Fernweh

Photos and details on what I’ve been doing the past couple of days will have to wait, because the bus tour to Adelaide will leave tomorrow morning at 6.30am from the town centre, so I should get packed and go to bed. But I’ve had a really good time here, thanks to Sonja and her [...]

I finally arrived on Saturday, after Rathy was nice enough to bring me to the airport at 4 in the morning. My friend Sonja came to pick me up, and since then I’ve been staying with her and her lovely family in a suburb of Melbourne, full with cute little Victorian worker’s cottages. Their house, [...]

arrived in Melbourne where I’m staying with Sonja and her family. So far so very good! # Powered by Twitter Tools.

at airport, ready to board. too early, but at least my flight is leaving.. 3.50 for a small bottle of water – crazy! # Powered by Twitter Tools.

Making the most of my surprise extra day in Wellington – even the weather is playing along, brightening up for an afternoon trip to the Botanical Garden. I even discovered something I hadn’t seen before: the old cemetery above Thorndon, between the gardens and the city centre, which makes for an interesting contrast. I’m so [...]

An unexpected additional day in Wellington. If only it wasn’t so cold and wet… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

So my time here is officially almost over. Here’s my last week in Wellington: – Saturday: Dinner with friends at Southern Cross, then out to a bar and dancing. – Sunday: Last time at church. – Monday: Saying goodbye to Adeline and an evening at Strawberry Fare with my friends from church. – Tuesday: Miriam [...]

Spending the week saying goodbye is not fun, so I decided to cheer myself up by making a playlist to commemorate my time here. It’s a mix of kiwi artists (*), songs I listened to while here and/or that I found appropriate. Enjoy! 1. Elemeno P* – Baby Come On: www.sendspace.com/file/6ppyri 2. Discovery Channel – [...]

A week of saying goodbye here in Wellington. Not fun. Only 1 1/2 days left… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

The last few days on the South Island were absolutely lovely. The daytrip to Abel Tasman National Park was great – first a boattrip to Torrent Bay, then walking back along the Abel Tasman trail for about 4-5 hours. I ended up in a group of four for most of it, with Janneke from Holland, [...]