Aotearoa 2018

It is done! 😀 I just got the Ok from my boss to take my holidays around Easter 2018. That was all I needed so get going with the planning for my trip I have saved for a long time. New Zealand is the goal and thanks to the help of the members of the…

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Hong Kong – Day 5 – Lantau Island (Tai O)

Back in the Ngong Ping village I am looking for a way to get down to the fishing village of Tai O. I read on the net, that the public bus service is much cheaper than an organized tour. I just have to find the bus stop and them hope that there is a bus….

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Hong Kong – Day 5 – Lantau Island (Ngong Ping)

Today I stay in Hong Kong. Ok, a small trip is planned, but that should be easy. Breakfast as usual. Then I take the bus to Hong Kong Central station. From here, I can take the metro to the station of Tung Chung. I am early with the hope not to have to cue to…

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Hong Kong – Day 4 – Shenzhen, China

What do you do, when you are close to China, you would like to have a real stamp in your passport, you need a geocache from China to get the new country in your stats and you have a SIM-card for your phone that will work in China? Yes! You take a trip to China….

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Hong Kong – Day 2 – Geocaching meet and greet

After a good nights sleep I start into a fresh day of activity in Hong Kong. Plans for today are the geocaching event i organized at noon and to explore Hong Kong island. After a nice breakfast I pack my gear, all my travel bugs I took with me from Europe, the GPS without a…

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Hong Kong – Day 1 – The Peak

I am tired like hell. There was now sleep to get on the plane, but it is early in the Morning (in Hong Kong) I I cannot miss a whole day in the city. So what to do? I think it will be a trip to The Peak. You should have a great view over…

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Hong Kong – Day 1 – The T Hotel

Finally in Hong Kong. First things first, I have to get an Octopus card (that can be used for public transport an as a cash free payment option all over Hong Kong). Entering the first 7Eleven I can find. Easy to get but you have to fill it up with cash. And the next thing…

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On route to Hong Kong – day 2

Day 2 of my trip to Hong Kong. Check out from the hotel with a quick breakfast. If you have seen the Hannibal movies, where the wild boars were starved and then used to kill people – that is what happened with the three Chinese groups that where in the same hotel and the buffet. 🙂…

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On route to Hong Kong – day 1

I’m on my way. This was again an early start in the day. No bus that fits the flight on a Saturday so I had to order a taxi. With some luggage I want to take with me, this is maybe a smart thing to do. Some delay at security because of the 500 cables…

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Opera and geocaching in Oslo

Friday Nothing better to combine a tour to the capital with some geocaching. Always something to do. My short trip started Friday after work. A nice, short flight with SAS to Oslo and then by airpot express train to the city center. Stayed at the Comfort Hotel Xpress Youngstorget. The hotel is quiet central. But there…

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