kia ora - neuseeland-in-4-wochen

Last day! Interesting insect visit on the terrace, unfortunately also in my muesli. The ants found it delicious... After leaving the chalet, we headed to Coromandel to test the...

Last proper day 11.03.25 We want a bit more action and to see the Cathedral Cove. However, the original hiking trail was destroyed by a cyclone in 2023, and the new one starts...

10.03 and thus the penultimate day. Today marks my personal highlight for the Coromandel Peninsula, Hot Water Beach. There is a spot on the beach where hot water rises, warming...

Travel day! Off we go towards Coromandel. Along the way, there is plenty to see, and we make our first stop to stretch our legs at the Te Waihou walkway – Bluespring. The river...

Te Puia and Redwood Treewalk Last day in Rotorua (8.3). First, we slept in for a long time and then drove to the Maori cultural center, Te Pūia. It is managed by a large family,...

Start of the day at the Lady Knox Geyser at Waiotapu. It erupts daily at 10:30 using soap, making it a major tourist attraction. Cheating, if you ask me! The crowds then all...

Hello. Arrival in Rotorua. We initially explored the city a bit and now we call it Smelly City. The central areas smell of hydrogen sulfide almost everywhere, and you can find...

Taupo and its surroundings. We started the day with the Aratiatia Dam, which opens 4 times a day during summer to release water into the rapids below. It looks nice and lasts...

Hello everyone! We start the day with the Tokaanu thermal Pools walk. The walk begins right next to the small thermal pool and is free to access. There are some mud pools and a...

Hello again. Travel day from Wellington to Tauranga. Very well-developed road with a median - essentially a proper highway! Everything else is relatively unremarkable. After a...

Hello everyone. I have been a bit lazy with photography the last few days. Thanks to Beate, I finally had some good bread in New Zealand and a proper breakfast. It seems one...

Travel day. Today we were heading to the North Island. Taking a ferry is always exciting, especially wondering if it will actually operate. Fortunately, we booked the Connemara,...

Ngaru caves entrance

Water Taxi

Another travel day, this time along the West Coast. Here, there are fantastic, endless beaches filled with driftwood. In some places, large rocks rise from the water, and there...

Travel Day! Glenorchy to Franz Josef Glacier First exciting action of the day: Getting to the gas station in Queenstown on reserve. Just an extra 11 km in the tank than...

The mountain rescue?

Around 10 PM, we set out again to the Glenorchy Lagoons to test the astrophotography mode of the Pixels. You can see the results here. Exposure times ranged between 40 seconds...

Hello everyone! Today, we had only one thing on the agenda: Milford Sound, which is actually a fjord. Since we would be spending a lot of time in the car and driving can be...

Sunrise at the lake. Since we couldn't shop anymore, we went for breakfast at the only café in the village. It is run by realNZ and located at the dock for the boat to Doubtful...

Travel day and things to do differently After a good breakfast at Larnach Castle - buffet + English breakfast - we toured the estate. Some rooms were very elaborately decorated...

Today, there wasn't much to see as it was very foggy along the coast. The first section of the road through Canterbury strongly resembles Lower Saxony, flat with a field or...

Akaroa Today we took a bit more time to explore the town. It feels very cozy, and the many shops and restaurants make the place lively. At least when there are tourists. The...

Today woke up with the sun. The morning bird songs sound quite different here. The alpacas are lazily chewing and only a couple of mosquitoes are bothering me on the porch. It's...

Kia Ora! Today we set foot on New Zealand soil for the first time. The flight from Singapore to Christchurch was turbulent, and sleep came only in patches, so we are a bit...

Hello everyone! Unfortunately, our flight path was somewhat extended due to the war in Russia, and it took us over Turkey. In total, it came to a remarkable 10,900 km! The...

Arrival Day 1: Departure from Frankfurt at 21:40 CET. The drive was uneventful, parking at Airparks worked well. The check-in machines are something special. Boarding pass...