2 May 2009
Home with family
I have a week with family in my hometown Kuching. There’s nothing much to report but the eating seems to be the thing to do. We also took a look around the city and noticed some new buildings in addition to the familiar.
12 April 2009
Cars, bikes and fine wine
We picked up a rental car today to tour the sights outside of Adelaide. First stop was Mt Lofty Summit to get a birds eye view of the city and surrounds. Next was nearby Hahndorf, pretty German town. The highlight of the day for Kim was the National Motor Museum at Birdwood which […]
12 April 2009
Back to the Festival City
We ferried back to the mainland in the morning. Adelaide is like a ghost town during the public holidays. There weren’t many places open for lunch apart from Chinatown. The streets were deserted and most malls were closed. So for us, Adelaide didn’t feel very festive at all despite being promoted as the Festival City! […]
12 April 2009
Penneshaw in the morning light
We didn’t really see Penneshaw yesterday as it as dark when we got in from our tripping around. We also go to see our hostel in the morning light! After a quick wander, we reported at the ferry terminal for our 0830 departure back to Cape Jervis and then the bus ride to Adelaide.
11 April 2009
Penguin spotting
We stayed the night at the local youth hostel opposite the Penguin Centre in Penneshaw, where our ferry landed this morning. Incidentally, it isn’t the largest town. That honour goes to Kingscote not far away. After dinner, guides at the Penguin Centre, helped us look for penguins coming ashore.
11 April 2009
Kangaroo Island – Galapagos of Australia
Getting to Kangaroo Island The time difference (Auckland vs Adelaide) worked in our favour when it came to waking up early for our 0620 pickup. We were collected by bus for the drive to Cape Jervis, a journey of nearly 2h, where we would connect to the ferry to Kangaroo Island, the self-proclaimed Galapagos of […]
10 April 2009
Afternoon in Glenelg
Upon arrival, we hopped on to the public bus to the city but didn’t have small notes. The kind driver wanted to conserve his change so gave the both of us free rides. This is the way New Zealand used to be!!! I love it!!! We stayed at the Mercure Grosvernor in the city centre, […]
28 February 2009
Farewell to Summer and a Friend
Above: This copy of the Cardona hotel in Auckland didn’t conceal a garden behind. Today is officially the last day of summer. Tomorrow it will be autumn, and Marie will hop on the plane home after a two month visit. Who knows where and when we will meet again! We commiserated the twin-event at the […]
22 February 2009
Mission
We had breakfast where Jo and the Navy Band was playing, then headed out to Mission Estate, a winery that is often the venue for summer concerts by famous stars. Lionel Richie was coming to sing in a week. But as it turned out a week from today, it became the venue’s first ever cancellation due […]
21 February 2009
Art Deco weekend
We flew down to the Art Deco Weekend in Napier today. Napier is the (self-proclaimed?) Art Deco capital of the world because it was rebuilt in the style of that era after being levelled by an earthquake 1931. Like Nelson, it has known for good weather and a seaside setting. Oh, I want to move here […]