Category New Zealand
I very much like the optimism and hunger for a normal life that is all apparent in Christchurch. At Christmas eve, I attended a sing-along concert of the Christchurch cathedral choir in the transitional cathedral, a.k.a. cardboard cathedral, bacause it… Continue Reading →
Hanmer Springs. A sleepy village with a Spa and Pool, in the middle of lot’s of green. My plan was to get muddy and do a tour on a Quadbike. But fate was against me and there was no offer… Continue Reading →
When preparing my trip to NZ, a knowledgeable colleague said: Kaikoura is all about whales. I must say, not just.
Don’t tell me again that you need to chew food a trillion times in order to prepare for a smooth digestion. This is all wrong.
I was wondering what the ever apparent fern leaf was meant to symbolize. After a little while I realized it is about the NZ rugby team, who have the fern leaf as their symbol. Now even the coffee tastes a… Continue Reading →
Deep down in Queen Charlotte sound, there is a little island, predator free and hence having a little bit of a Galapagos feel to it.
From Picton, it’s a hop on a water taxi only to cruise the beautiful Queen Charlotte sound.
Recently, I read a funny book (authored by Tommy Jaud), which was a self-help volume directed AGAINST the common trend of optimizing time, health, fitness, money anf the entire self.
Technology is not my friend – cannot upload any more photos due to unfriendly behavior of anything digital right now.
Some little things down here really make me smile. I wonder why the only brand name remotely close to the ides of being funny that we have in Germany would be “Barefoot” for a brand of wines.
