Meeting Franz for the first time
Ever since I saw the glacier at the end of the Hooker Valley track in Mt Cook, I’ve been meaning to go to Franz Joseph. I wanted to walk on a glacier and see the thing up close. It took me a while, but in my last trip through New…
Weekly photo challenge: Blur
This photo is mostly out of focus. Still, I love it. It looks like a patchwork quilt or something. It’s a dreamy image. Because of the blur I keep wondering what is out there.
Travel theme: outdoors
I spent quite a bit of time outdoors in the last two weeks. There have only been a couple of days that I haven’t been out and about, exploring forests, mountains or coastal areas. There is something calming about being out there. It’s just you and your thoughts, or perhaps some…
The water to paradise
I’ve been away for a while. On a two week holiday really. It was great not to have to do anything. It was great not to have much internet or even Phone reception. Just enough to keep up to speed on what’s happening. But now I’ve got some catching up…
Weekly photo challenge: orange
I’m going home for a visit to the Netherlands soon. This weeks photo challenge is therefore very suitable. Let’s look for some orange around the world!
In search of the boss
I could hear the sea as I came out of my campervan. It was early. I had booked a whalewatch for 7.15. Unfortunately I found out they let people check in until 7.45AM, so I could have slept in a bit. At least I got a good glimpse of the…
Under the sea
The whole summer I’ve been telling people what a great place Kaikoura is and that it’s the best place to see the sealife. Now it’s finally my turn to see some of it. I’d booked my tours weeks in advance and as this weekend got closer, I got more excited.…
Look out!
I didn’t see any, but if trolls exist I think they’d live here. Not the purple-haired ones. They’d live in some stylish place like Milan. But the ones from fairy tales, ancient like the forest itself. Walking through the forest here is mesmerizing. This forest seems to be alive in…
Totally fucking awesome: the Foos in Christchurch
The opening of the Foo Fighters tour down under was in Christchurch. The moment I saw they were coming to town I’d put my mind on getting tickets. I was starting to miss the European concerts and festivals. There are so many to choose from. And here… seeing a big…