Today another small driving tour. My goal is Waipoura forest, about 100 km west of where I am staying. The forest is the largest remaining native forest in the region and home to two of the largest living Kauri trees. But first things first, there is a special public toilet in the town I am…
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Today the winter time starts in New Zealand. Same shit as at home – we now have an hour more – or just wake up very early. But today I am rested and I have some driving to do. Packing up all my stuff and waiting to get to check out at 8:30. Still have…
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This has been a very short night. The room was warm, the air bad and outside was much of noise. I couldn’t sleep at all. That is why I went totally crazy: I stood up at 4:15 an checked out at 4:30. My plan for today was to get the car I rented at the…
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Waking up I hear what is going on outside… it is raining quiet heavily. Well well, let’s see. Breakfast and then packing all I need for the day. There are some spots I want to visit and I am not the biggest fan of museums so hopefully the weather gets better – I am optimistic….
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The night is over at 4 in the morning. I am wide awake. My body tells me that it is 4 in the afternoon. Reading a little bit, trying not to wake anyone. Finally getting up at 7, taking a shower – which is very reviving – an then go out to see the city….
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After security I went directly to the transit counter. I was the last passenger that was missing, but because of a delay I am send to the Air New Zealand lounge. And a nice lounge it is. Very stylish, food,drinks, nice seats – all you need. But for me just some drink and bread. The…
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Arriving i Bangkok the different climate is already kicking in. The air condition cannot hide the humidity and temperature outside. I have a few hours before my flight to Sydney and I have planned to find at least one geocache to get the souvenir and the badge on project-gc.com. The caches I chose are located…
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When arriving in Frankfurt at the airport, my next flight was already 45 minutes late. That makes a waiting time of about 7 hours. And I don’t want to exit the airport and go to Frankfurt. It is cold outside. 🙂 As mentioned before, I went for the lounge alternative. A little bit of chilling,…
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After a night of Ok sleep (woke up at 4 and first fell asleep again after an hour) I got ready to get to the airport. A simple breakfast at the hotel was enough. Just some rolls and juice. Bus to the terminal, where I fast found the right line at the SAS Business Check-In. A…
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Today my holiday is starting. After packing on Saturday and getting a little bit annoyed over my big DSLR I was ready to go on 3 1/2 weeks of travel. My first flight takes me to Oslo, where I will stay one night and tomorrow I will continue for the big trip. Why one extra…
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