DUNEDIN: 3 WEEKS OF HOUSESITTING ADVENTURE...
...that went way too fast. I guess it always happens when one is having too much fun. During those three weeks we were given all sorts of...
PACKHORSE HUT/KAIKOURA: HIKING GIVES YOU SORE LEGS...
...but also great memories. Especially when it is a beautiful long weekend and there are heaps of friends to share tears and laughter,...
CHRISTCHURCH: I AM NOT 2 ANYMORE!
On Friday it happened and suddenly I was not 2 anymore. It started in the morning when all those animals arrived in Penny Lane – there...
MT HUTT: SKIING IS HARD, BUT LESS HARD WITH THE SUN AND FRIENDS
I can tell you, skiing is pretty hard. First, there is a lot of gear necessary and all that gear you need to put on and wear all the...
METHVEN: AUTUMN EASTER IN A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
In Czech where I was born Easter is a celebration of spring coming back after a long winter. In New Zealand where I am spending it this...
QUAIL ISLAND/LITTLE RIVER: AN ADVENTUROUS BOAT RIDE AND A FESTIVAL OF GIANT PUMPKINS
Quail Island used to be a place where ill people were sent in the past and where Antarctic dogs and ponies were trained before going to...
HANMER SPRINGS: A GREAT CAMPING WEEKEND WITH MY NEW GIRLFRIENDS
Another beautiful weekend is over. Beautiful weather-wise but especially because my new girlfriends joined me this time: camping has...
BEALEY SPUR HUT/CHRISTCHURCH: TESTING MY NEW HIKING BOOTS AND CELEBRATING CHILDREN´S DAY
Last week the fanciest (and most expensive) item ever was added to my wardrobe and it needed to be tested in real conditions as soon as...
NINA HUT: A LITTLE HUT WHERE I DIDN´T SLEEP
…because when I arrived the pretty wooden house was already crowded with a bunch of kids who came there to re-bait traps along the track....
WOOLSHED CREEK HUT: A WINDY WALK WITH A RAINBOW FINISH
We finally made it overnight! The forecast was not ideal but we don't have a weekend every day so we gave it a go and it paid off pretty...
