Kiwis Can Fly

2009 – 2011 · 105 entries

London & Europe

Two years based in London, working, exploring the city, and seizing every long weekend and holiday to criss-cross Europe and beyond — from Auschwitz to the Oktoberfest, Egypt to Ibiza.

Featured trips

The Eurotrip16 postsA fifteen-day rail loop out of London: Krakow and Auschwitz, Budapest, Vienna, fairytale Cesky Krumlov, Prague, Munich and the Swiss Alps.Norway & Scandinavia8 postsSnowboarding in Norway, then New Year in the land of ABBA — Sweden, a day in Helsinki, and Stockholm at midnight.Egypt7 postsPyramids, temples and the Nile: Cairo, Aswan and Luxor over one packed week.Spain & Sicily8 postsTapas in Madrid, water fights in Valencia, and the chaos of Sicily.Iberia & Morocco10 postsPorto and port wine, the tomato-soaked madness of La Tomatina, and the souks of Marrakesh.Ibiza & Catalonia10 postsThe White Isle, a riot in Barcelona, and the wild beauty of the Costa Brava.

London life & weekend breaks

10 March 2009Week 1 in London - The cliche London tourist 17 March 2009Week 2 in London - The hunt continues 25 March 2009Week 3 in London - With somewhere to live! 13 April 2009Being a bum in London 27 April 2009Cashed up! Employed in London! & London Aquarium 6 May 2009Roadtrippin' - A Long Weekend Trip to Wales 27 May 2009Getting Crazy in Bruges & Amsterdam 2 June 2009Somewhere to live - Take II 28 June 2009Hard Rock Calling + more 16 July 2009Snails & Frogs Legs - Four Days in Paris 26 August 2009General Catch Up 29 August 2009Stones, not sand - WTF? Day Trip to Brighton Beach 6 September 2009Bridget & Aaron Visit / Day Trip - France/Belgium 16 September 2009Hunting Nessy in Scotland 30 September 2009Having a bit of a moan 5 October 2009The Black Seeds rock London 11 October 2009Greenwich & Thames Barrier 29 October 2009Kickin' it with my Kiwi homeboys - Ministry of Sound & The Church 31 October 2009Moscow State Circus 2 November 2009Football Hooligans and Beer! - Arsenal v Liverpool 3 November 2009Being a tourist in London 9 December 2009A week of live music in London 4 February 2010Chocolate & Cherry Beer... A weekend in Belgium 25 February 2010Fiddle-De-De! A trip to Northern IrelandDay One 5 March 2010A Giants Causeway - Northern IrelandDay Two 18 March 2010Arriving in BerlinDay One 22 March 2010The Real BerlinDay Two 27 March 2010The Reichstag Dome - BerlinDay Three 10 June 2010York (the original) 30 June 2010More Live Music in England 12 July 2010The land of dictionaries - A weekend in Oxford 15 July 2010A day on the beach in the Isle of Wight 20 August 2010We're all going on a summer holiday! 29 November 2010Zombies, live music and the best laid plans 24 December 2010London in Winter 10 January 2011Edinburghs Hogmanay [Part I] Kiwi ComradesPart I 19 January 2011Edinburghs Hogmanay [Part II] Getting Loose Mother GoosePart II 27 January 2011Edinburghs Hogmanay [Part III] The BreakdownPart III 15 February 2011KA MATE! Kiwi Day 2011 18 February 2011Schmoke and a Pancake? A short trip to the Netherlands 25 February 2011I feel smarter already - Cambridge Weekender 27 February 2011The Departing. Leaving London, Shipping, Visa's etc. 6 March 2011Walk a Day in my Shoes - Life in London

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