First comes the smell of 'rotten egg' - caused by sulphur - to signal that you're entering the geothermal area of Rotorua, a place which I came to call the 'Land of the Maori' since a large community populates this region.[pullquote]As they represent over 35% of the local Rotorua area population, I got to call...
What a surprise Auckland, and no wonders it's called 'the city of sails'.Having been told that it was not particularly pretty I was expecting Auckland to be an unattractive city. On the contrary, I happened to have a great time in New Zealand's biggest city, liking it much more than Wellington (but there I was...
New Plymouth and the coastal walk are nothing worth crossing the ocean, but the town has a nice easy-going allure and the walk along the coast is peaceful and in some points offers rewarding views on the ocean and the surrounding nature.I decided to head towards East, giving the back to New Plymouth harbor whose...
I've dreamed for a long trip on the road for a while, one of those slow journeys where I can take my time, stay in a place as I please, enjoy the simple things of the daily local life.[caption id="attachment_11760" align="alignleft" width="600"] Lake Tekapo Reflections. Photo Courtesy Laurence Noah, Finding the Universe[/caption] [pullquote]Back to beautiful South...
Whatever the style, and whether celebrating a memorable New Year’s Eve or not, the turning of a new year holds something symbolic. In some way, we are all tempted to make a balance of the past 12 months and to keep resolutions appearing strong at that very moment and which we almost always forget just a...
