Here’s a picture of Mt Taranaki. I bought this gazillion euro camera with 300 million different lenses, did a four year apprenticeship, self-flagellation, bought some drones and submarines and helicopters and shit and adjusted a – please insert technical photo mumbo jumbo jargon bullshit here – to get this one-of-a-kind, super rare shot of Mt…
Everybody hates Gabrielle! It’s the name of the bloody cyclone that’s hit NZ over the last two days, caused a lot of destruction, and prompted a declaration of national state of emergency for only the third time in NZ history. Needless to say, it’s ruined our holiday as well, but that’s very insignificant compared to…
We did two little warm-up hikes – besides beach walking – on GBI to stretch our legs. I’ve stopped using Komoot because their maps and their algorithm sucks – I’m using Locus Maps now, but their links don’t embed, so it’s just a link for now until I’ve figured this out … . The first…
First stop, GBI. Again! 🙂 Barrier Air seems to have upgraded to bigger planes during the pandemic, but still two wonderful scenic flights … we basically got off the 787-9 and right onto the 10-seater prop. GBI was fantastic, just like three years ago … and there is real-fruit ice cream here now! Unfortunately, there’s…
Wtf? Wtf! Finally, after three years hiatus, we were supposed to be on the way to NZ again. This time with extra buffer, because greedy airlines are so fucked-up. Turns out, the airlines were not the problem this time. The plan was to take the train to Paris on Friday morning, enjoy a nice Friday…
I had to improvise a dessert last Saturday on relatively short notice and browsed through Mildreds Vegan Cookbook when my gaze fell upon a delicious looking Coconut-Passionfruit-Mousse Cake. Yummy. So, I decided to give it a go. I was extremely skeptical, having tried some vegan cakes/mousses in restaurants/cafes and never really like consistency and taste.…
The last few times I was in Portugal, it was quite challenging to find delicious vegetarian or vegan food. Granted, you will always get some kind of arroz com legumos or a really crappy pizza, that tastes absolutely bland, but at least fills your stomach. But it’s not tasty and is not really nice a…
Congrats to the Black Ferns and kudos to both teams – what a match! Spectacular. Wish the men’s game was at the same level. One more thing – England have a hooker named Cokayne. That’s funny. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Business brought me to San Francisco again, after 11 years. Glad to see that nothing has changed. Just kidding. First of all, impressive international terminal, they’ve really done a good job. Hats off to the selection of merchants (good chocolate, good coffee!) and the fantastic Polaris lounge. What a pleasant experience! 🙂 Also, extremely efficient…
Fantastic excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Völklingen Steel Works. Glad that these dirty machines ain’t running no more, though, but also a fascinating piece of very recent history.