Last Sunday we arrived at the first of the many Wwwoofing places we will be staying at on our way back to N.Z. Our first hosts, Brigitte and Kurt, have been really lovely and we felt at home straight away. Technically we are still in Vienna but are situated in a beautiful forested valley, where we even get the occasional deer or colorful bird outside our bedroom window to wake us up before we start our chores. Unfortunately there hasn´t been much to do. Unlike New Zealand where the summer doesn't want to end the European winter has been very selfish, teasing us with a warm 17 degrees one day and then dropping back to -3, with snow, the next day. On the two days without snow we managed to get in the garden to chop ... read more

We have made it to the Czech Republic! Just a quick 4.5 hour bus ride to get to the Beautiful city of Prague. Unfortunately we have spent most of our time here in Bed (thankfully the hostels here are amazing!) Izzy and I made it out this morning to get a few snaps of the city and to see the castle, which is apparently the biggest acient castle in the world and the first parts of it were built as early as during the 9th centuary. It is used now for the Kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and the offices of the presidents of Czechoslavakia. We also managed to catch up with Jule, a friend of Erics from berlin who is studying medicine in Prague. Here are some pics. Tomorrow we are onto Vienna!!!! Love ... read more