Blogs from Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 10

Just arrived in Wellington. Not quite sure yet why everyone raves about it. Seems like there are zillions of young people and tourists. But I ll reserve judgement till I've been on cable car tomorrow. Well Rotorua really got to me. Very soulless and a general air of despondency. Also it was raining. Spent few hours being smothered in mud and then soaked in suphur pool. Lovely for skin but not so great for silver jewellery!!! So we decided to move on to Napier. Thank goodness!!! On the way went to see geothermal area. Quite amazing! Napier Art Deco City. Buildings rebuilt after the earthquake in 1931 in art deco style. Some great shops with vintage clothes and jewellery. Gorgeous little place,sun shining,lovely motel. Found yoga studio... another plus. Went to 2 fab beaches and wandered ... read more

Wednesday 28/1/15 WellingtonTook a ride in the Wellington cable car (funicular really) it goes up the hill with a couple of stops and ends in a large botanical garden. We followed the downhill route back to the city through the gardens, had a coffee stop in the rose garden and emerged into the city through an old cemetery. Arranged to meet Jamie on Cuba St for tea, still quite strange to meet people out of context but not quite so bizarre when it's planned. Nice Italian (gluten free pizza base - no cheese!) A few drinks in another bar and another quite late night.... read more

Considering that my last blog was done in early October I am a little embarrassed to now log one, but as I have been getting a little bit of stick from some of my friends, here goes. So, in my last blog I indicated that I was having a little bit of an argument with my PC which wouldn't down load photo's, so I spat the dummy and sulked for a few weeks. Then when I decided to discuss the matter with said PC, I gave it a whole mug of tea, unintentionally I assure you, and so said PC spat the dummy{and tea} and quit. I now have a brand new replacement PC which I know will be very user friendly to a mug like me and I will be able to put out a ... read more

Moji milí čtenáři, Objevila jsem své nejoblíbenější město na druhé straně světa. Celkově se umístilo na 2. místě měst světa za tou naší matičkou Prahou, ale jinak: Wellington mě zcela nadchl. Wellington, hlavní město Nového Zélandu, je položen na úplném jihu severního ostrovu a ani v nejmenším není největší město NZ (na druhou stranu ani v největším to není nejmenší město. To jen pro pořádek). Celý NZ má 4,4mil. obyvatel. Auckland má 1,5-2mil.(včetně okolí), Christchurch jako největší město jižního ostrova, 330tis., Wellington má cca 200 tisíc. Přezdívá se mu větrné město, k čemuž přispívají větrné proudy z Antarktidy (v zimě tu být nechcete). Mraky se ale díky tomu pohybují hrozně rychle, což je 'romanťárna' :)) Kopcovitý ráz a spousta zeleně ve mně evokuje mé rodiště, Karlovy Vary. A nejen ty kopce a zeleň... Každý průvodce doporučuje ... read more

Exploring the North Island was addictive. Tramping through the bush in Karekare, my soul craved the opportunity to explore open spaces, to climb over other unknown cliffsides, and sleep again under the unfamiliar celestial sphere. Pitching my tent in Coromandel, a desire to be a nomad connected eternally to the road swelled in my gut. Hearing the stories of full-time travelers living in a hostel in Rotorua, I thought that I too could just skip town to town, get work, explore, and then move along and repeat. Each new place I visited, the inevitability of settling down constantly lingered in the back of my mind. Not far behind that was a counter thought repeatedly whispering: Do you? ...really? Despite my craving to endlessly wander, I had a new home waiting for me in Wellington. I had ... read more