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'Definitely go to Curio Bay! You can swim with dolphins there,' we heard too often in the past few days. Everyone urged us to go there. After we drove from Milford Sound to...

After Niklas did a skydive in Wanaka, we continued to Queenstown. We spent only one day here, strolling through the city and sunbathing in the small city park. The city was good...

The Roys Peak (1581m) is a mountain in Wanaka. From the starting point at an elevation of 280 meters to the summit, a total of 1300 meters of elevation gain is required. On...

Wir entschieden uns einen kleinen Ausflug von Wanaka aus zu machen. Wir fuhren anderthalb Stunden ins Landesinnere Richtung Lake Pukaki. Einer der 3 Seen im Mackenzie-Becken die...

Exactly one month after Christmas Eve - on 24.01 - at 11am, seven adventurous, hiking-loving Germans set off to complete the Roberts Point Track. An 11 km hike with a viewing...

After the Abel Tasman Track, we traveled along the West Coast. Among other things, we stopped at the wonderful Lake Rotoiti to dip our feet in the water and read a bit. ...

Halbwegs ausgeschlafen und gut gesättigt starteten wir in den Tag. Unser Plan? 4 Tage mit 3 Übernachtungen im Abel Tasman Nationalpark, die erste Strecke wird mit dem Kayak...

On 02.01 we had to check out of the hostel at 10 o'clock. After having some breakfast, we picked up our car. Then we went to the Botanic Garden, saw the famous Cable Car and...

On Saturday, December 29th, we set off from Gisborne and finally left the Pirate Ship after 7 weeks. We left around 10 am and met the two guys from Dresden, Alex and Jonas, in...

On 24th December, we went shopping in the morning, wrapped presents, and helped with the preparations at the campsite for tomorrow. The city was incredibly crowded and it had...

At 7:30 we were already at the small harbor of Whakatane. At 8 o'clock our boat with about 30 people left. Our destination? Te Puia o Whakaari as it is called in Maori (English:...

Last month we spent on a campground in Gisborne: The Pirate Ship - the childhood dream come true for an adult. Mostly French and German backpackers lived here, but there were...

After stopping by Taupo again, we continued to the east coast to Napier. We spent a few days in this artistic city, strolling through the downtown area and enjoying the...

Die Sandwiches sind geschmiert, der Rucksack gepackt und wir halbwegs ausgeschlafen. Um 6 Uhr machten wir uns auf den Weg zum Parkplatz am Ende des Tongariro Alpine Crossing -...

In the past week and a half, Niklas and I have been working alternately as the Filipino Josilito started helping on the farm. This way, the other person always had a day to...

For about 40 euros, we treated ourselves to a bit of luxury - a nice vinyl floor for the car, as it already makes a lot of difference. We have already cut it to size and put it...

It was clear from the beginning that we didn't want to leave the car as it was when we bought it. But we weren't really sure what we wanted to do instead. So we started by...

It's amazing how quickly the days pass here. In the beginning, it was difficult for me to wake up at 4:30 AM - I usually sleep for at least 4 more hours. But we were always...

When we arrived on the farm on Sunday afternoon, we signed our contracts, discussed what to expect in the morning, and had dinner - this time also with the children. That...

Since we really wanted to meet up with our school friend Ben again and work doesn't start for a few days, we decided to go back to Taupo on Friday. Ben will be flying to...

After receiving the rejection from the farm in Taupo on Monday, we sat in the library and immediately looked for alternatives. Later that same day, we spoke on the phone with a...

After yesterday's meeting on the farm, it was now a waiting game. He will let us know in 3 days as he has many other applicants. But he said he has always been happy with...

As we have an appointment with someone from a farm in Taupo the next day, our stay in Rotorua is short. That's why we wanted to take advantage of our last day here again. It was...