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At the beginning of our trip to New Zealand, I couldn't get the offer of the Kiwi Tour for dolphin swimming in Kaikoura, near Christchurch, out of my mind. And when we were...

After enjoying the longer overnight stay in Queenstown, we eventually continued to Christchurch, the so-called 'most British city' of New Zealand, which can still be seen in the...

'All roads lead to Queenstown' our bus driver kept saying on the South Island tour. The town of about 12,000 inhabitants is the southernmost point of our trip in New Zealand and...

The small town of Wanaka is located 50km north of Queenstown and was our next stop on the Kiwiexperience list. This place is extremely influenced by tourism, because it is home to...

When we traveled by bus to the south of the west coast of New Zealand, our first stop was the Lake Mahinapua, located near the town of Ruatapu. The lake, which was originally a...

On April 11th, we set off early in the morning with the ferry from Wellington to Picton on the South Island of New Zealand! Unfortunately, the weather was anything but...

On day two in Taupo, we took the shuttle bus for an hour and a half to Tongariro National Park, which is 19.4km long (one way). We all planned to hike this trail on this day and...

After a night in Rotorua, Cowboy, our bus driver, took us on the Kiwi bus to the 63km distant city of Taupo, the city of outdoor activities and extreme sports, which is located in...

After a night at Hot Water Beach, far away from civilization, we went through the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park to take our daily morning walk. Until we reached Waitomo, the city...

Our next stop was in Waikato, the largest region of the North Island. Here you will also find the Cathedral Coves, two beautiful stretches of beach that are separated by a natural...

Our first bus trip took us to Paihia, a small town in the Northland region of New Zealand - the first church was built here! We traveled about 5 hours by Kiwi bus to our hostel...

After finally arriving at the highly recommended 'Borders Beyond Backpackers' (https://bordersbeyond.org/wp/), I spent half of the day in bed to catch up on missed sleep....

Last week it was time for the farewell and everything that goes with it! My last week of work was really busy again, as Scott had to go on an out-of-town assignment for several...

While in Germany there have been freezing temperatures for weeks, it is still warm here, but unfortunately there have been many rainy days in the last two weeks and summer is...

On February 11th, the largest free festival in Melbourne took place - the St. Kilda Festival! Since 1980, the festival brings together a diverse range of people to dance and...

Last weekend, the whole family went to Ballarat Wildlife Park for the first time, which offers mainly typical Australian animals. What is special about this park is that kangaroos...

I was able to take a week off right after Christmas and went to the capital of New South Wales - SYDNEY! From December 28th to January 3rd, eight friends from my hometown and I...

This month I had the opportunity to explore the Grampians National Park on two weekends. On the first weekend of January, I went on a weekend trip to the endless mountains and...

Christmastime in Ballarat This year I celebrated Christmas in a completely different way. In Australia, Christmas Eve is not celebrated on the 24th of December, instead, the...

From 16.11 to 19.11, the whole family plus grandma and grandpa and the dog went on a camping trip to Hopetoun (Where? - see post 'Hopetoun& Football Finals'). Unfortunately,...

On Sunday, after a big breakfast, we set off again to explore the area around the Great Ocean Road. First, we went to the Maits Rest Rainforest, then to Kennett River to search...

From 4.10- 6.10 I spontaneously got Monday off and joined a group of four other AuPairs who went to the GREAT OCEAN ROAD, which I had only briefly seen with my family so far.

Many young people go abroad after their high school graduation, and many of them go to Australia, so the chance of meeting someone you know is not that small. And that's exactly...

Being able to experience the many 'first times' of the kids is something very special for me and a reason why I enjoy working here as an AuPair:)

In the following days, summer really showed up here in Victoria and we could do great things outdoors again. On some days, the wind forced us to wear a jacket, but sunglasses...

Next week, my au pair life continued 'normally', taking care of the kids! :)

Before we headed home on Sunday, we drove a little further along the Great Ocean Road so that I could get a better impression :) More specifically, we drove to the 'Eage Rock...

On the weekend of 20.10, the big camping trip to the Great Ocean Road took place! On the occasion of the round birthdays of several family members of Jenna, the whole family...

On Sunday, October 15th, we visited my host mom's parents in Geelong for dinner, a beautiful city with a harbor and pier! I had some time alone to explore the second largest city...