New Zealand in general is a hotbed of geothermic activity. Earthquakes and volcanoes, you name it. Rotorua, in the north island, is a center for a lot of the “cool” stuff. Stuff like oozing holes in the ground or smoking pits, you know, the entertaining aspects of this geothermal stuff. So this kind thing needed […]
Ayers Rock, or Uluru as it is known to the aboriginals, is one of the most widely recognized landmarks in Australia. I had always seen this postcard view of Ayers Rock, a photo usually taken at sunset. I had no idea until I got there just how different it looks up close. The varying views […]
Being expats and travelers we are away from “home” a lot. Which means we often miss food from our native US. Little did we suspect that we would find tastes from home half the world away, nearly as far from our current home in Germany. But we did, all kinds of great eats in Kiwi-Land. […]
New Zealand is not known for its big cities, but for its nature and adventuring. Wanaka is not a big city. It is not really even a big town. Sometimes when planning trips I get weird ideas in my head. I see things on the map or in the guide book that I want to […]
