Steffi in NZ

My year is over and that’s my last article in this blog – as usual way too late (but I was busy with snowboarding, drinking, visting friends, …)

One year, 23.000 miles by plane, over 30.000km by car, 1.300 km by bus, 640 km by train, 500 km by boat, 5 kg more on my hips, 8.000€ less on my account – I had an awesome time!

Thanks to everybody who joined my journey – in New Zealand, Fiji, USA and in Germany through my blog! You guys kept me happy all the time!

It’s time for a resume:
I found true friends and the love to ski again, I meet incredible people, saw different cultures and amazing landscapes.
I really had the best time in my life so far and I hope and know it wasn’t the last big journey – I will keep on travelling even when I have to go back to reality and find a job as soon as possible.

Another turning point,
a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist,
directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test,
and don’t ask why.
It’s not a question,
but a lesson learned in time.
It’s something unpredictable
but in the end is right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
So take the photographs
and still frames in your mind.
Hang it on a shelf
in good health and good time.
Tattoos of memories
and dead skin on trial.
For what it’s worth,
it was worth all the while.
It’s something unpredictable
but in the end is right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
It’s something unpredictable
but in the end is right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
It’s something unpredictable
but in the end is right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

Cheers guys and I hope you enjoyed my little trip with me!!!
Stef

Well - I didn’t really have the feeling of beeing welcome here after three security checks at the airport in Nadi and after the guy at the customs ask me three times, what I’m doing here…

After my flight from Nadi to LA I catched the bus up to San Francisco - 9h flight, 8h waiting in the Greyhound Station, 9h bus ride - after 2 days of traveling I finally made it to San Fran - yeah!

I stayed in a Hostel at Fisherman’s Wharf - a nice area with views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. Alcatraz was pretty interesting! I went Downtown by cable car - must do in San Francisco and was wondering around at Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s all I could do in three days, but it was cool though (only the fact that three people got shot next to hostel wasn’t really cool and there are a lots of homeless people in the states and they all ask u for money)

From San Fran I took the bus back to LA - this time during the day and it took me about 1h from the Greyhound Station in Hollywood to the hostel in Santa Monica - more weird people and more homeless people asking for money…
Santa Monica is a also a nice area, but I only had one day to ‘explore’, so I went with an aussie girl to the Getty museum and to the Hollywood Blvd. The museum is really awesome, Hollywood Bvld really crappy and there are more homeless people… It’s hard to see all the homeless people on one site and all the posh houses in Beverly Hills on the other site - well that’s the states - the gap is just massive!

2morrow I’m finally on my way back to Germany, will fly out at 4pm - and thanks Mr Bin Laden - I have to check in at 1pm. I’ll be back on German ground at 5.30 pm on Tuesday- isn’t that confusing - the whole time I was 12 hours before Germany, now I’m 9hours behind and in 36hours I’ll be in your time again…

Well I’m not looking forward sitting in the plane again for another 10h, but I’m looking forward seeing my family and friends again and go riding - Pow Pow!

Catch ya later!
Stef

My first week after I had to leave New Zealand is over - was pretty hard though!

I’ve been to Fiji for a week and went on an Island hopping tour arround the Yasawa Group. Was nice but really really hot - over 30°C, way too much for a girl from the black forest. Was a good experience, but one week is enough.

Now I’m waiting for my bus to San Fran - I had a 10 h flight to LA and have another 12h on the bus to go - well that’s how it is when u travel on a budget

I can’t wait till im back in the pow in a weeks time - that keeps me happy, even when the people in the states are not that nice then in nz and the three security checks at the airport were just annoying. Pow pow!!!

C ya guys soon!
Stef