Good bye New Zealand

Lieselot — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:42:22 +0000

I am back in Australia. After 6 months New Zealand I had to come back to visit the East Coast. Unfortunately I have only 3 weeks left before I fly back to Belgium. The weather here is lovely! Today I did a walk and some sunbathing at the beach. And that’s what they call winter in Queensland. I can live with that.

The last 6 months New Zealand was my second home. I was amazed by the mountains, the sunsets, the lakes, the bush, the cute little villages, the clouds, the Maori culture, the ocean, the stars at night and the people. I made some amazing memories in the land of the long white cloud. My expectations were high and were – luckily -fulfilled.

Take a look yourself

tongariro national park

marlborough sounds

farewell spit

climbing at Frogatt Edge, wharepapa

climbing & lunch at Wye Creek, Queenstown

harwood’s hole lookout, golden bay

abseiling,wye creek, queenstown

nelson lakes

sunset, punakaiki

robs roy walk, wanaka

the guys teasing me

milford sounds

queenstown

sunset, hector, west coast

catlins

birthday in Kaikoura

Moeraki

lake pukaki

après ski, christchurch

making a fire in a hut – ice cold

climbing, queenstown

mountainbiking, hakatere conservation area

our little hut, hakatere conservation area

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New Zealand Trip: 14 years later

Lieselot — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:16:59 +0000

I’ve always wanted to go on a New Zealand trip, that far far away country on the other side of the planet. My love – or curiosity – for the island began in my first year in high school. Thanks to Mister Claes, the geography teacher.

Me and my peers were ready for another boring class when Mr. Claes suddenly starts showing pictures and telling about his holiday. I saw a lot of green, a lot of mountains, incredible coastlines and so on. As a little girl of 12 I was astonished by the pictures and my teacher’s rich words. From that moment on I knew that one day I would go discover that country.

And here I am in New Zealand, 14 years later.

My departure didn’t go very smooth though. I was supposed to be flying in yesterday. Fully packed I arrived – early as a good traveller – at Sydney Airport. At the check in it appeared that I’m wasn’t on the list.. Apparently my online booking company had made a mistake, and because of the time difference I couldn’t get a hold of them.

So, I had two options: buy a new ticket on the spot or stay an extra night in Sydney and try to get in touch with the company so they can fix it. After 1000 thoughts and a welcoming phone call with a friend I decided to stay an extra night in Sydney. In the end a good decision, because a new flight was 398 dollars, and the online company found a solution that night.

You can imagine how happy I am to in Auckland now, right? I am so ready for my New Zealand trip. These next two days I am meeting people to go on a road trip! I can’t wait to travel for two months and explore New Zealand to the fullest!

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Good bye New Zealand

New Zealand Trip: 14 years later

And here I am in New Zealand, 14 years later.