christoph_on_tour

Arriving in London, I had to wait another hour and a half for the next flight. During boarding, and even before, I noticed how unfriendly or stressed people were. Despite saying...

On Sunday, I took the bus to the Petersen Automotive Museum. As the name suggests, it is a car museum. There are various things to do there, including the regular admission and...

On Friday, I woke up around 9 and then headed to the USS Midway shortly after. On the way, I grabbed some breakfast from the free breakfast. They had bagels and fruit. I threw...

On Wednesday, I took my time getting up as I didn't have any specific plans. I decided to go to Long Beach and explore further from there. So, I walked to the metro and got a...

The Map

Am Anfang als ich auf Rarotonga gelandet bin hatte ich eine echt miese Laune Dank der 11h Verspätung durch den Flieger. Ich hatte vorher einen relativ genauen Ablauf für die...

On Wednesday morning, after breakfast, I went snorkeling again at the same beach. It was very interesting, especially since the tide was not very high yet, allowing me to swim...

Day 1 On Sunday, I slept in. At 12 o'clock, I went to the gas station/supermarket around the corner to get breakfast, which surprisingly was open on Sundays. Since I was still...

When I woke up on Saturday, I got myself breakfast and packed the remaining things. At 11, Chris texted me that I could come to him, which was a bit sudden as I had expected it...

So I spent the weekend in Blenheim and waited for Tuesday, when I could check the cameras in the library. However, the cameras didn't show anything specific because they were...

Last week and New Zealand. On Friday after I came back, I decided to drive to Nelson in the evening. I slept on the side of the road at night and then continued driving in the...

Day 2 This morning we got up at 6:30 in rather cold temperatures. When we went to breakfast, we realized that the ground was frozen. After breakfast, we continued laying pipes....

Letzte Woche habe ich wie schon erwähnt eine neue Arbeit zugeteilt bekommen. Am Sonntag habe ich dann den Zettel abgeholt auf dem alle Daten zur Arbeit stehen und auf dem ich...

The last two weeks flew by again. I worked from Monday to Thursday, this time at a different location but still for the same employer. On Friday, it was announced that there...

The last two weeks flew by. Until Tuesday noon we had still hammered posts into the ground, always about 180 pieces. Once we got stuck in a big puddle where we had to ask for...

On Monday, I went to work for the first time. I stood near the meeting point because the car needed some time to start in the cold temperatures a few days before, and I didn't...

In the week after dropping off Robin at the airport, I looked for jobs, but without success. On Sunday morning, there was a car meeting just outside of Christchurch that I...

After leaving Invercargill, we crossed 'The Catlins', an area with a lot of rainforest, beautiful landscapes, changeable weather and many waterfalls. After staying at a...

On Thursday morning, I boarded the ferry to Stewart Island, where I wanted to hike one of the Great Walks in New Zealand. Stewart Island is an island south of Invercargill and...

After my skydiving, we continued driving 300 km to Mitford Sound. Until Te Anatau, the landscape was very flat, but about 50 km before Mitford Sound, we entered the mountains...

Now we have reached Queenstown, a city where you can do almost everything. Unfortunately, it is too cold to go rafting with temperatures ranging from 5-10 degrees Celsius, even...

The next day around noon, we drove towards Akaroa, a small town east of Christchurch. It took about an hour through an incredibly beautiful landscape. The next morning, we...

After leaving Nelson the next day, we continued driving towards Westport. There, we walked along the seaside and came across some sea lions. The next day, we continued north to...

On Saturday, the weather improved slightly. It stopped raining, except for a few small showers in between. So we drove from Takaka towards the north, where we arrived at a beach...

After the hike, we spent 2 days in Palmerston North. There, we visited the Rugby Museum to become more familiar with the national sport. It mainly focused on the history and how...

Huka Falls

After leaving the Hobbit film set, we drove towards Rotorua. Rotorua is known for its hot springs and thermal activities. Once we arrived in Rotorua, we quickly noticed this....

On Tuesday we visited a very special place: The Hobbiton Filmset. It is built on a large farm, so you can only access the hobbit holes with a guided tour. You take a bus to the...

On Thursday night, we finally managed to leave Auckland after a longer stop than planned. We went to the Chinese restaurant in the evening and then set off to avoid the traffic...

So now we're back in Auckland. After leaving Russel again on Friday morning, we continued driving north. On Saturday, we made our way to Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of...