We are in Methven. We spent the day at Mt Hutt. I have put on skis for the first time. I have fallen over. So that’s skiing right?
Author: holly
Christchurch Round 2
In the history of this blog, we have yet to revisit anywhere we’ve already been (well, except for that time we got bored in Nagoya, and went back to Kyoto, but that was on the same trip). Yet here we are in Christchurch, less than year after our last visit.
Back to NZ
Sydney ✈ Christchurch
Bowie
With so much Bowie nostalgia floating around (and rightly so), I thought I would revisit some of my favourite Bowie collaborations. If it wasn’t enough for him to be an amzing solo artist, Bowie also had a knack of picking just the right people to perform with. And who wouldn’t want to collaborate with Bowie? Gives you instant coolness by association.
Bowie & Placebo
This one seems like a natural fit, particularly after Placebo made an appearance in Velvet Goldmine, which was loosely based on Bowie’s Ziggy days. Suitably dark, suitably Bowie.
Bowie & Arcade Fire
There are so many good moments between these two artists, it’s hard to choose. In 2005 there was a live EP released on iTunes featuring versions of Life on Mars, Five Years and Wake Up. But for me, Bowie’s brief appearance in the bridge of Reflektor (2013) adds that special something to an already great song. Jump to the 4:50 mark and then wait for the way he belts out the third repeat of the lyric “Thought you were praying to the resurrector / Turns out it was just a reflector”. Chills.
Oh ok, you can listen to Bowie sing Wake Up as well
Bowie & Gervais
Given the amount of laughs Gervais has at the expense of others, nice that Bowie was able to help address that balance. Pug Pug indeed.
Bowie & Stiller
Look at the way Bowie takes those sunglasses off. That single gesture is cooler than anything I’ll ever do.
Bowie & Henson
Ok, I’ll admit this song is rather terrible, but the outfit well and truly makes up for it. Plus there’s a Labyrinth boardgame coming out soon, which means we can all own a Bowie-as-Goblin-King figurine. I’m sure I’m not the only one counting down the days.
Home again
Queenstown ✈ Sydney
A*mazing
We all know Queenstown is the adventure capital of New Zealand. Bungy jumping, jet boating, canyon swinging, gondoluging (ok, that one was just Holly misreading the gondola and luge sign, but it’ll probably happen soon enough) – it’s all there. So of course we decided to drive an hour out-of-town and walk through a maze instead.
I keep thinking I hear wine. Rain! I mean rain!
Holly looking out the window after completing a Pinot Noir tasting flight.
This is the Sound
We’ve had a few days in the wilderness (sans wifi) so here’s a quick catchup of our recent activities.
Disaster in Dunedin
Don’t let that photo fool you – today was not the best day of the holiday.
The Golfing Guide to Christchurch
Disaster movies always have a bunch of cities being destroyed, but then once the aliens/asteroid/sharknado have been dealt with, the hero is reunited with their family and the credits roll. You never see the aftermath when the city has to be rebuilt. Well, we’re in Christchuch, and we’re seeing it now. And obviously the best way to see that is through mini-golf.