Blogs from Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 147

Leaving Christchurch Tomorrow morning I leave Christchurch after a wonderful stay in the "Garden City" and head west on the Tranz Alpine train towards the west coast. My experience in Christchurch was awesome and the bar has definitely been set very high for the rest of the trip. I will attempt to provide a quick recap of the past few days since we arrived. The flight to NZ went very well, even though it was bumpy and our seats were on the 75th and last row of a packed 747 for 12 hours. Between 2 meals, drifting in and out of sleep and 7 movie channels on my very own headrest screen, I managed to stay occupied. We arrived on the 10th and managed to skip over the 9th entirely. Friday Arrival day was full of ... read more

In NZ now. Its been a while since the last update as the costs of internet in Indonesia were massive. From KL we flew to Bali. It was an amazing Island. One of the most beautiful in Asai that we went to full of rice paddys and bright colours, with incredible funeral rituals and great carvings and culture. We also visited Lombok ( An ISland to the east ) While there the people are less freindly and I got into an argument with a taxi driver who pulled a dagger on me !! No worries thought as they are all talk !!We made our way slowly ( average travel time 20km per hr ) to some tropical Islands called the Gillis and spent two weeks sitting on the beach, eating fresh Tuna, snorkling and collecting shells. ... read more

Exactly 2 months ago, in early January, I boarded a plane and left a ton of work for my boss & colleagues to follow-up on. I was en route to my long-awaited, and much deserved 2-week-long vacation in a country touted as being one of the most beautiful in the world. Where else would you find the freshest of air, the purest and cleanest of rivers and lakes and magnificent views, but New Zealand? Two weeks was a long time to be away from office if you're in the advertising industry. But I've had it with work! Nothing - I mean nothing could make me change my mind. Not even if the boss put a gun to my head and made me choose between having a job or going on that holiday. I was desperate to ... read more

Så er jeg tilbage igen med nye updates fra downunder. Hverdagene forløber stille og roligt, med undervisning som nu også inkluderer tutorials (små hjælpeklasser/diskussionsgrupper) så jeg er nu samlet oppe på 11 timer om ugen. Jeg er også blevet ganske flink til at besøge det gratis fitness center... herligt :) Selvom marts måned egentlig er efterår hernede, så er vejret stadig fantastisk godt. Solskin det meste af tiden og temperaturer der stadig tillader klipklapper og nederdel, i hvert fald hvis du spørger mig. De fleste kiwier synes dog at være lettere sæson-forvirrede, de har sprunget en hel årstid over og går i vintertøj. Denne her weekend har stået i ekstremsportens navn. Sammen med Julie, to englændere Rob og Alex, og Julies to flatmates Ed (NZ) og Steve (US) tog jeg på forlænget weekend til Queenstown, som ... read more

So the debate has finally ended! there IS a defference between chips and fries. Chips are thick and chunky...and according to Tom they are more healthy bc there is less serface area per potato area meaning less of the potato hits the fat so thus healthier...right. Fries are...also according to Tom...a sad excuss for chips hehe. no they are McDonalds style, you know skinny and less potato (my fav but that maybe becuase its the only place you can get real ketsup!) This one is for uncle mike....well i couldnt tell what way the toliets flush bc every toliet is this really wired like super power kind that you cant watch the water go down BUT in the shower you can notice...the water goes down counter clock-wise...i dont remember what way it goes back home but ... read more