Western Europe 2018 Trip – Part Five: Hamburg

December 26, 2020 by Brad

We allocated three days to explore Hamburg and it’s surrounds.

On the train ride from Berlin, we had decided to take an immediate side trip to the nearby town of Lübeck. However, when we arrived at Hamburg’s Main Station all the departure boards for connecting trains were showing the words “Tiere Im Gleis”.

With the little bit of German I know I was left trying to figure out what “Animals on the Platform” meant, and both in a rush and not seeing any animals, we went to the nearest platform for a delayed train to Lübeck.

After sitting on this train, going nowhere, for 20 minutes, we managed to speak to someone in English and realised that the word “Gleis” isn’t just “Platform” but also “Track”, that is, there are animals on the track and the trains are not running, which also explained why our delayed train was not going anywhere either.

Western Europe 2018 Trip – Part Four: Berlin

August 3, 2020 by Brad

Following almost a week in the UK it was time to move onto Continental Europe, with the first stop being Berlin.

Western Europe 2018 Trip – Part Three: Edinburgh

May 24, 2020 by Brad

The next leg of my journey was to catch the Flying Scotsman train from London’s King Cross station to Edinburgh’s Waverley station. The modern day version of the Flying Scotsman is very comfortable and had onboard WIFI the entire way – useless for anyone who gets bored looking out the window (I’m not one to get bored looking out windows).

Western Europe 2018 Trip – Part Two: London

March 8, 2020 by Brad

I spent two and a half days in London catching up a kiwi friend and co-incidentally my Godparents whom happened to also be visiting at the same time.

Western Europe 2018 Trip – Part One: Sydney to London

January 26, 2020 by Brad

In late 2018 I travelled to Europe to attend a friend’s wedding in Germany. During the trip I also visited the UK and Portugal.

Usually I travel to Europe on Etihad, but for this trip I went with Emirates as I was travelling on part of the trip with other friends as well.

Photos: Rotorua, Wai-O-Tapu, Hamilton Gardens 2018

January 18, 2020 by Brad

In Mid-2018 I did a weekend trip to New Zealand, in this slideshow are a few of the shots from an overnight trip form Auckland.

Lady Knox Geyser – Wai-O-Tapu
Hamilton Gardens
Kuirau Park
Kuirau Park
Wai-O-Tapu Champagne Pool
Steaming Hills

A Quick San Francisco Get Away

July 14, 2019 by Brad

In late 2017 I flew to San Francisco for a very short work trip. I then had one day spare where I headed out with a friend to Muir Woods and the Marin Headlands.

Below are a few photos and videos from the trip.

Photos: Singapore 2017

July 7, 2019 by Brad

In November 2017, I travelled to Singapore for an series of academic conferences. Almost two years later, I’ve edited some of the photos from the trip.

Photos: Northland Road Trip

February 24, 2019 by Brad

In late winter 2017 I travelled to the Far North of New Zealand. Over two days I took the long route back to Auckland.

The photo gallery below shows the highlight of the trip.

Western USA and Canada Adventures – Part Ten: Calgary and the Rocky Mountains

April 28, 2018 by Brad

The final weekend of my trip was spent visiting a friend who lives in the cowboy town of Calgary. During the weekend we headed off to Canmore at the base of the Rocky Mountains and did some hiking in the mountains immediately behind Canmore and then up to Big Beehive and on to The Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House at Lake Louise.