We experience a kind of a down period now. We learned that Anna doesn’t really enjoy school because nobody wants to play with her. During…

Moving away from Austria allows us to reflect on what we are and where we came from. Actually I never felt like being an Austrian…

It’s a bit like being in love with someone. The first months are the most exciting, everything is new and you experience an euphory that…

Sometimes I feel like I’m on a time travel. Some observations we made during our first week: New Zealand grown fruits and vegetables taste like…

OK, that was too easy, seriously. I definitely expected to experience some kind of troubles along with this project. A missed flight, stress with the visa/immigration…

Not far away from Kaikoura we saw a colony of several dozens of so called New Zealand seals.  

Kaikoura is famous for whale watching tours – and for lobsters, sold at the street side on highway #1. Similar to Kebap and Leberkässemmel in…

Phill, the car dealer, was so kind to pick us up directly from the airport. He came with a big car so there were no…

It doesn’t happen very often in our family that everybody wakes up at 1:00 AM, but it has some real advantages. Plenty of time to…

The forecast for the next 5 days: How I love those Austrian summers.. ;)