How could so much vomit come from a human so small? That was my first thought. My second was: Scheisse, now what? The night before we were to board our sleeper train to Romania – an epic 13 hour journey which we had been gearing towards for weeks – our youngest daughter began erupting like…
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Neu Karin – Fürth – Munich Deutsche Bahn – 844 km Total distance travelled – 1199 km The first stop on our journey south was Fürth: a Franconian town close enough to Nuremberg to be considered an extension of it (don’t let them hear you say that though). We stayed with J’s best friend and…
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Berlin – Stolzenburg – Neu Karin Opel Corsa 1994 – 355km Five days overdue, crammed into a two door Opel Corsa loaded to the roof, we finally left Berlin. My eagerness to get our trip underway meant I couldn’t appreciate the moment as much as it warranted. It had been an epic past few weeks….
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New Zealand’s anchor According to Māori oral tradition, New Zealand/Aotearoa owes its existence to the legendary feats of demigod Māui. While fishing with his brothers, Māui used a magic hook to haul a mighty fish from the depths of the ocean. The fish became the North Island (Te Ika o Māui), his waka or canoe…
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