Nowhere in Particular

We were pretty tired when we arrived in Munich on a warm June morning having travelled on an overnight bus from Rome. The regimental bus drivers wanted everything to run smoothly and were rather strict and abrupt with the passengers. Reflecting on this, they made us all feel like we were back in school on a trip chaperoned by those kind of teachers who hated the profession. Sitting in our designated seats, to our surprise we heard Afrikaans spoken by the girl next to us while she was on the phone. We were apparently the first fellow South African’s she had bumped into after a year-long exchange programme. As grumpy as you are after trying to sleep on a bus, we woke to see beautiful green but snow capped mountains. The scenery from northern Italy, through Austria and into Germany is just lovely, with each new view, as you dozily open your eyes, taking your breath away. We said our goodbyes to our new young friend, who still had a way to go on the bus, and made our way to the t...

We have now been travelling for 200 days. What a privilege! We have done and seen some amazing things. We visited the Skogafoss waterfall in Iceland on 1 August 2016 Some of the standout memories would include visits we have had from family on the trip as well as meeting up with friends from back home who are currently living abroad. Then, of course, we have done some really cool things. To just name a few: scenic flight over Mt. Everest,  river rafting in Nepal,  climbing hundreds of steps to summit Mt Fansipan (Vietnam),  watching fireworks for Vietnamese New Year celebrations,  watching the sunrise over Angkor Wat Temple (Cambodia)  walking to glaciers in Iceland,  watching Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, and standing on the Skywalk over the Grand Canyon with nothing under you. It is crazy to think that we have seen so many fabulous cathedrals, churches, paintings, sculptures, beaches and waterfalls that we can't mention each one in...