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75825 kilometers

April 30, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

As I really like statistics and numbers, like the longest flight, the plane models etc, I kept track of all that data on my travels. After the first trip around the globe, here are the statistics: In total I travelled 75825 kilometers, which is roughly 1.9 times the circumference of the Earth. This figure includes the flights, the […] Read More

Shibuya Ghosts

April 10, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I spend a bit of time at the Shibuya pedestrian crossing at night, capturing some ghosts. PS: I was actually just trying to re-learn all the settings of my new camera, so much has changed from the days of the good old D40. Read More

Road trip budget

April 6, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

And with the last bills paid, here’s the budget for the 16-day road trip through New Zealand. All in all I spent 1615 € in 16 days, which is basically the budget foreseen. 685 € Hotels and Accommodation 435 € Eating out & drinks 260 € Cultural activities, entry fees, etc… 140 € Supermarkets 50 € other expenses […] Read More

Wrapping up

March 31, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

This morning I woke up to a light rain, and decided I hit the road straight away back to Queenstown. The drive was surprisingly fast and smooth, funny how a road always seems shorter when you travel it the second time. I was in Queenstown around 1pm, checked in, and would have had enough time […] Read More

Milford Sound

March 30, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

Up early in the morning (around 8!) and after a quick stop to get a Latte, on the road to drive the 120 kilometers to Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi in Māori, after the piopio bird, which is now extinct. It really is at the end of it all. Funnily, two days ago I was just about […] Read More

Fjordland

March 29, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

The weather was quite grey in Queenstown, I wasn’t up for a lake tour, so I decided to take the scenic drive along Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy. Glenorchy is supposed to be a cute town at the end of the lake, basically at the end of all paved roads there. Actually, the road only exists […] Read More

45°40’13.7″S 168°14’27.9″E

March 29, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

Unless I make an impromptu visit to Tierra del Fuego, I have hit the southernmost point on my trip today. I was at the corner of Mossburn Five Rivers Road and Mossburn-Lumsden Highway, in Mossburn, NZ Precisely at coordinates 45°40’13.7″S 168°14’27.9″E. It’ll be some time before I beat that. Read More

On to Queenstown

March 28, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I got up early (e.g. 9am) because I had nearly 300 kilometers to drive to Queenstown. The lovely hosts of my Burkes Pass Motel gave me a couple of tips. So many in fact that I could easily drive on another two weeks, to cover that. Why read a 500 page Lonely Planet? Just ask […] Read More

Fuck!

March 28, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

I drove 1000 kilometers…. Oh well. I hope I’ll find a Spa. Read More

Lake Tekapo

March 27, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

Before heading out of Christchurch, I paid a visit to the Quake City Exhibition. In the heart of what once was the Central Business District, this exhibition explains the background of the earthquake in 2011 (and the historic ones), the science behind plate tectonics, liquefaction, sand volcanoes… But it also gives a human touch to […] Read More

Bonjour, Akaroa

March 26, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

If things would have turned out a bit differently, I might speak French in La nouvelle Zélande, aujourd’hui! I took a day trip out to the Banks Peninsula, that sits on the middle of the East coast, a bit south of Christchurch. Formed by two massive volcanos, the peninsula is mountainous, rugged, and possesses several […] Read More

Canterbury

March 25, 2014August 4, 2016 Let it go

So many names here in New Zealand remind me of Britain, of course. I understand the settlers wanted to remember the home they left, but it’s also somewhat weird. I can’t really think that they were reminded by the landscape…? With those high mountains? I drove from Kaikoura to Christchurch today, taking the scenic Alpine Pacific […] Read More