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Celina: Zwölf Monate zuvor hätte ich niemals gedacht, mich ein Jahr später an 6 Monate in Neuseeland zurückerinnern zu können. Es ist echt verrückt, dass Anna und ich uns erst 2...

I am a very impatient person, Celina can confirm that. The hard test was then of course, sitting in a motel room for more than 2 weeks without knowing when the waiting would...

'Small scratch'

Die restlichen zwei Tage chillten wir in Ashburton, packten schon Mal unsere Rucksäcke und Flori klapperte erfolglos Autohändler in Ashburton ab. Achtung, jetzt kommt die zweite...

Das erste Mal hörte ich von Corona nur wegen Witzen bei Instagram. „Corona bricht aus. Ich verlasse diese Welt“ teilte jemand, und Lisa wollte ihren Bruder bestechen, damit er...

We were glad to be able to check into Ashburton Holiday Park again on March 2nd. The owners were super nice, there was plenty of space and several washrooms. Plus, this place...

We left civilization again after Wanaka. We spent a night at a campground near Lake Hawea, which definitely wasn't worth the money. (Compared to the showers here, the ones at Te...

Als wir herausfanden, dass man in Neuseeland am besten in einem Campervan lebt, waren wir erst Mal abgeschreckt. Mehrere Monate in einem Auto leben, klang zwar irgendwie ganz...

Living as cheaply as possible also comes with its challenges. We had decided to earn back everything we spent. I think we were pretty much the only ones who saw it that way....

The next day, Celina and Flori fulfilled a dream and went paragliding in Queenstown. Here are their experiences: Celina: I wasn't excited at all until shortly before departure....

Skyline Queenstown

We had a bit of a guilty conscience when we set off to see the rest of New Zealand. But we didn't really have any other choice. First, we went to Lake Tekapo, a turquoise...

Fast jeden Tag an einem anderen Ort zu sein, hat auch seine Nachteile, zumindest wenn man so vergesslich ist wie wir. In Neuseeland verschwanden, zerstörten und vergaßen wir...

Stacked stone slabs - just like pancakes

To visit Abel Tasman National Park, you can either do the Great Walk, which is a three-day hike, take a water taxi and be dropped off at a beach, or do the most common option:...

We have the blue duck" (with a link to a long article about a rare blue duck), "One eye dog is my friend who hunts on my land. He is a great singer and a funny guy. He also has a...

During the first few days with Floris' car, one of us always played the role of the instructor while the other drove alone behind, because none of us wanted to drive alone in a...

Flori spent his first night directly on the main road because the parking lot was full again. Although he agreed to sleep in the front seats, it was quite a challenge to squeeze...

I don't know if it's because all backpackers take more or less the same routes, or because there aren't as many residents in New Zealand. In any case, we constantly experienced...

On 01.01., we went directly to Wanganui, a city halfway to Mount Taranaki. The free campground there was located above the city between two tall viewing towers, which we walked...

This time we booked an affordable hostel in downtown Wellington, which was okay and reminded us a bit of a bunker. It was a maze of gray corridors, all on one floor. That's why...

As I mentioned before, we quickly realized that backpackers are mostly freeloaders who rely on the state. It is definitely an experience to live as cheaply as possible. But what...

On the way, it started raining, and the old problem of heavy backpacks reappeared. Every 50 meters, we sat down like old pensioners on park benches or stopped to take turns....

After Tongariro, we had enough of the rain. It had been raining for four days straight, and camping is just no fun in that kind of weather. We drove 4 hours from Tongariro...

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is the most popular hiking trail in New Zealand. To hike it, we checked into a campsite in National Park Village. The village had nothing much to...

After the completely planned Coromandel week, we had planned to take it a little easier for the next trip. We wanted to be a bit more spontaneous and decide during the trip...

Im Gegensatz zur ersten Arbeit, bei der wir jeden Tag zur gleichen Kiwifarm in der Maketu Road fahren konnten, waren wir bei Taron alle zwei bis drei Tage auf einer anderen...

In Te Puke, it was not possible to not find a job. We had contacted a few Kiwi agencies through Indeed, and found a job right away. I think as long as you have a visa and a...

Zurück in Tauranga holten wir unseren Shoppingbedarf der letzten Monate wieder auf, als ein richtig großes Shoppingcenter zufällig unseren Weg kreuzte. Dort besorgten wir die...

Our first week of travel was completely pre-planned. First, we wanted to visit the Omanawa Falls, famous waterfalls near Tauranga. The path to them was considered so dangerous...