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News – March/April 2017 (Miri/Malaysia, 4/30/2017)

check now and then also our information site → "what's happening?"

Website statistics: 'Webalizer' has been shut down in February 2013. 'Logaholic' became too unreliable in Sep. 2016;
unfortunately 'Google-Analytics' in April 2017 too. Hence we are quoting now both:: 'Google-Analytics' showed 14'432 pageviews during April 2017. The visitors came from 235 countries!; ('Google-Analytics': March = 20'755 pageviews / Feb = 17'751 pageviews / Jan = 26'124 pageviews); 'Logaholic' shows now the following figures in April: 23'130 visits / 122'954 pages; ('Logaholic' March = 27'374 visits / 114'877 pages; Feb = 23'402 visits / 96'715 pages); Record day since 12/17/1998 = the birthday of our website: on 11/5/2007 = 13'407 visitors and 787'456 hits ('Webalizer')

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On February 1st, 2017, we arrived at Miri in Sarawak. This city lies in the East-Malaysian part on the western side on the island of
Borneo, just south of Brunei. Previously, at the port of Bintulu – 125 miles [200km] more to the South – we got our LandCruiser released
that turned up in its 29th container from the Ukraine. Both of us returned after a 2-day stopover in Kuala Lumpur from our one-month
"backpacker roundtrip" in Myanmar.
On February 6th, the 3rd rejuvenation started. It became a 3-months, partly tedious "exercise" to locate the necessary spare parts. Still
today we haven't found all and are continuing inevitably with the "old" ones, hoping that we bump once into a miracle. The manual work,
e.g. repairing, welding, painting etc. didn't show to be a problem – there are still mechanics to find who have the necessary knowledge
and experience to "deal" with 35-years old vehicles. However also in this region of the world "ditching" is becoming more and more
common, but there is still some try to take the trouble of renovating something.
In the meantime we got joyfully, but unfortunately only a short visit from Switzerland. Then again we drove from our apartment more than
60 times to the workshop to make sure that "everything works properly", visited about 65 times car sparepart dealers (often without
success) and sweated permanently at about 95°F [35°C] and a humidity of 95% (feels like 104°F [40°C]). Liliana received from the local
dentist two new teeth – very nicely made for a reasonable price. Well, then our two-year-old Lenovo laptop began to malfunction, be it
that its capacity of 500GB was nearly used or because a virus gave the system Windows 8.1 a hard fight during the ongoing heatwave.
After having the harddisk completely formatted it restarted to work albeit reluctantly. A conspiracy theory could be that some of the
elderly and well-established programs from the "good old days" (Windows 95/98) are rather undesired by the newer systems. Finally
we had to submit the collected evidences for the next year's Guinness Book edition what resulted in emailing them 45 attachments. A lot of
time was used also for the four Myanmar pages with 360 pictures and tidying out our whole household, including cleaning and repacking.




Now it's time to take off – like already mentioned several times (News – January 2017) to the Indonesian part of Borneo: Kalimantan und
Sulawesi. The "great unknown" lies still in the "after-Indonesia-time" starting northern fall 2017.

New Reports/Pictures
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“3rd Rejuvenation” 1 Picture Gallery (Feb. 6th-May 3rd, 2017)		Report of the third overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Myanmar (without car) 4 Picture Galleries (Dec. 26th, 2016-Jan. 22nd, 2017)	Part 1: Dec. 26th, 2016 to January 5th, 2017 (Yangon [Rangoon] - 'Golden Rock' of Kyaiktiyo) Part 2: January 5th to 9th, 2017 (Bago [Pegu] - Shwenyaung at Inle Lake) Part 3: January 9th to 17th, 2017 (Nyaungshwe/Inle Lake - Mandalay + Goteik Viaduct) Part 4: January 17th to 22nd, 2017 (Mandalay-Bagan-Yangon (Rangoon))
Tajikistan 2 Picture Galleries (May 31st-June 27th, 2016)		Part 1: May 31st to June 18th, 2016 (Uzbekistan border - Dushanbe) Part 2: June 18th to 27th, 2016 (Dushanbe - Kyrgyzstan border)
Uzbekistan 1 Picture Gallery (May 10th-31st, 2016)
Turkmenistan 1 Picture Gallery (May 6th-10th, 2016)
Saudi Arabia 1 Picture Gallery (Jan. 9th-12th, 2016)
Sudan 1 Picture Gallery (Dec. 9th, 2015-Jan. 8th, 2016)
Djibouti 1 Picture Gallery (Nov. 18th-27th, 2015)
Ethiopia 2 Picture Galleries (Oct.25th-Nov. 18th, 2015) (Nov. 27th-Dec. 9th, 2015)		Part 1: October 25th to November 18th, 2015 (Kenya border - Djibouti border) Part 2: November27th to December 9th, 2015 (Djibouti border - Sudan border)
Kenya 1 Picture Gallery (Sept. 7th-Oct. 25th, 2015)
Tanzania 1 Picture Gallery (Aug. 18th-Sept. 7th, 2015)
Malawi 1 Picture Gallery 1 Report (July 20th-Aug. 18th, 2015)	Armed Robbery in Malawi on July 31st/August 1st, 2015
Mozambique 1 Picture Gallery (July 6th-20th, 2015)
Zimbabwe 1 Picture Gallery (June 8th-July 6th, 2015)
Botswana 1 Picture Gallery (May 15th-June 8th, 2015)
Swaziland 1 Picture Gallery (April 23rd-28th, 2015)
Lesotho Picture Gallery (April 7th-15th, 2015)
South Africa 3 Picture Galleries 1 Report (January-April 7th, 2015) (April 15th-23rd, 2015) (April 28th-May 15th, 2015)	Part 1; January 22nd to February 23rd, 2015 Namibia border to Capetown Part 2: February 24th to March 13th, 2015 Capetown to Tsitsikamma National Park Part 3: March 13th to April 7th, 2015 Addo National Park to the Lesotho border 3rd Major Repair of our LandCruiser (due to two broken side shafts)
Angola 2 Picture Galleries 1 Report (Sept.-Oct. 2014)		Part 1: September 26th to October 4th, 2014 Part 2: October 4th to 22nd, 2014 30^th Anniversary of being on the road
Namibia 2 Picture Galleries (July-Sept. 2014) (Oct. 2014-Jan. 2015)	Namibia Part 1: from Walvis Bay to Windhoek Namibia Part 2: :from Windhoek to the Angolan border, back again and on to South Africa
Cape Verde 1 Picture Report 6 Picture Galleries (Nov. 2013-May 2014)		Island of Santiago (Report) Island of Fogo Island of Brava Island of São Nicolau Island of São Vicente Island of Santo Antão Part 1 Eastern Side Island of Santo Antão Part 2 Western side
Transnistria Picture Gallery (Aug. 22 - Sept. 1, 2013)
Moldova Picture Gallery (Aug. 21/22, 2013) (Sept. 1 - 4, 2013)
Ukraine Picture Gallery (Aug. 17 - 21, 2013) (Sept. 4 - 22, 2013)
Abkhazia Picture Gallery (Aug. 5 - 13, 2013)
Nagorno-Karabakh Picture Gallery (July 9 - 17, 2013)
Armenia 2 Picture Galleries (July 2 - 9, 2013) (July 17 - 22, 2013)		Armenia part 1 (from the Georgia border at Bagratashen to the Nagorno-Karabakh border near Goris) Armenia part 2 (from the Nagorno-Karabakh border near Goris to the Georgia border near Gyumri)
Azerbaijan Picture Gallery (June 13 - 24, 2013)
Georgia 3 Picture Galleries (June 4 - 13, 2013) (June 24 - July 2, 2013) (July 22 - Aug. 5, 2013) (Aug. 13 - 15, 2013)		Georgia part 1 (from the Turkish border at Sarpi to the Azerbaijani border near Lagodekhi) Georgia part 2 (Tbilisi + from the Armenian border at Ninotsminda via Kazbegi, Kutaisi to Zugdidi before Svaneti) Georgia part 3 (Svaneti + Ferry to the Ukraine)
Turkey Picture Gallery (May 28, - June 4, 2013)	Southeastern & Northeastern Anatolia (Esendere-Hakkari-Van- Dogubayazit-Kars-Ardahan-Hopa)
Iran 3 Picture Galleries (May 2013)		Iran part 1 (Ferry Port Bandar Abbas-Shiraz-Persepolis-Pasargad) Iran part 2 (Pasargad (excl.)-Yazd-Esfahan) Iran part 3 (Esfahan (excl.)-Chelgerd-Hamadan-Sanandaj-Orumiyeh)
Oman 5 Picture Galleries (Jan. 28, - March 29, 2013)	Part 1: Musandam Peninsula Part 2: Sohar-Muskat-Rustaq-Nizwa Part 3: Sur-East Coast-Isl.of Masirah-Dhofar Part 4: South: Salalah & Srndg. (Dhofar)-Nizwa Part 5: Western Hajar Mountains
“2nd Rejuvenation” Picture Gallery (Bodywork: Aug.-Oct. 2012)		Report of the second overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Réunion 3 Picture Galleries (Dec. 2011 - May 2012)	Réunion part 1 (Saint-Denis & surroundings-West Coast-Salazie- La Paix-North Coast-Takamaka-Dos d'Âne) Réunion part 2 (Les Makes-La Fenêtre-Saint Louis-East Coast- The Volcano-Grande Anse) Réunion part 3 Cilaos-Grande Anse-Le Maïdo-Saint Pierre
Madagascar 4 Picture Reports (Sept. - Dec. 2011)		Madagascar part 1 (Tamatave-Andasibe-Antananarivo-Miandrivazo) Madagascar part 2 (Miandrivazo-Morondava-Antsirabe-Fianar-Ambalavao) Madagascar part 3 (Ambalavao-Isalo N.P.-Tuléar-Ranomafana) Madagascar part 4 (Antananarivo-Ankadibe-Manambato-Foulpointe-Tamatave)
Mauritius 3 Picture Reports (July - Sept. 2011)	Mauritius 1 (with car) Mauritius 2 (with car) Rodrigues Island (without car)
Sri Lanka 3 Picture Reports (March - May 2011)		Sri Lank part 1 Sri Lank part 2 Sri Lank part 3
United Arab Emirates 3 Picture Galleries: (with car) (Nov. 20th, 2012 to Apr. 29th 2013) (Jan. 12th, 2016 to .....) 1 Picture Gallery: (w/o car) (Feb. 19th, to 27th, 2011) 1 Picture Report (with car) (February - May 1999)	UAE: 3rd Visit part 3 (with car) UAE: 3rd Visit part 2 (with car) UAE: 3rd Visit part 1 (with car) UAE: 2nd Visit (Dubai-Sharjah) (without car) UAE: 1st Visit (with car)
Yemen 3 Picture Reports (w/o car) (Feb. 9th, to 19th, 2011) 1 Picture Galleriy (with car) (May-June 1996)		Island of Socotra East (w/o car) Island of Socotra South (w/o car) Island of Socotra West (w/o car) Pictures from Yemen Trip (with car)
Papua New Guinea 5 Picture Reports (Aug. - Oct. 2010)	1) Milne Bay - (Port Moresby) - Mt. Hagen - Lae 2) Mt.Hagen Cultural Show 8/13-15/2010 3) Lae – Madang – Goroka 4) Goroka Cultural Show 9/17-19/2010 5) Goroka - Mt. Hagen - Kumul Pass - Mt. Hagen - Goroka - Lae
Indonesia 2010 3 Picture Reports (March - June 2010)		North Sumatra Report (March-April 2010) West-Sumatra Report (May-June 2010) Southern Sumatra Report (June 2010)
Tonga Picture Report (Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010)	Tongatapu Island
French Polynesia 3 Picture Reports (Aug. -Oct. 2009)		Tahiti 1st part Picture Report (Aug.-Sept. 2009) Tahiti 2nd part Picture Report (Oct. 2009) Moorea Picture Report (Sept. 2009)
Cook Islands (without car) Picture Gallery (Aug. 2009)	Rarotonga Island
American Samoa Picture Gallery (July 2009)
Samoa 4 Picture Reports: (April-June 2009)	Island of Upolu: 1st part Island of Upolu: 2nd part Independence Day June 1st, 2009 Island of Savaii
Fiji 3 Picture Galleries: (Jan.-March 2009)		1st part: Island of Viti Levu (Jan.+Febr. 2009) 2nd part: Island of Vanua Levu (March 2009) 3rd part: Island of Taveuni (March 2009)
Vanuatu 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: July 2008) (2nd visit: Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009)	Vanuatu 1st visit (without car) Vanuatu 2nd visit (with car)
New Caledonia 3 Picture Galleries: (Aug.-Oct. 2008)		1st part: Grand Terre: Nouméa + South (Aug.2008) 2nd part: Grand Terre: North #1 (Aug.+Sept. 2008) 3rd part: Grand Terre: North #2 (Sept.+Oct. 2008)
New Zealand 6 Picture Galleries: (South Island: Febr.-May 2008) (North Island: May-July 2008)	1st part: South Island (Febr.+March 2008) 2nd part: South Island (March 2008) 3rd part: South Island (April 2008) 4th part: South to North Island (May 2008) 5th part: North Island (May+June 2008) 6th part: North Island (June+July 2008)
Philippines 1 Picture Gallery: 3 Picture Reports: (1st visit: Febr. 2008) (2nd visit: Nov. 2010-Jan. 2011)		Philippines 1st visit (without car Febr. 2008) Philippines 2nd visit (with car): Luzon (South)-Mindoro-Panay (Nov.-Dec. 2010) Negros-Cebu (Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011) Bohol-Luzon (South) (Jan. 2011)
Taiwan 3 Picture Reports: (Oct.- Nov. 2007)	1st part: Kaohsiung-Kenting-Taitung 2nd part: Taitung-Southern Cross- Island Hwy-Siraya NSA (Zengwun Reservoir)-Alishan-Sun Moon Lake -Taroko-Suao- Hualien Hwy-Taipei 3rd part: Taipei-Taitung-Kaohsiung
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 2 Picture Reports: (May 2007)		Exclave of Oecussi Mainland
Indonesia 2006/07 1 Report + 6 Picture Galleries: (Sumatra-Java: Sept.-Dec. 2006) (Bali: Jan.-March 2007) (Lombok, Sumabawa, Flores: April 2007) (Sumba, West Timor: May+June 2007) (Sulawesi:June+July 2007) (Tana Toraja (-Land): June+July 2007) (Kalimantan: July 2007)	Sumatra-Java (= Report) Bali Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores Sumba, West Timor Sulawesi Tana Toraja (Toraja-Land) Kalimantan
Brunei Picture Report (Sept. 2006)
Borneo 3 Picture Reports: (Sarawak: 1st visit: June-Aug. 2006) (Sabah: Oct. 2006) (Sarawak: 2nd visit: Nov. 2006) Picture Gallery: (Borneo-Trip: Sept.-Nov. 2006)	Sarawak part 1 – Northeast (Miri) Sabah Sarawak part 2 – South (Kuching) Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan)
“1st Rejuvenation” Picture Report (Engine/Body: June-Aug. 2006) (Transmission: Sept. 2007)		Report of the first overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Myanmar (South) (w/o car) Picture Report (May 2006)
Thailand 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: Nov. 1993 - Jan. 1994) (2nd visit: Nov. - Dec. 2005) (3rd visit: Febr. - April 2006)		Temples, Pagodas, Shrines People, Beaches, Nature
Laos Picture Report (February 2006)
Vietnam Picture Report (January 2006)
Cambodia Picture Report (December 2005)
Malaysia (West) Picture Report (Oct. - Nov. 2005) (May 2006)
Singapore Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Macao (without car) Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Hong Kong 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: September 2005) (2nd visit: Dec. 2007-Jan. 2008)	Hong Kong 1st visit (without car) Hong Kong 2nd visit (with car)


The visit of 6 countries with and 1 island without our LandCruiser		Middle East
The visit of 10 countries with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Southeast Asia
The visit of 4 countries with and 1 islandl without our LandCruiser		Indian Ocean
The visit of 4 countries with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Far East
The visit of 14 Pacific Islands with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Pacific (Febr. 2008-Jan. 2010 + Aug.-Sept. 2010)
The visit of 13 Caribbean Islands with our LandCruiser		Caribbean (June 2003-Dec. 2004)
+ added from the United Arab Emirates:		Fairytale Wedding in Dubai (March 1999)
+ added from a earlier visit to the USA:		Las Vegas (Millennium change)
+ added from our Arabian Peninsula round trip:		Pictures from Yemen (May-June 1996)
+ Flashbacks of our Worldrecordtour:		Pictures from "all the continents" (Oct. 1984 - April 1997)
+ Follow-ups about Toyota-Experiences:		Encounters resp. "Ups + Downs" with Toyota Companies since 1982
On July 7th, 2005, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 150 countries the car's 600'000th Kilometer - very prosaic in front of the post office in Cayenne/French Guiana. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On June 10th, 2009, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 163 countries the car's 400'000th Mile - in a beautiful landscape in the West of the island of Savaii/Samoa. Are you interested into the LandCruiser History, prepared by Toyota Motor Sales USA and taken over by Toyota Motor United Kingdom? (after some loading-time please klick "IN LEGEND" and afterwards "HAIR TO MAGELLAN"

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