Hawaii :: Christmas in Honolulu

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021Leave a comment

” Hula is the language of the heart, therefore, the heartbeat of the Hawai’ian people.”
– Kalakaua

Finding something to do for Christmas Eve in Honolulu isn’t hard, that’s why I love this place. It’s got fantastic beaches, great weather, happy people (because they’re on vacation) and chill atmosphere. But if you need it – there’s always something going on. A concert, a play, an impromptu standup, slowly eating an ice cream cone while Santa is dancing and singing at one of the local malls (and a high standard one at that).

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HAWAII :: Anna & BeckY do a road trip

June 3, 2021Leave a comment

“Stitches get Bitches, Snitches!”
– AnnA & BeckY

Anne & Becca (the originals) aka AnnA & Becky (the fun crazies) aka Beck and Ann (the Gatekeepers) aka Ringo the Psycho and Sarah who tells you where to go.

We got up to some stuff.

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Hawaii :: Honolulu my heart

May 21, 2021June 3, 2021Leave a comment

“Honolulu, it’s got everything. Sand for the children, sun for the wife, sharks for the wife’s mother.”
– Ken Dodd

While my trip was about seeing as much of the world as I could cram in with the budget I had, I found that for a while now I had thought of about going back to Honolulu – a place I’d been to once before and fallen completely in love with.

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Fiji – Fire dances, sunsets and the largest Hindu temple in the Pacific

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Leave a comment

“People here always said to me, ‘Why would you leave civilization to go to a place like Fiji?’ Fiji is a far more civilized place than California or New York City.”
– Raymond Burr

There’s so much cool stuff in the world. On the tiny island of Likoma, Malawi I found St. Peter’s Cathedral, a large Anglican church built by stones imported by many different countries. And on Viti Levu, the largest island in Fiji I found Sri Siva Subramaniya, the largest Hindu temple in the Pacific.

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Vanuatu :: Port Vila

May 18, 2021Leave a comment

“Tourists see the world… Travellers experience it…“
– Some people travelling that took themselves way too seriously

Not gonna lie, I was getting a bit “everythinged out” and tired at this point…

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New Caledonia :: L’île des Pins

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021Leave a comment

“Pic N’ga… A random spot 262 meter above the ocean on a tiny island I’ve never heard of is TOTALLY a destination for my trip.” – Me

Some time in 2015/2016 I was sitting with a huge printout of the map of the world in front of me and Google Maps open on my computer. I was looking for places that would become “must sees”. Continue reading →

New Zealand :: Queenstown & Tattoo #3

March 10, 2021April 18, 2021Leave a comment

“New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.” – Peter Jackson

In 2014 I had my first tattoo done in Queenstown. I like things going full circle, or maybe just being connected, whatever, so I decided that the tattoo I have been thinking of getting for years now would be a great memory of this time around in Qtown. Continue reading →

New Zealand :: Queenstown, TSS Earnslaw Cruise

March 2, 2021Leave a comment

“TSS Earnslaw was launched in the same year as the Titanic with vastly better results.” – Crew of TSS Earnslaw

I am running out of things to do for the very first time in Queenstown. I consider that an achievement. I found this old steamboat from 1912 though, that choochoos across Lake Wakatipu… Continue reading →

New Zealand :: Queenstown, St. Peter’s Anglican Church

February 17, 2021Leave a comment

“Whenever I get stressed I just want to hop on a plane to Queenstown”
– John Travolta

And just like that I was back in my favourite place in New Zealand: Queenstown. The extreme sports mecca of the world. The place that is just small enough to be incredibly cosy, but just busy enough to satisfy my need for human observation and interaction. Continue reading →

New Zealand :: Wellington

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021Leave a comment

“There’s a real purity in New Zealand… It’s actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore.” – Elijah Wood

Ah, Wellington… When first I saw you in 2010 I thought you were boring, just another city and nothing in comparison to the beautiful scenery Andreas and I had witnessed driving down all the way from Auckland… In fairness, I was driving as we arrived and got a bit stressed by the sudden increase in traffic, lanes and general “busyness”. Continue reading →