About half way the train stops in a place that has four permanent residents; …
Author: tourinblogger
Through the Looking Glass
In a Hole in the Ground …
Southern Comfort
I saw the Devil
A cartoon character is the reason why I want to go there. The first train takes more than a day and only has one stopover in the early morning hours, just in time to get a good view of the sun rising in the Outback.
Prison Break
If I remember correctly this city started as a prison. The concept appeared to be somewhat like this: Once you got here, there was nowhere to go. So neither bars nor chains were needed. Maybe a few guards that reminded the inmates how far away they were.
A Night at the Opera
Middle Earth
I leave New Zealand, the stunning landscapes and wilderness, far away from the rest of the world; the movie set that brought Tolkien’s world to life. … Wait a moment. … I remember a time when I thought that this country was one big sheep farm somewhere at the end of the world. Now it is the Shire? It seems to me that the “Kiwis”, as they call themselves after birds that cannot fly, are searching for an identity; one that helps them to survive or even prosper on their remote outpost, while the world changes. What did I see beyond all this natural beauty?
Crossing
When I get this advice, I am not sure to laugh or worry: “If you see an eruption, run the other way.”
The Third Planet 