Blogs from Glenorchy, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 3

anybody out there? aktualitaet haette seinen preis. naemlich die verwerfung meines plans. und das geht gar nicht. wenn ich koche, dann koche ich. basta. also nun, es scheint ein eintrag mit drehbuch zu werden. aus abgedrehten aktuellen gruenden, wie mir scheint. also passt gut auf. ich erwachte eines zweiten abends an einem wilden see, mitten in den bergen eines fernen landes, und der anblick traf mich wie ein blitz! doch der war gluecklicherweise zu dem zeitpunkt noch nicht noetig. der taegliche kampf mit der digicam... auf der suche nach dem geeignteten platz fuer die saubere abendtoilette stolperte ich ueber diese grosse wurzel. kinder hatten sie leider etwas umfunktioniert. urspruenglich hatte sie fluechtigen das leben gerettet. orcs sind wohl nicht ganz so helle... sweet! in der ferne erklang ein lautes brummen, ein mir bis dato unbekanntes geraeusch! ... read more

Oh puree! Ce que je ne pensais jamais faire! Un saut en parachute a 3500 metres d'altitude! C'etait trop fort, cette sensation de tomber, tomber, tomber sans s'arreter. Heureusement que mon instructeur etait solidement attache a moi avec un parachute! Je vous raconte pas les boules 2 jours avant, un jour avant, au moment de monter dans l'avion... et en fait totalement zen quand on a saute! C'etait GENIAL! Pour voir les photos, aller sur (je ne peux pas charger de photos sur le blog): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34977&l=2431a&id=676227072 Oh my God, I never thought I'd do this! But I did it and it was just awesome! The feeling of freefalling is just incredible! To see the photos, click on the following link (I can't upload any photos on the blog): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34977&l=2431a&id=676227072... read more

Hey Guys, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and Father Christmas brought you everything you wanted. We also had a great Christmas even if it was a bit different to the one im used to back in the UK. On Christmas Eve we met up with Sam, Chloe and Trevor, whom we had first met at the Nabua Lodge in Fiji. It was great meeting up with the guys, sharing stories and exploits of since we last met. We ate at Ferg-Burger possibly the best burgers i have ever tasted and a must if your ever out in this part of the world. As we sat by the waterfront enjoying our burger and fries (wearing the obligatory santa hats) we were approached by a Korean tourist who was bemused by our festive hats and wanted ... read more

I must apologize for the silence. It's been months since I've updated my travel blog due to the fact that I've stopped traveling and have found myself settled here in Glenorchy. Now I have a fun job, car (Suzie the Suzuki), house with garden and chickens (think all the fresh eggs you could possibly want!), and a wonderful boyfriend. Basically I 'm livin' the good life here in NZ! And the coolest thing happened last month. I felt my first earthquake!!!! It was registered as 6.7 and the house was a rockin' and rollin'! The first big one was awesome and it wasn't until the aftershock a few minutes later that I became a little nervous. But overall it was a fun night!! So that's the latest from this side of the earth. There's not much ... read more

As some of you might already know, after exactly 6 months of traveling I have found myself settled in wee Glenorchy, New Zealand. It is a little bit of paradise (although the actual village Paradise is another 25kms up the road) and I am very pleased to be able to call Glenorchy home for this next chapter of my travels. I am working for a horse trekking company called Dart Stables (www.dartstables.com), guiding trails and caring fo some lovely gentlemen (the horses!). I have fallen for a shaggy part-clydesdale named Bryan who reminds me a bit of Bud (probably the large belly and gentle eyes) and it is quite fun to spoil him. My fellow workers are also quite fun and the team of us cowgirls (do they use the term cowgirls for English riders?) with ... read more