Jon and Mike were fine in the morning. As if it never happened. I think a little tension was building in Asia and now they were both relieved to let it out. But we had to press on. Mike and Jon's flight left that night (morning) at around 5 am from Christchurch. The south island's coasts are divided by the Alps as you know. There for their are v...

On Saturday I was off to New Zealand with Rachael! First, we had to take a bus to Brisbane and then fly from there. Pacific Blue was our airline of choice and yes it was a good choice. We had the most friendly and funny flight crew ever. They were cracking jokes during the announcements and even kept is informed on the score of the Super 14 Rugb...

"I'm gonna find me a reckless woman, With razorblades and dice in her eyes, Just a touch of sadness in her fingers, With thunder and lightning in her thighs." And I'm on the road. I've bought a Golden Brown Stallion in the form of a $350 car. It's beautiful. I've named it 'Nay-Nay' in tribute to a guy from the bottle factory with a tattooed head...

Our day began at 4:30am, with a call to confirm that the flight was going ahead. Time for a shower, a quick brekkie, and then off to the meeting point. From there, we were driven all the way to the foothills of the Southern Alps, where there was enough protection from the strong winds to allow us to take off. There were 14 passengers going up in...