Schahaatz und ich sind dann mal weg

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Just as a preview: There will be two to three more articles, so hang in there. The first flight, from Singapore to Munich, was relatively calm. The service on the plane was also...

Schahaatz is already working hard at the gym. My inner pigdog whispered in a very soft and monotonous voice: 'Keep sleeping'. And of course, I did just that, had a good night's...

The flight was anything but relaxing. In all my flight times, I have never experienced the service being suspended so often and even the staff having to fasten their seatbelts...

The last day in New Zealand. After our usual morning routine, we decided to treat ourselves to a massage today. Just around the corner, TripAdvisor recommends "Wayne Massage"....

Cities are meant to be explored. Some people manage to leave the hotel early, have a coffee and a croissant at the next corner, and tick off all the sights. As I said, some...

After a refreshing swim in the sea of Schahaatz, we packed our suitcases one last time in our rental car. Do you know that feeling when you meet people and feel like you've...

The sky last night was cloudless. And they were right, like diamonds on black velvet. Mega many stars and so many bright ones. Madness. Unbelievable. Fascinated. I could have...

Travel days always seem to go by quickly. Today is another one. 3 days in the Honeymoon Suite have already passed. Gone are the beautiful moments of having breakfast on the beach...

Tag 80 The night was shitty. First, I couldn't fall asleep (last checked the time at 2:00 am), tossed and turned, and then had shitty dreams. Completely exhausted, I finally...

After a clarifying breakfast dispute (after 11 weeks, it can happen) and a look at the weather app, we decided to drive to Cape Reinga. The northernmost point of New Zealand....

Still 4 days of travel and today. The travel days are now annoying, like everything else at the moment. But we have to hold out for the last 10 days. Today we are going...

We have never slept this long during our entire vacation. Until 10:00 am. That speaks for an ultra comfortable bed, doesn't it? Yesterday we already researched that apart from...

After 3 nights, we are moving on today. However, right at the beginning, we encountered the first problem. The automatic garage door no longer opens. So we had to manually lift...

First of all, the Māoris are warriors, while the Aborigines are a people who live in harmony with nature. According to tradition, it was the 10th century sailor Kupe who sailed...

The weather report doesn't bode well, it is supposed to rain from 11:00 am. That's why we left early to at least have the first few hours dry. Today we are going on a trip to...

Sleep in, have breakfast, then discuss and research what we want to do today and tomorrow. Today's weather is supposed to be great, tomorrow it will rain. After 3 hours we made...

No worries, we're fine. I'm just tired from traveling and writing. Yes, I know, some predicted it, but I promise it was just a little slump. And I will deliver. I swear ✌️even...

The sun is blazing from the sky, Carsten has finished breakfast, and I have received a WhatsApp message from the children. Time to get up. The national park calls for hiking....

There are beds in which you sleep like on clouds. This one in the hotel is one of them. I would love to take it with me, but it just doesn't fit in the suitcase. Today our new...

San Francisco is 10849 km away, but it has a lot in common with Wellington. Both are located on a tectonic fault line. Nestled in hills, both cities have a cable car. Only when...

The farewell today is difficult for us. The apartment was soooooo amazing. But unfortunately, the time is over. So, suitcase in the car and off we go. Before we go...

Thanks to Carsten's back exercises and the whirlpool, my back feels surprisingly good. It has to, because today is action day. The weather is supposed to be good, so we are...

We've been watching TV all day long. Engaging series. It felt good to finish a season. Okay, we managed to eat and do laundry too.

I already had a bit of back pain yesterday, but the fall into the stream probably made it worse. Even the super comfortable bed equipped with a heated blanket didn't help, my...

Our landlord in Kaikoura told us there was a big mountain here. We didn't see it. Travel day. To Kaiteriteri, 358 km away, at the entrance to Abel Tasman National Park....

Good thing we don't have any plans, that would have been a complete disaster. The view from the window tells us it's going to be a 'stay in bed' kind of day. And that's exactly...

Here, the carts were lowered on ropes

Travel days are really exhausting. Today and tomorrow are such days again. Today we are going to the coast to Granity, 30 km above Westport. During the 4-hour car ride, which is...

Today it starts. The sun is shining from the sky. Chaka. Today we go to the glacier by helicopter, with a 3-hour hike on the glacier. How exciting. My first helicopter flight,...