There and back again

So! Now it happened ... I left New Zealand soil and have now arrived in Dubai. After checking out this morning (or rather yesterday by now), I used the remaining time to buy...

Zum Glück hingen die Regenwolken erst einmal in den Bergen fest. So konnte ich ganz für mich allein einen der schönsten Sonnenaufgänge meines Lebens beobachten. In Hahei am...

It was supposed to start around 9 o'clock... In the mountains... the second to last place before leaving this beautiful country. But it turned out that our bus had to be...

With the first gondola, I went up to the mountain early in the morning, where I met Stacy to hike the Ben Lommond track together. Alone on the observation deck of the gondola...

Today we left Queenstown for Milford Sound much too early. Five hours drive each way :/ But with beautiful mountain panorama and well-equipped bus. At the sound itself I was...

Unfortunately, it was time to leave the beautiful Wanaka :( Since I had some free time in the morning, I went for a walk to the Wanaka Tree first. After that, I was able to do a...

Today we started at half past 7 in the morning with the shuttle to the starting point of the Roys Peak Track. It was still a bit cloudy, but perfect for hiking. At some point,...

The day started a bit depressing as everyone who stayed with us longer at the glacier could go on their heli-hike tour today :( But instead, we were rewarded with a beautiful...

As feared, all flights were canceled yesterday :( But the rain didn't stop me from hiking to the glacier at least. First, I crossed the glacier river, then through the...

After the national park, we took a day off in Westport. On the way there, we had the opportunity to walk along the coast and observe a colony of sea lions. In Westport itself,...

Finally, today was an active day :) First, we went kayaking along the coast. We were able to observe a few penguins and some sea lions. Then, we had a super tasty lunch on the...

After a rather short and fun-filled night in Wellington, we left early for the ferry to Picton. The ride was very windy, but beautiful :) There was even a cinema on the ferry....

Staying in Raetihi was quite pleasant as we had a Jacuzzi, TV, and even foot wellness there. But we needed it because due to the weather we could only do a short hike otherwise....

After my best night so far since I've been traveling with the Stray Bus, we headed into the beautiful middle of nowhere. First, we made a stop in Taupo and checked out the...

After a rather pleasant night at the YHA Hostel (thanks to a stolen fan ^^), I took a shuttle to Wai-O-Tapu Park today. The smell of sulfur was even stronger here than in...

Today was one of my planned highlight days :) We started early from our Bush Lodge towards Waitomo Caves. Most of us went underground for tubing or abseiling to see the glow...

Today, unfortunately, I had to leave the beautiful Hahei. Rolex was punctual despite the early hour, and the bus, which was no longer quite full, set off for Raglan. In...

After a rather short night, I went straight to the beach this morning at 6 (200 m as I said :)) and admired the sunrise. It was a bit cloudy, but that made it even more...

Heute ging meine mehr als dreiwöchige Reise mit dem Stray Bus los :). Dafür mussten wir bei Sonnenaufgang losfahren um rechtzeitig in Auckland zu sein, was aber vollkommen...

After a very delicious (and even healthy ^^) breakfast, we set off back to Gulf Harbour today. The quite long route went almost completely along the west coast, which gave us...

Today we went to the northernmost part of the North Island, Cape Reinga. On the winding way there, we made a stop at the unique Kauri trees, which was an absolute highlight at...

Today our little road trip through the north of the North Island started. The landscape changed from farmland full of sheep and cows to rainforest or suddenly a turquoise-blue...

Today we continued to explore the area around Auckland. From one beach to another, with rainforest or a waterfall or a colony of Australian Gannets in between. It just kept...

The start in Frankfurt was already great thanks to an upgrade to business class :) So the 5 1/2 hours to Dubai passed by quickly. The layover there wasn't very exciting: lots of...

Time to start packing :D