In 2009 we planned a 5 month trip through Europe that was going to be our big overseas experience before we settled in to life and work in Christchurch. We even bought our plane tickets! As fate would have it, as I neared the end of my PhD (in Geology) a full-time position became available in the department teaching all the practical components of our first year courses, leading some fieldtrips and dabbling in research. It was too good an opportunity for me not to put in an application! I'm now into my 3rd year as Senior Tutor at the University of Canterbury and though really loving it we were a bit disappointed not to end up doing the original trip we had planned.
The trips we have had since 2009 have been our enjoyable compromise, and although shorter and a more expensive way of doing it, we've really loved the opportunities to visit some different places! Japan 2009, Middle East 2010 and now, finally, Europe 2011. This is to be our last overseas trip for some time (apart maybe from visiting family in Oz!) due to other home-based plans :)
We leave in June for just over 3 weeks. Our plans are a one-way camping and hiking (and of course photographying!) trip from Dubrovnik (Croatia) through to Munich (Germany). Itinerary likely as follows:
Dubrovnik - Kotor - Mostar - Korcula - Split - Krka National Park - (Zadar/Pag) - Plitvice National Park - Skocjan Caves - Ljublijana - Logarska Dolina - Bled - Bohinj/Triglav - Soca River Valley - Vrsic Pass - Lienz - Zell am See - Werfen - Hallstatt - Salzburg - Munich.
The trips we have had since 2009 have been our enjoyable compromise, and although shorter and a more expensive way of doing it, we've really loved the opportunities to visit some different places! Japan 2009, Middle East 2010 and now, finally, Europe 2011. This is to be our last overseas trip for some time (apart maybe from visiting family in Oz!) due to other home-based plans :)
We leave in June for just over 3 weeks. Our plans are a one-way camping and hiking (and of course photographying!) trip from Dubrovnik (Croatia) through to Munich (Germany). Itinerary likely as follows:
Dubrovnik - Kotor - Mostar - Korcula - Split - Krka National Park - (Zadar/Pag) - Plitvice National Park - Skocjan Caves - Ljublijana - Logarska Dolina - Bled - Bohinj/Triglav - Soca River Valley - Vrsic Pass - Lienz - Zell am See - Werfen - Hallstatt - Salzburg - Munich.
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