Neuseeland: 8000km solo durch das schönste Ende der Welt

30.01.2015 Der Flug nach Frankfurt dauert 12:08h und ist ausgebucht. Ich schaffe es dennoch fast 6 Stunden mit einem Film und meinem Hörbuch, Schlafbrille und...

01/29/2015 The alarm clock goes off at 5:45 am, the wake-up call arrives at 6:00 am. I'm in the car headed towards the airport by half past six. The airport is only 4km away via...

28.01.2015 Unbelievably, the last day in paradise. I can't believe that tomorrow morning at 9:00 I will already be sitting on the plane to Hong Kong. But first, I am driving...

27/01/2015 Steaming craters and a last sunset. Sleeping in and lying in bed until half past nine. Then slowly get up, have breakfast, and then struggle with the suitcase. The...

26.01.2015 Ich wache um 6.30h auf und entscheide mich dann nach etwas Recherche im Internet, heute als erstes nach Wai-o-Tapu zu fahren. Dies ist eine Region mit sehr viel...

25.01.2015 Since I don't have any groceries, it remains with an instant coffee in front of my room in the morning sun. I load up my car and drive back to Napier at 10:00 am. In...

24.01.2015 After 21 days saying goodbye to the South Island... Today marks one year since my first trip to New Zealand began in Christchurch. I landed there at night and rented...

23.01.2015 Due to breakfast, I have to wake up with an alarm clock once again. When you get breakfast...! It is prepared in the bar on the bar counter. There are two types of...

01/22/2015 Once again, I wake up with an alarm to have the room cleared by 10:00 am. The sky has dark clouds with the sun shining behind them. So I apply sunscreen and see how...

21.01.2015 Actually, I can sleep in, but the street noise, which reaches me in the morning despite the room being quite far back, is so annoying that I wake up early. But I get...

20.01.2015 When I wake up at 8:00 am, it's pouring rain. I'm getting tired of the West Coast. Today, I will drive all the way up to Abel Tasman in a long and annoying journey. I...

19.01.2015 It looks gloomy when I wake up at half past eight. Today, the 3-day-old bread and the remaining Brie have to go. I leave shortly before 10:00 am, the clouds are...

18.01.2015 If this annoying boy in the next room wasn't so loud and didn't constantly tell "mummy" what he's doing now - I could have slept in without any guilt. But the night...

17.01.2015 The weather doesn't look too bad on my birthday. Rain was expected, especially to the south of the glaciers. Before it starts, I set off towards the north after a DIY...

16.01.2015 At 7:00 am, the door slamming resumes and there's no chance for me to sleep in. I grab one of my remaining English Muffins, which I inspect daily to check for any...

15.01.2015 Exactly four weeks ago today, I picked up my car in Auckland and started my 6-week adventure. It's incredible how time flies. I didn't sleep well and I'm already...

14.01.2015 An earthquake wakes me up shortly after midnight as my bed shakes quite a bit and I am shaken quite a bit. I wait and am lucky that it's over after maybe half a...

01/13/2015 The alarm goes off at 7:00 am because I might want to take a detour to Te Anau if the road isn't too bad. So I get in the car at 9:00 am and head to Balclutha and...

12.01.2015 The sun is shining on my little balcony, but having breakfast there is only possible if the sun is not hiding behind clouds and the wind blows less. However, the view...

11.01.2015 Today there is no sign of the great weather from yesterday. Instead, the lake fog from last night has settled here. The balcony is wet, but I still sit outside for...

10.01.2015 I didn't go to bed until 1:30 am after researching ferry connections for January 24th and looking up the numbers for Europcar and Bluebridge Ferries. Now my alarm is...

09/01/2015 The bed was super comfortable and I slept like a log. The alarm at 8:00 a.m. is bothering me accordingly. Breakfast on the terrace outside the room in the sun with...

08/01/2015 Now I've been traveling in New Zealand for 3 weeks. It feels like even longer and I'm glad I keep a diary because I'm starting to confuse my experiences when I try to...

Wall with earthquake damage

06.01.2015 I wake up around 7 o'clock to the sound of airplane and car noises, but I don't get up until 8:00. It's after 9:00 by the time I get ready. I'm still not sure where I...

05.01.2015 Mashanka and I meet for breakfast and now stay in touch on Facebook. She is taking the bus to Christchurch today and tomorrow with the Tranzalpine (train) over...

04.01.2015 It was quite chilly last night. The weather forecast says it's about 12 degrees. I slept well, but I have to wake up at 8:00 am because breakfast is only served until...

03.01.2015 I set my alarm because I have to fill the parking meter at 10:00 and check out at the same time. My bag is incredibly heavy and I wonder why. I only bought the really...

02.01.2015 I made a plan of what I have to do today. Tomorrow I'm leaving Wellington for the South Island and today I need to figure out where to drop off my rental car and...

Wellington