Bye-bye NZ

The month went by so quickly, and I'm a bit sad to have to leave New Zealand today. There was so much I still would have liked to see. It's a great country, with stunning scenery, flora and fauna, lovely people, lots to do and great food and wine.

On the down-side, I found that books are really expensive here (I would say the English-language books cost almost twice as much as they do in DE, and that's with the current very Euro-friendly exchange rate). But maybe I've just gone to the wrong shops? And I would not really want to be here in winter, because from what I have seen, the art of double-glazing, insulating or heating houses properly has not arrived here. On my winetour, even the English people went on about how cold and draughty the houses get here - need I say more?

All in all, though, I'd love to come back! But probably won't for a long time, since I've caused much more than my share of CO2 emissions with this trip :-(