“And what are you going to eat?!”, was definitely one of the questions I heard the most pre-departure (along with “And what did you eat?!” post-arrival). Since I switched to a plant-based diet earlier this year, people have been afraid I might not get enough to eat and waste away. More than that, many people cannot imagine how eating only plants and mushrooms can fill someone up – especially a good eater like myself. Continue reading Aliciouslyvegan: Travel food
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Aliciouslyvegan: New Zealand
Whenever HappyCow app suggested a place that might have vegan food, I was eager to find it. More for the sake of a little adventure, actually, since the food I cooked was good (and well received by Mr A) but then, I didn’t always feel like cooking. It was a holiday, after all. Continue reading Aliciouslyvegan: New Zealand
Aliciouslyvegan: On board
My first experience with VGML (strict vegetarian meal) on my BA-flight to Chicago had been marvellous so I was positively excited about how my food on the EK-flights to and from New Zealand was going to be. Continue reading Aliciouslyvegan: On board
Alicioustravels: Auckland
I had insisted on spending a whole day in Auckland rather than arriving there the day before our departure to give us some rest. We stayed at Verandah, the hostel where I spent my first Christmas away from home in 2006, and I still cannot recommend this place enough. Campbell, the owner, had his place extended but it’s still a lovely place to hang out in one of the coolest areas of Auckland, Ponsonby. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Auckland
Alicioustravels: Coromandel
On my past trips I’d never made it to the Coromandel Peninsula and since everyone who had been there was raving about it, I made it my chosen destination on our recent journey (everything else I let Mr A pick). There were two places I wanted to visit: Cathedral Cove (a beach best known from the last scene in The Narnia Chronicles: Prince Caspian) and Hot Water Beach, where at low tide you can dig out your spa due to thermal springs underneath the sand. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Coromandel
Alicioustravels: Steam and stink
On the volcanoes we’d gotten our noseful of rotten eggs but since we were in New Zealand we wanted to go all the way – especially as we were currently in an area with an extremely high thermal activity. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Steam and stink
Alicioustravels: Tongariro Winter Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing had been in my head since we contemplated travelling to New Zealand. I completed what’s allegedly “New Zealand’s finest day walk” on my first trip in 2003 and was mesmerized by the surreal landscape. You walk between two – sometimes more, sometimes less – active volcanoes, pass beautiful lakes, almost accompanied by the smell of sulphur. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Tongariro Winter Crossing
Alicioustravels: Northbound
The Cook Strait is notorious for being one of the bumpier crossings in the world – similar to the Tasman Sea, the Cape of Good Hope and the Bass and Foveaux Straits, however, our crossing was relatively pleasant. For myself, because I’d taken my sea sickness tablets, not so much for others that kept the ever-patient staff busy handing out and collecting paper bags. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Northbound
Alicioustravels: Marlborough Sound
I had planned on covering Abel Tasman National Park and Marlborough Sound in one post, however, when drooling over the beauty of ATNP I quickly realized that one of the few “real” sounds of New Zealand would deserve a separate entry. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Marlborough Sound
Alicioustravels: Abel Tasman National Park
Getting more sun hours than pretty much any other part of New Zealand, the Nelson area is always busy. Or so we thought. In winter, we found out, it’s as laid back and quiet as any other place we went to.
Mr A had specifically wanted to go kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park and because I had such fond memories of doing this on my very first trip to NZL back in 2003, I immediately agreed to make it a priority on our (mental) to do list. Continue reading Alicioustravels: Abel Tasman National Park