Car accident in Queen St, Auckland
April 28th, 2009 22:20
Bindi Sue Irwin
April 28th, 2009 00:07
Bindi Sue Irwin - daughter of the Australian legend Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter).
Coliseum
April 23rd, 2009 00:07
Coming from down under has consequences, you just have to go upside down. When I was up in a proper antipodean position I heard a long whistle like the one that policemen use. May be it was a coincidence but just in case I quickly jumped down to promptly disappear amongst the Roman ruins. :-)
Let’s pretend it’s a kiwi bird egg :-)
April 19th, 2009 18:44
Easter egg :-)
Ukrainian folk group in New York
April 16th, 2009 19:58
With fellow Ukrainians in Times Square, New York. :-)
Tags: Times Square, New York, USA, Alex
Early morning twitter in Abel Tasman National Park
April 14th, 2009 00:07Sounds of early morning in Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
Insects chirring, birds twittering, flies flying, sheep awakening.
59 seconds before the crack of dawn.
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Flying Over Clouds in New Zealand
April 10th, 2009 23:32
I made that banner for my blog - a plane flying over clouds and a mountain in the background. It’s a collage of two photos. The photo of the plane was taken in Makarora, South Island, New Zealand when I was on Christmas holidays in Dec 2006 - Jan 2007. There is a small airfield in Makarora. I took some photos and a video of gliders launched from the airfield.
The photo of the snowy peak mountain was taken from Mt Ruapehu in Jan 2008. The snowy peak is Mt Taranaki (Egmont) which is about 130km away from Mt Ruapehu. The sky was so clear that Mt Taranaki was clearly visible with a naked eye.
More photos of Makarora and a video of a glider launch »
Hail in Auckland
April 9th, 2009 21:00A sudden hail outbreak ended in 10 minutes. Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wudalianchi, China
April 6th, 2009 23:00
Wudalianchi is a small town in north China, Heilongjiang province. Wudalianchi is famous for its volcanoes and mineral water springs. You can see some lava rocks along the main road that runs through the town, the lava looks similar to New Zealand volcanic rocks. In that respect Wudalianchi reminded me New Zealand. The mineral water is not thermal, it’s cold, it tastes nice and is considered to be good for your health when you drink it. I liked the mineral water, good stuff.
I am riding a rickshaw in the photo above, these motorised guys were very cheap, like one nz dollar for a few km of travel. I have to say, drivers are very careful in China, the traffic looks chaotic but I didn’t see any accidents at all.
More photos from Wudalianchi »
