Matt Down Under
Ruby developer, founder of choc media, bushwalker, MacGyver fan and hobby photographer, German citizen and Australian Permanent Resident.
In 2008 I moved from Germany to Australia, the best decision of my life. On this blog you can find stories and photos about hiking in Tasmania and on the mainland, travelling, and life in Australia — my journey from Working Holiday to Permanent Residency.
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Photos from my 6-day hiking trip in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in North Vietnam.
Yesterday I arrived in Hanoi, after a fantastic week in Hoi An where I met some great local people who made my stay very enjoyable. You may have seen in the news that Viet Nam experienced similar floods than Bangkok over the last days, and many people have died. I was in Hoi An when the old town got flooded after the water in the river rose 3m in just one day. My hotel was flooded too but I got away very lucky. It really amazed me how relaxed the locals dealt with the situation, organising boat tours around the flooded town, some even telling me I would be very lucky to witness the flood, it happens ‘only’ 2-3 times per year apparently.
I’ve added the first of probably a handful of photo albums about my trip to Viet Nam. This one is about Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), including a small tour to the Cu Chi Viet Cong tunnels and another trip on the Saigon river to the Mekong delta and My Tho.
Xin chào from Viet Nam
(Xin chào means hello). On Thursday I left Darwin, after several months, and flew to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) in Viet Nam where I’m going to spend four weeks traveling from South to North before heading to Germany over Christmas and New Year.
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3 things I won’t miss when I leave Darwin
In two weeks I will leave Darwin to travel Vietnam for a month before flying from Hanoi to Germany, where I want to stay over Christmas and New Year, until I get bored or until I feel cold and miss Australia — whichever comes first.
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Jatbula Trail — Day 5
Route: Sandy Camp Pool — Leliyn (Edith Falls)
Before I left the campsite in the morning I finally got the chance to take some good photos of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos that were sitting and clowning in a tree right next to the campsite. As common as they may be in Australia, I never managed to take a really good photo until then. What’s really fascinating — and most people probably don’t recognise it — is, that just like many other birds in Australia they look slightly different in the North compared to the South.
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Jatbula Trail — Day 4
Route: 17 Mile Falls — Sandy Camp Pool
I really managed to leave earlier than 8am — at 7.30am, amazing improvement. Before I left I soaked my towel in the water and put in under my wide hat, covering head, neck and shoulders. It really makes a big difference and keeps your head cool. It also helped against flies.
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Jatbula Trail — Day 3
Route: Crystal Falls — 17 Mile Falls
It took me some time to find a safe way across the river. It was almost possible to jump from one rock to the next, but for the last part I didn’t get around wading through the water, so at least I wanted a place where it wasn’t too deep or the current too strong.
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Jatbula Trail — Day 2
Route: Biddlecombe Cascades — Crystal Falls
It was so hot in the morning already that after breakfast I went for a swim before packing up and leaving.
