steff
"To travel is to live. H.C. Andersen"
About steff
Travel Guru | Member since 10th Mar 05
Citizenship: GermanyMarital Status: De Facto
Occupation: Graphic Designer
About steff:
Since the travelbug caught me about 10 years ago I have backpacked through North- and Southamerica, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast-Asia and have also been to lots of countries in Europe. Travelling is my greatest passion! But until I can head off again, I'm truly enjoying my time in wicked Berlin!
"...Once you start, all you can think of is being a waitress in a Paris bistro, writing a novel in Melbourne, drinking Gin & Tonics in a smoky bar in New York, or lying on a sunny Thai beach. Once you begin, you are no longer afraid to go for it. And if you could afford it, you would throw aside all your responsibilities and go where the wind would take you. You could easily be talked into catching the first plane to Guatemala and selling beads on the street. Or at least you believe this now. And this is the feeling of excitement about somewhere foreign..."
Hobbies:literature, arts, travelling, diving, sailing, music and meeting people from all over the world
Favourite places:Piha Beach, Central Otago and Coromandel (N.Z.), Melbourne and Western Australia (Karijini National Park, The Kimberleys, Ningaloo Reef, Rottnest Island), Andalucía (Spain), Northern France, County Clare/Galway (Ireland), Tofino and Longbeach (Vancouver Island), Berlin, Muong Ngoi (Laos), Istanbul, Similan Islands (Thailand) for diving
Activity : photos (443) forum (1125) guide (591) blog (11) diary (0) trips (29)
Latest Blog Entry
Steff goes West, actually North first
Posted by steff | 23rd July 2006
I’m back in cold Melbourne and apologies for being so slack and not writing on my blog once during the time I was travelling in Western Australia. But honestly it was really hard to find Internet cafés with decent prices and I just had too much to do and see instead of spending my time in front of a computer.
But here I go and I don’t blame you if you stop reading at a certain point, because this is probably going to be a long, long story. Unfortunately my journey was only five weeks long but I enjoyed almost every minute of it!Maybe you can just browse through the pictures to get a visual impression of it.
After having successfully finished my first semester at Melbourne Uni I took off on my own in the middle of June to travel mainly in Western Australia as I hadn’t been there before. I arrived in Darwin in the middle of the night, but luckily I could stay with Susi & Ken, friends of a good friend of mine in Melbourne. I had only spoken on the phone once to them and we had neve
Continued | The world down under
Travel Blogs steff runs
- Adventures in Spain - Living in Madrid for 6 months
- Backpacking in Central America - Spending Christmas and New Years in the sun
- The world down under - Steff goes West, actually North first
Latest Posts in the Travel Forums
- What are the best of Crazy European Festivals
- Newly engaged, how will we go?
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Looking for a good base for hiking Frankenwald or the Rhön
- If money grew on trees...
- Tourism ads - how not to to do it
- Aroz con Pollo (chicken with rice)
- Istanbul - During the Feast of the Ramadan (19-22 Sept)
- If you could only take 3 things…
- Melbourne any good?
Latest Property Reviews
Zadar Guesthouse review: Kolega Guesthouse
We initially booked two nights at Kolega guesthouse due to the great reviews it got and were not dissapointed. Everything was perfect: the location in the middle of the old town, the room, well-equipped kitchen, bathroom (which you share with 2 other rooms), free internet, etc. On top of that Marin was extremely friendly and helpful and we were quite sad when we couldn't stay longer than the two days we had booked. However, Marin found us another place to stay, which was fine but Kolega guesthouse is the best
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Split Guesthouse review: Peruzovic Rooms
Peruzovic rooms are in a perfect location if you want to stay near the old town of Split and the studio apartment we stayed at was great value and super clean (only a little dark if you stay for longer). Frane the owners son is a friendly young chap who's studying Tourism and he was very helpful with all the questions we had. Since we touched the bishop's toe when we were in Split we will go back and would definitely stay at Peruzovic rooms again. A great choice!
Dubrovnik Apartment review: Apartment Gordana
Staying at Apartment Gordana is like staying at a friends' place. We were welcomed by Gordana and her sister Doris with juice and home-made cake and Doris went out of her way to make us feel comfortable. She dropped us off in her car twice when we had to get the bus/ferry and we did not hesitate to stay an extra night, when we returned to Dubrovnik. The place is indeed a little hard to find initially (take Bus No. 8 from the harbour and walk up steep steps), but once you're there it's very conveniently located between the harbour and the old town. We would certainly stay again and therefore can only recommend Apartment Gordana to other travellers!
Trips
New York City
28 Dec 2008 - 05 Jan 2009
Visiting: USA.
Greece
25 Sep 2008 - 01 Oct 2008
Visiting: Greece.
Istanbul
26 Sep 2007 - 01 Oct 2007
Visiting: Turkey.
All Trips by steff (29)
Travel Help
Germany
Having moved around in Germany quite a bit, I might be able to give you some inside information especially about the bigger cities like Hamburg and Berlin.
