Category: Travel

  • Christchurch Impressions

    Christchurch was a great choice for the first city to stay in New Zealand. Although the sores of the 2011 earthquakes are still widely visible, life is going on. The city is busy and people just have adapted. Restaurants have moved to other places and the Re:Start Mall is housing shops and cafés in converted…

  • Day 2 – Christchurch

    After yesterday’s first look at the city I am taking a slow start into my day this morning. It’s mainly cloudy today, but still dry and reasonably warm considering I just came from winter into late summer.  I’ve just had breakfast at the Robert Harrís Café. Now I will take a walk, stroll through the…

  • Leg 3

    After a rainy and grey stopover in Hong Kong (drizzling rain from a horizontal direction thanks to the wind) I am now waiting for the flight to board. Next stop Auckland!  

  • Traveling light…

    Probably not a concept I have committed to yet. I’m all packed for my trip flying out in a little while.

  • I’ve got my ticket for the long way round…

    The one with the prettiest of views. It’s got mountains, it’s got rivers, It’s got sights that’ll make you shiver, But it sure would be prettier with you!

  • I’ve got my ticket for the long way round…

    While I am listening to music packing all the things for my upcoming trip I thought of writing a very short post. Tomorrow, I will leave for a three week trip to the south western USA. I have picked a route, but except for the first night and one stop in a city, where I…