Striking gold in New Zealand

At first glance the rock seemed like any other. But when I turned it round, I could see that it was dripping with gold. Running through the rock’s veins, the gold shimmered in the light, whispering “Look at me, hold me, want me.” It was hard to pull myself away and pass  it on to…

Oamaru’s blue penguins

Everyone sits still in the dusk light – the spot lit up only with an amber glow, that blue penguins can’t see. The sole sound is that of the sea crashing onto the rocks below. We’ve been told not to move or speak, to allow the penguins to easily find their way back home.  We’re…

Three weeks in New Zealand – One awesome road trip

  Can a country be worth 48 hours of flight time?  That’s what I kept asking myself before finally hitting ‘Enter’ and booking flights to New Zealand. Three weeks later, I can say that the answer is oh most definitely yes. Volcanoes, glaciers, glow worms, dolphins, rainforests – there are so many awesome locations that…