Fernweh

Happy new year from wanaka, nz! hope it’s an awesome year for all of you. hugs, evamaria # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Last night was a lot of fun – I ended up watching a lovely fireworks display with a whole bunch of people from the backpackers. It really couldn’t have been better (except that there was no champagne, as you’re not allowed to drink in public over the holidays) and I’m very happy I ended up [...]

…and wow, 2007 sure is ending on a high note here in Wanaka! First I went dancing with a couple of guys from the backpackers last night (I went home before they did, but I had such a blast!), then I went skydiving – my second time after Airlie Beach in Australia four years ago, [...]

Went hiking in the mt. cook valley. am now completely relaxed, thanks to a sauna in the yha. also, there’s an older swiss lady in my dorm. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

I arrived yesterday around noon, after a beautiful bus trip through the Canterbury Plains and the foothills of the Southern Alps. As soon as I’d gotten settled in, I set out to explore, knowing I only had such a short time here in this valley at the foot of the highest mountain in NZ. I [...]

I’ve only been here one afternoon, but it’s a lovely town – very British, in many ways, with cute wooden cottages and impressive stone buildings that used to be churches (or look that way), as well as a river called Avon, closely modelled on the Cam (including punting boats for the tourists). I enjoyed ambling [...]

Getting ready to take the bus to christchurch i’m enjoying the pebble beach in kaikoura once again. # Powered by Twitter Tools.

This morning I went whalewatching – and this time, I even got to see two actual whales from up close (as opposed to last time in Cape Cod)! We saw two sperm whales (“Pottwale” in German), one of them for quite a long time, breathing on the surface before diving, giving us a lovely view [...]

Arrived at the youth hostel in the whalewatching town Kaikoura. The trip was lovely, especially the crossing to Picton on the Interislander ferry, with the sun shining beautifully as we left Wellington, crossed the open water between the islands and passed through the beautiful Charlotte and Marlborough Sounds. In Picton the weather changed – it [...]

On the ferry to picton. lots of people, it’s definitely traveling season.. 3 hours to shore, i hope it’ll be a calm crossing. # Powered by Twitter Tools.