Queenstown is by far one of my favorite places in New Zealand! It is located next to a lake, as are many towns in NZ, and is surrounded by very remarkable mountains. As you can see from the picture, describing it to you would not do it justice. The first day we got back to Queenstown from the Deep South, we met up with some friends for dinner and had a couple of drinks. The following two days it rained nonstop. Nathalie and I did not feel like going out in the ra...

In the meanwhile I have crossed the entire South Island. Last time we spoke, I was in Nelson, today I am in Queenstown where it has been raining for 3 days straight! Yuk! But before I will elaborate on the very interesting things we have been doing in Queenstown, let's start with Abel Tasman. Abel Tasman is one of many national parks here in New Zealand. Unfortunately when we arrived there it was raining, and raining very hard! Not to worry though, there were ni...

In the meanwhile I have crossed the entire South Island. Last time we spoke, I was in Nelson, today I am in Queenstown where it has been raining for 3 days straight! Yuk! But before I will elaborate on the very interesting things we have been doing in Queenstown, let's start with Abel Tasman. Abel Tasman is one of many national parks here in New Zealand. Unfortunately when we arrived there it was raining, and raining very hard! Not to worry though, there were ni...

The Tongariro crossing, was hard! It started out really easy, everything just a little uphill. It was rather warm in the morning but then we had a very steep part to climb, lots of steps and very steep hillside, plus loose sand that made you slide down just a little every time you went up a bit. When we started the steep climb, clouds came rolling in. At one point we couldn't see further than 3 meters, which is sad, because the view from the top is supposed to be...

Okay, it has been a while due to a lack of internet and motivation to start writing! In other words, I am having a great time and can't find the time to write, there is always something else to do around here, other people to meet and to get to know. So Neil and I went back to Auckland on Monday I think it was, we met up with Sebastian and Ellie for pizza and drinks afterwards. We entered a quiz at the hostel, but didn't win unfortunately. We did have a good tim...