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    • Day 9–10

      Palmerstone North

      November 4, 2023 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Waking up from our cryo chamber we hoped to warm up by going for a hike around Tongariro National Park, it didn’t work.

      On the way to Palmerstone the blue skies began to appear again and the views opened up. Once there, we again needed a shower so a paid holiday park it was, not the best but a good sunset made up for it.Read more

    • Day 52

      Alltag

      February 25, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      Nu hat es mich auch hier irgendwie erwischt... ein normales Leben.
      Zumindest vorübergehend. Hier, in Palmerston North. Ich habe einen Job und eine Bleibe gefunden.
      Ich teile mir ein Haus mit 4 anderen. Jeder hat sein eigenes Zimmer. Meines nimmt hier sicherlich eine Art Sonderstellung ein denn es ist beinahe unmöbliert😅. Küche und Bad werden geteilt.
      Im Job steh ich auf dem Feld und säe oder ernte oder was gerade sonst ansteht.
      Sollte sich meine Planung bewahrheiten dann werde ich hier ca. 3 Monate sein.

      Deshalb wird dass vorerst mein letzter Bericht sein.
      Es wird sich an meinem Tagesablauf wenig verändern und da hier wirklich nichts ist (habe in 5 Tagen nicht mal 10 Camper/Wohnmobile gesehen) werden auch die Wochenenden nichts ergeben was erzählenswert wäre, also zumindest im Vergleich zu den bisherigen Berichten.

      Sollte sich natürlich doch was ergeben werde ich mich auf alle Fälle mitteilen.

      Ich habe mich immer sehr über Feedback gefreut und wenn es dann ab Ende Mai/Anfang Juni hier weitergeht dann freue ich mich schon darauf vielleicht die ein oder anderen Sehnsüchte zu wecken😊😊

      Kleiner Cliffhanger:
      Mit etwas Glück führen mich meine dann anschließenden Pläne noch in ein anderes Paradies😎
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    • Day 39

      Palmy

      April 28, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      I had a night out with Yvonne and Andrew on thursday after coming back from Kapiti Island. We started having delicious pizza and then we went to a bar where there was a quiz night. I love them. I don't understand why we do not have them in Switzerland or I haven't got across one. They have been my backup plan in case being a doctor would not be my thing. I would start a quiz nights business back home. There are 8 categories with 10 questions in each. Sometimes it's riddles, sometimes general knowledge, it can b everything. We weren't exactly very good but we had heaps of fun (I might just open that business anyway).
      Today I finally bought new sunglasses and planed my next two weeks. I will rent a caravan and cruise on my own up the north island to Auckland. I am quite excited about that! But first I will spend the weekend with Yvonne and Andrew in Welly.
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    • Day 46

      Playtime

      May 5, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Being back in Palmy with Yvonne and Andrew was wonderful. We had diner in a vietnamese restaurant and then I headed to the pub by myself. I asked one of the guys who were organizing the quiz if he could find a team for me. Shortly after I was sitting on the table with Rob, British, Sheila from Simbabwe and Dianne, a local. We, I mean they made 77/90 points, the three were very smart. I was happy that at least one point went on my account in knowing where the anterior cruciate ligament was.
      I had planned to make my way up to Taranaki on Friday but stayed with Andrew and Yvonne since I have no idea when we will see each other again after my time in New Zealand and I enjoy it so much spending time with them. So for the evening a Catan-session with Lizzy and Dan was quickly set up and I baked two cake in the afternoon after lunch with Yvonne at her university campus: A glutenfree one for Lizzy and a cheesecake baked in a ricecooker. That was yummy and the evening even better.
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