

Stroll The Student Quarter
#299 Do - Explore how our Otago University students live and discover some grand, old homes in the student quarter, some with Heritage NZ...


Pixie Town
#279 Do - Check out the Pixie Town display at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. These mechanical handmade toy displays were an annual...


Murdering Beach
#278 Do - Run the track to the secluded cove known as Murdering Beach. In 1817 the sealing brig Sophia arrived in Otago Harbour (known as...


Winter Jog in Leipzig
#272 Do - On our last winter morning in Leipzig, I headed out for a jog. A loop of the city centre and through a local park provided a...


Leipzig Allasch
#271 Buy - an Allasch Cocktail. Leipzig Allasch is a caraway liqueur invented in 1823 and it was exhibited at the Leipzig Trade Fair in...


Leipziger Lerche
#270 Eat - Leipziger Lerche (Lark). Named after a pastry tart that was originally made using larks (the songbirds). In the 18th century,...


Hänsel und Gretel in Leipzig
#269 Do - Celebrate music in Leipzig. With a musical history that includes the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra that originated in...


Rauchbier in Bamberg
#267 Eat/Drink - Local. Bamberg is famous for its many breweries and in particular for the Rauchbier, which is a smoked beer. It was...


Run around Bamberg
#266 Do - Brave the cold on a snowy morning. After a long drive yesterday, we headed out this morning to explore Bamberg. It is a...


Hospital in the Rock in Budapest
#264 Do - Learn local history. Having arrived in Budapest, we headed to the Hospital in the Rock, an interesting way to walk through the...