The year 1629. Dutch ship The Batavia closes in on new found land now known as Australia, but never arrives at its destination.
Dutch ship the Batavia in Fremantle
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Travel
Kota Kinabalu Post Office
Kota Kinabalu (named after Mount Kinabalu) was previously known as Jesselton (name change in 1968) was mostly destroyed during WW2, although took over from Sandakan as the state capital after it. There was only 3 buildings left of Jesselton after the allied bombing. They are Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →
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Today I celebrate my 6 month travelling anniversary.
On the 22nd of March I left the UK, and I have visited Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and have started my year long working holiday in Australia since then. Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →
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“Put all your posessions in the bag, including clothes” The prison officer barked at the new recruits, “and sit down on the bench”. Alex and Robert did not have a chance against the 4 baton armed prison officers as they were issued their new clothing for their new home.
A full moon shines over Fremantle prison
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For the afternoon I (upon reccomendation of a girl in my hostel) went to the Red Dot Museum. There is only 2 of these in the world, the other being in Germany, so I was expecting a bit of a treat and a unique experience. Certainly outside the traffic building (named this because it used to be the base of traffic police in Singapore) it was brightly painted in a red hue and attention seeking.
An award winning chair
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