Here I go again…

One more sleep till I hit the road again. I am leaving Queenstown, going back to Auckland. Well, eventually. My move to the bottom of the South Island was always a temporary one. I wanted to experience Queenstown as a member of the community, not just as a tourist. And I wanted to have another…

Hitting the slopes

How does skiing and snowboarding in New Zealand compare to Slovenia and Europe? Well... Skiing resorts around Queenstown are similar to the ones in Slovenia. There are no massive resorts when one valley would be connected to the other one and you could travel around on your skis/snowboard. Instead, they are perfect for day trips,…

23, really?

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Pray, Eat, Love: Pray

"So, what is your plan for the holidays?" "I'm going to a silence retreat." "Aha..." 10-day Vipassana Meditation Course is certainly silent, so at least that part I got right. But it is far away from a retreat. It is more like a living hell. A few years ago a friend of mine suggested me…

Winter splash in Queenstown