Tours

Jetlagged Glenelg

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Adelaide was the first stop on our Hell Yeah, Schnabelteah! Tour of Australia. After more than 24 hours in the plane and noticeable jetlag we concentrated almost exclusively on the district Glenelg, where our motel was located. As the Haven Marina did not offered early check-in, we were forced to spend the morning strolling around Glenelg Beach and Jetty Road. Soon after we could finally checked-in, I had a long sleep.

After some hours and because we needed a SIM card we drove into the city centre in late afternoon. We had a nice walk, before heading back to Glenelg soon after. Here we ate at The Moseley Bar & Kitchen, which I can truly recommend. It was my first encounter with Australian pub food and compared to Britain it was so much better. Only the love for beetroot is a bit weird, but it made the burger surprisingly tasty.

 

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Hell Yeah, Schnabelteah Day 1 / South Australia

The long flight to Adelaide

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24 hours on a plane is not a particularly pleasant activity – but what wouldn’t you do to fly to Australia for once. The land of kangaroos, koalas, platypuses and all the deadly little animals that live here in a very high density. I was very excited.

After half a day at work, my buddy Aris and I were drawn to Hamburg airport, from where we would first fly in the wrong direction for about an hour before heading east at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The flight to Kuala Lumpur went off without a hitch and was even exceedingly pleasant thanks to the airline KLM.

Since we had a little time in Kuala Lumpur, we decided to take the express train to the Malaysian capital and explore the area around its main station a little. We didn’t get far, after all we only wanted to eat something and the time was limited. However, if we had known beforehand what hardships awaited us at the airport, we could have easily explored a large part of the city.

Back at the airport, we had to wait, because the plane that was supposed to be our flight was needed for another flight due to the current weather conditions and our new plane had to be flown in from nearby Singapore. Of course, Malaysia Airlines did not inform us about the delay at all. There was also no compensation. When we were finally able to take off with a delay of well over 3 hours, I was not only incredibly annoyed, but also extremely tired. Instead of quickly dimming the lights and letting the passengers sleep, Malaysia Airline insisted on their procedure and served dinner at about 2am. The flight attendant tapped me on my shoulder for minutes for this and my travel companion didn’t even say anything. In other airlines, you are simply left out and get your meal a little later if necessary, but with Malaysia Airlines, you are harassed incessantly.

Malaysia Airlines can be glad that I had already forgotten that they were responsible for a few plane crashes in their past. Otherwise, I would never have flown with them. Now I will never fly with them again in the future because their planes are outdated, poorly maintained and the service is terrible. As I had booked through the Dutch airline KLM, I then contacted Flightright to at least get the compensation of 600€ (minus their commission) for the 3 hours delay. However, the case is still open to this day (06.06.2021) and Malaysia Airlines seems to be resisting vehemently.

At some point, however, we were in Adelaide. The officials at the border control were anything but friendly and wanted to know all my travel plans and even see my return ticket. It’s just a pity that you can’t do that. So I described everything, referred to our rough itinerary, tried to open the itinerary for the flights via the KLM app and vowed not to emigrate to Australia. At some point, they gave up and we were finally able to pick up our luggage. I found the different routes to the exit strange, but the one we were assigned led us directly to the terminal without a stopover.

We had booked our rental car through billigermietwagen at Jucy Rentals. First I had to call a telephone number, where an employee gave me directions to the meeting point. After a short time, someone picked us up. Our rental car itself was an aging Toyota Corolla, which interestingly ran on all-season tyres from Triangle, which I myself, as a development engineer for car tyres, had never heard of. In the meantime, the tyres of the Chinese manufacturer can also be found in Europe, but they don’t really perform well. The Corolla never wanted to go straight, which made driving a bit more exhausting. Well, that could also have been due to the condition of the vehicle; either way, Jucy Rentals seems to have saved costs at the wrong end.

 

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Hell Yeah, Schnabelteah Day 0

Goodbye America, Hello Germany

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After the quite exhausting and exciting day in Kings Island I luckily did not have to drive very far, because my hotel was practically next door. I stayed overnight in Baymont Mason, where the staff gave me the tip to go to Cedar Point. Too bad that this one starts one month after my roller coaster trip into the season. But somehow this is a peculiarity of the inhabitants of Ohio. Everybody misses Geauga Lake, most people think Kings Island is kind of outdated and everybody loves Cedar Point. At the same time Kings Island is one of the most perfect theme parks around.

After the night at the hotel I was drawn to the road for the last time, where I found myself once again at the airport in Akron after a four hour drive. Here I returned my rental car with a slight delay, which was also inspected immediately. Shortly after that I checked in my luggage and for whatever reason my suitcase was a bit too heavy this time. So I got rid of an old towel and stuffed as much as possible into my hand luggage.

After the security check I spent some time in the small food court. After a much too crowded hamburger at Arby’s, which I found hard to hold with both hands, I spent the rest of the time at the bar of the Great Lakes Brewing Company. One or two good beers later it was time to say goodbye again.

Now I took a small plane directly to Philadelphia, where I changed to my flight to London. Since the flight this time was not as tightly seated as the flight from London to New York, I can highly recommend this route, besides the PHL is a really nice airport.

Early in the morning I landed at Heathrow and had to kill some time before my flight to Hamburg. So I decided to take the underground into the city, where I had breakfast in a wetherspoon at Leicester Square. A few hours later I took the plane to Hamburg, where my brother was already waiting for me.

With him I first went to the Reeperbahn, from where I continued by bus and train to my aunt and told her about the whole trip. Until the evening everything was fine, but the jet lag should not be too long in coming. The very next day I went back to work and I was exhausted.

Nevertheless, the effort of the last nine days was absolutely worth it. Texas Round-Up was my first tour through America and a very special one at that. Of course I wouldn’t have done it in this form if I hadn’t spent a month with my colleagues in Akron before, as the period itself is not really ideal for roller coaster trips through the USA as most parks were still closed. Nevertheless, I made the most of my opportunities and gained a lot of experience, which I still like to share. Texas at least was great and the rest of the country too!

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