Destination: Germany

Hamburg 13-15 June

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [577]

14 June After a lateish start (had to do some laundry and the drier wouldn't play nice) i headed into town to see some of Hamburg's sights. Spent the morning down by the docks (landegsbruck) checking out all the ... Read more >

Day 12 Passau ( 0 kms)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [331]

Reached the last leg of the tour in Germany yesterday. Saturday evening I should have reached Austria where I'll be flying a Union Jack on my kayak seeing that the Germans ended their stint in the European championship.  Deffo deserve a day of rest ... Read more >

UN Conference - videos

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By shrummer16 | Views [735]

Here are some short clips from Bonn, Germany (descriptions of the UN CBD conference coming soon): Vandana Shiva opening the Planet Diversity Festival/Conference: West African drummers at Planet Diversity Festival: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvj33i0CW0 ... Read more >

Day 11 Mühlham Keller - Passau (44 kms)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [360]

Easy progress again today. Almost run into several big liners and steamers. The Danube is not big enough for all of us. There are tourist boats etc. and they are all passing me on the wrong side of the river!!! Camping ground is very nice and new here ... Read more >

Day 10 Straubing -Mühlham (50kms)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [310]

After yesterday's painfully slow progress I was awarded with some speed today and got to the finish before 3:00pm. At lunch I was almost arrested for trespassing on private property but the Bavarian police showed heart and a sense of humour letting me ... Read more >

Gallery: Berlin

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By jarrodkrystal | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Koln

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Photo Gallery

Day 9 Regensburg - Straubing KM 2381.5 - KM 2327.5

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [503] | Comments [1]

If you've read some of the other journal entries you've probably noticed that I've changed the way I count the kilometers. I now have 2327.5 kms left to the Black Sea. This also means that by the end of tomorrow I will have managed to paddle well over ... Read more >

Day 8 Kehlheim - Regensburg (30kms)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [330] | Comments [1]

Managed to get up at half six this morning. Departed my very uncomfortable spot at eight and felt a lot of aches and pains for the first couple of hours. The best thing today was the water slide which has taken the place of the lock. It's a very narrow ... Read more >

Whole lot of fun in MUNICH

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 | By atish | Views [478]

Monday morning, nice and early I was on another bus set for Germany. Along the way we stopped at Lucernce in Switzerland and Leichenstein, a very small country. As soon as I walked into the hostel, Lauren was waiting for me. A real cuddle from back home ... Read more >

Day 7 Ingolstadt - Kehlheim (44 km)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By seal | Views [354]

Didn't really get off to an early start (10:00am) but made good progress to the one and only lock of the journey. While I was there I spotted a rowing boat coming towards the lock so I waited for them to get in the lock. The boat was one of them modern, ... Read more >

Berlin, Germany

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By jarrodkrystal | Views [669] | Comments [2]

Arrived in Berlin, Germany, after 10 hour bus ride which included crossing the Netherlands / Germany border. We got through without being stopped but aparently they regularly check people leaving Amsterdam (not sure why that would be...) As we got ... Read more >

June 13 – from Maastricht to Hamburg via Aachen

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [1806] | Comments [4]

June 13 – from Maastricht to Hamburg via Aachen Another whole day spent in transit. Missed the first train to Aachen cos i didn't realise you had to change trained at a small place called Heerlen but got quickly on the next one. Managed to see all ... Read more >

Trier 11 June

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [619] | Comments [1]

Didn't really see all that much of Trier as i got in late afternoon (after yet another scenic trip along the Moselle River). The hostel was really cute with Ikea bunks and pretty coloured walls. The outside building was a picturesque half-timbered ... Read more >

Day trip to St Goar - Rhine Valley and KD boat ride

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By romsterrom | Views [4034] | Comments [4]

After getting back to Koblenz from Köln - I decided to head to one of the picture-perfect, castle-clad villages i had seen the previous day. I chose St Goar cos it wasn't too far away and i could catch the KD boat (free with Eurail pass) back to Koblenz ... Read more >