Travel – Page 18 – Alive and Trekking

Resident kaka

During my week on Stewart Island I stayed at the wonderful BBH hostel Bunkers Backpackers. It was a really cosy place with friendly people and an awesome atmosphere. It’s quickly become one of my favourite hostels in New Zealand and I highly recommend it! Every once in a while one or two kaka birds would pay theContinueContinue reading “Resident kaka”

Bay of Islands

The Bay of Islands is a beautiful area in the North of New Zealand. During the tour, we stopped at Urepukapuka Island, a lovely and relaxed place. The view from the top of the hill was amazing! Bay of Islands from TravelSan on Vimeo.

A traveller’s indulgences

I’ll just throw it out here: I love food. 🙂 When I try things abroad, I tend to get some kind of memory attached to eating or drinking those things. Like L&P, lemon pepper or Tim Tams. Since I work hard for the money that I earn, I decided to treat myself a little here andContinueContinue reading “A traveller’s indulgences”

Dublin part 3: botanic gardens

On our last morning in Dublin, we squeezed in a visit to the National Botanic Gardens, which were not far from the Airbnb we were staying at. It was another sunny day. We truly have been so lucky with the gorgeous weather we’ve had throughout our stay. Visiting Ireland is a bucket list item ofContinueContinue reading “Dublin part 3: botanic gardens”

Dublin part 2: ancient Ireland

When we had lunch in a pub on our first full day in Dublin, someone in our group suggested doing some kind of organised tour the next day. She had collected some flyers and passed them around. As soon as I saw the flyer of Mary Gibbon’s Newgrange Tours, I got SO excited! I learntContinueContinue reading “Dublin part 2: ancient Ireland”

Dublin part 1: herding cats

My friends are an international bunch; I know several people from all over the world, and I love it! Some of those friends I only see at a charity event we attend in London every 18 months or so. At the last event, we talked about spending some time together before the next event. ThatContinueContinue reading “Dublin part 1: herding cats”

This ain’t goodbye, it’s not where our story ends

They say all good things must come to an end. I often ask myself why that has to be. It was an amazing six weeks in a country I deeply love. Despite all the setbacks I’ve had to endure (pneumonia, busted knees, tendon inflammation in my wrist), I stayed positive and enjoyed every moment. Okay,ContinueContinue reading “This ain’t goodbye, it’s not where our story ends”

Don’t stay too long, bro, there’s nothing to do there

People weren’t exactly exaggerating when they said I shouldn’t stay too long in Invercargill because there wouldn’t be anything to do there. The thing is, I had to stop there on my way back from Stewart Island. The initially planned two nights were already reduced to one, and that was fine. I picked the only BBHContinueContinue reading “Don’t stay too long, bro, there’s nothing to do there”