Saturday, July 26, 2008

Melbourne

Aah... Melbourne, the city full of young students, live music, marvoulous nightlife and possums. 

Most of the time i stayd in Abbotsford Convent where Lentil as Anything is showing its strenght as interesting restorant without prices. Customers can taste all sorts of indian food and pay donation based as much as they like. They also have lots of other projects to help refugees on the track by providing shelter and work. It is a place to meet nice people from all around the world.

I managed to keep myself busy doing many different types of assainments. Starting from washing dishes and baking bread to chipping playstations. 
Also become clear my future plans about India in the end of the year. My dream was to discover west coast before that so i packed bags and hit the road.


Monday, July 7, 2008

New Zealand

The Land of Long White Cloud - Aotearoa is the Maori name for this country.
The language have similar macron-like bars over vowels like Estonian. It seems like Vikings have done well because all Eastern Polynesian languages nativity spoken on Pacific Ocean islands have similarities with Scandinavian languages.

Maori's are the first native tribes to declare peace with colonizing Europe. Even when it was hooks and all the land got taken anyway. But they got it finally back from the government in 1940s.

The land is in quite active spot on the map being uplifted quietly and having crack straight through. One of main volcanoes erupted 25 years ago and native hot spas all around the country gives good hint of that. But enjoying the bath between snowy mountains with great view of Micky Way and burning you feet on hot water beach makes it all once in a lifetime experience.


Foto NAGI's: Lake Wanaka