On the 6th of December, I got up at three in the morning and went to the international airport. Christmas is coming up and I want to be home. So this blog is going into hibernation again. As before, I am going to edit my notes, organize my thousands of pictures, and post a polished version on my homepage, www.bitrot.de, in a few weeks. So, for now, farewell to my readers, I hope you'll follow my future adventures too!

I have spent most of 2009 on the road. All my travel reports in Europe, Asia, America, and Africa can be found here.

Table of contents of the blog archive:

• China: Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou (Canton)
  
• China: Yangshuo, Li river, Guilin, rice terraces
  
• China: Fenghuang, Dali in Yunnan
  
• China: Lijiang, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Xian, Yuncheng, Pingyao
  
• China: Beijing and the Great Wall
  
• Tibet: train, Lhasa, Gyantse, Land Rover across the Himalayas to Shigatse, Tingri, Zhangmu
  
• Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bakhtapur, Patan
  
• India: Mumbai (Bombay), Goa
  
• India: Goa, Mysore, Ooty hill station, Chennai (Madras)
  
• Singapore;
  Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, Penang
  
• Malaysia: Penang;
  Indonesia: Sumatra: Medan, Danau Toba
  
• Indonesia: Sumatra: Pulau Weh, Banda Aceh; Java: Bogor
  
• Indonesia: Java: Puncak Pass, Yogyakarta, Borobudur, Prambanan, Solo, Gunung Bromo volcano
  
• Indonesia: Java: Gunung Bromo, Ijen volcano; Bali: Kuta, Ubud
  
• Indonesia: Lombok: Gili Islands; Bali;
  Australia: Melbourne
  
• Australia: Grampian Mountains, Great Ocean Road, Hobart in Tasmania, Sydney
  
• Australia: Sydney;
  Laos: Luang Prabang
  
• Laos: Nong Khiaw, Muang Ngoi, Luang Prabang again, Vang Vieng, Vientiane, Champasak, Don Khong island
  
• Laos: Don Det and Don Khon islands;
  Cambodia: Siem Reap, Angkor, Poipet
  
• Thailand: Bangkok