Wildlife of the south
You don’t have to go on a safari to see some awesome wildlife. Right here in the south of New Zealand, there is plenty to see. I alway get excited when I can get up close and personal with beautiful animals. Here are some of my favorite spots from my…
Mysterious Moeraki in photos
These are the Moeraki boulders, south of Oamaru on the South Island of New Zealand. Most tourists skip this area, but it is well worth a visit. These boulders are incredibly photogenic, especially at low tide, when you can walk around them, climb and explore. It’s like a giant dropped…
Time travel in Oamaru
Oamaru is a small coastal city on the South Island. It’s also the place where you can have a glimpse of the future. Well… the future as they saw it in the past that is. Oamaru is well-known in the steampunk world. Steampunk is a sort of futuristic science fiction…
Off the beaten track: Duntroon’s fossil feast
In the Waitaki valley, close to the seaside town of Oamaru, lies the tiny town Duntroon. It has a café, church and some other buildings and the vanished world trail. Once upon a time the whole area here was covered by the sea and the remnants of that are still…
Serenity is just around the corner
Summer is coming! Well… it’s springtime and that means that it could still snow here, but there are plenty of warm, sunny days. In my last days in Queenstown I just had to get out of the house. I drove to 7 mile point. I intended to go to 12…
Exploring the south of the south
I’m done working! For now at least. I’ve got a small budget and we’ll see how far it takes me. I can’t wait to get my van on the road and start exploring. I’m kicking off with a loop through the south of the South Island, which will look somewhat…
A season in numbers
Winter is over. A lot has happened and I’ve got a bunch of good memories to take with me. Here a short overview of my winter in numbers. 202.468 vertical meters on the slopes 76 days worked 5 days of training 1 certificate gained 5…
To the top of Queenstown and back
My time in Queenstown is almost coming to an end, so I had to work on my wish list quickly. On this list was walking to the top of Ben Lomond, but with 1748m there is often snow on the summit which makes it hard to reach. Today I started…
Off to ‘the other mountain’
It took me a whole season, but I’ve got it! The photo with the view… Working at Coronet Peak, it’s just so convenient to just leave my skis up there and enjoy the mountain on my days off. Taking my skis down to go to a different mountain seems like…
The road to compromise
Since I started studying, I’ve seen a lot of the world and called several places my home. I always say I have many homes in this world, and that’s what it feels like. I can make pretty much any place feel like home, since I decide where I am going…