Exploring Zealand: From Old Zealand to Zealandia and Snake-Free New Zealand | March 21 2025, 02:59

By the way, it turns out that Old Zealand is located in the Netherlands. Also, it turns out that New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world (along with Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, Hawaii, and Ireland) that has no snakes at all, not even in zoos. Furthermore, it’s interesting that Zealandia is an almost completely submerged continent, which existed as a single landmass. It is six times larger than New Zealand, and about 93% of this territory is underwater, with only New Zealand itself and a few other islands, such as New Caledonia, above the surface. Many scientists consider Zealandia a separate continent, although it is not officially recognized as one of the “big seven” continents (Asia, Africa, North and South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia).

Adventures and Delays: A Month of Aerial Journeys Across Continents | March 18 2025, 23:34

In the past month, I’ve flown across four countries on two continents—Canada, Mexico, France, Germany—endured three flight postponements until the next day, but fortunately, the number of landings equaled the number of take-offs. I actually haven’t been home for a month. Along the way, I snapped some photos from the airplane windows. Sharing them now.