When you leave your home country for any length of time it's natural to look for the tastes of home. As luck would have it, it's not too difficult to find German eats and treats in Wellington as Germany and New Zealand share a love of good food and drink.
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Afraid of altitude sickness? Only "attitude sickness" will keep you from enjoying the remarkable Tongariro Crossing (rising to 1886m). It's just awesome. The Crossing is a popular day-walk with good reason and exposes you to a harsh volcanic landscape alien to most trampers.
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For the past 13 years Bruce and I have been living in the UK, spending Christmas with my family in Germany. Ever since we first met I kept hearing about family BBQs on the beach for Christmas—something that is difficult to imagine when Christmas to me means dark cold nights lit by candles and the Christmas story. This year we decided to go and live in New Zealand for some time, trying out life on the other side of the world for me, and looking whether the grass really is greener here for Mr Kiwi (and not just at Christmas).
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In February 2006 we visited Thailand's capital, Bangkok, on our way to Cambodia and after having walked on the Routeburn track in New Zealand. From gleaming temples to filthy canals, sweet incense to raw sewage, and spicy cuisine to deep-fried locust, Bangkok is a city of contrasts. In the same vein it seems to impart a "love it or leave it" impression on the tourist. First impressions count, and we were left feeling little desire to get better acquainted.
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