know if it's because we're in Sydney or it's the fact that we're on a festival, but I have never ever seen so many beautiful people in one place.
All the tanned, skinny, good looking girls with their head chains, hand bracelets, stick on jewellery and flower crowns just look so stunning.
Most of the boys have tattoos, wearing snapbacks and stüssy shirts. It's like heaven!

We go straight to the 'Island' stage, because Taku is playing. He is an australian artist who mostly plays electronic and hip hop. It's just 3 o' clock and quite empty.
The guy dancing right next to me whose nose is covered in white powder is creepy. Jeez man, have you never heard of the word 'blink' before?
Anyway, we dance, I guess you would call it, the day away until his set ends.

The next artists are A$AP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa. Everyone is going crazy as Wiz comes up on stage. This stoned mophucker is a legend and one of my most favourite artists.
Sitting on this guys' shoulders and singing to 'Young, Wild and Free' makes me the happiest girl in the world.

This festival definitely made my day and was the best way to start into 2014!