It will be fun, she said. It won’t be too hard, she said…Never believe a Norwegian when it comes to describing how difficult a hike is going to be! 🙂 Hiking is in their DNA, they grow up with the outdoors. Me…let’s just say that my mind wanted more than my body felt capable ofContinueContinue reading “Climb like a goat”
Category Archives: Destinations
Gudbrandsjuvet
Gudbrandsjuvet is a narrow ravine where the Valldøla River runs through. My Norwegian friend and I stopped here during the second day of our roadtrip (more on that in a later post). What a pretty picture this makes! Mountains, gushing water, red houses, green fields and trees. I don’t see how this scenery could be anyContinueContinue reading “Gudbrandsjuvet”
Post-travel blues
I’ve been back at work for three weeks now, after a wonderful holiday in Norway. I caught myself having a bit of post-travel blues. It’s been a rocky few months and my Norwegian adventure couldn’t have been timed better. I enjoyed catching up with my Norwegian friend, who visited me in the Netherlands last year. IContinueContinue reading “Post-travel blues”
Wellington
View over Wellington CBD, as seen from the rooftop of the Te Papa Museum.
Faces of nature
Incredible how four photos of the same place (Plimmerton) can look so different. Magical!
Plimmerton
Our destination after Rotorua was Plimmerton, a small town on the Kapiti Coast. We stayed at Moana Lodge, a place we really enjoyed. Plimmerton showed various sides of itself: from overcast and a bit windy to a most beautiful sunset. We loved it! We also loved the kiwi Christmas decorations in the hostel and theContinueContinue reading “Plimmerton”
Almost prehistoric
I could easily picture this as a prehistoric landscape. Dense vegetation, no pollution or trash. Simply stunning!
Sometimes…
Te Wairoa Buried Village was beautiful! But so was the view from a walk a little higher up, passing Wairere falls. Sometimes, I find it hard to fathom such a beautiful country exists. But it does, and it’s called Aotearoa. ❤
Alive and Trekking 