die Urli's on Tour

After 8 wonderful weeks, it's time for us to fly back home. It has been an incredibly beautiful journey where we have gathered many new impressions. We wouldn't want to miss a...

YES WE DID IT!!! Finally we were able to redeem my birthday gift and it was indescribable, breathtaking and sooo exciting! From 5000 meters it went 75 seconds in free fall...

Unbelievable but true and suddenly two months have passed and we have arrived at our final stop. After reluctantly returning Willi after 26 days, it was now time to explore the...

45 Minuten außerhalb von Auckland haben wir den Muriwai Beach besucht. Bekannt für seinen schwarzen Sand und die Tölpel (Vogelart) war es uns einen kurzen Besuch wert.

We actually hadn't planned on diving in New Zealand anymore, but in the northern part of the island, there is a dive spot that is one of the top 10 most beautiful in the world!...

After kayaking in Marlborough Sound and encountering dolphins there, we wanted to get closer to them again. That's why we took the opportunity in Tauranga. After about 50...

Welcome behind the scenes :D I must admit that I'm not really a fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy, but visiting the film sets is very interesting. You...

Tongariro National Park with Lake Taupo in the background.

Next on the agenda was Orakei Korako, a thermal area. This means in New Zealand: sulfur-rich air, spouting geysers, steaming thermal springs, and bubbling mud pools. We had to...

We have passed by so many farms and countless sheep that this extra post is a must. :D New Zealand is definitely a 'sheep country' and so we had a farmer explain the shearing of...

These are limestone caves of a special kind because they house glowworms. During a guided tour, we were led through the cave labyrinth past countless stalactites and stalagmites...

The view of the volcano the day before.

Kia Ora (in Maori - Hello) capital of New Zealand! The first stop on the North Island was also the capital of New Zealand. Why was it the first stop? It's quite simple, it's the...

Last stop auf der Südinsel ist Picton. Ein sehr überschaubarer Ort der aber der Ausgangspunkt für die Fahrt mit der Fähre auf die Nordinsel ist. Hier haben wir zwei Tage...

We eagerly made our way to Kaikoura, as it is teeming with animals on land and in the water. We immediately liked Kaikoura from the first moment we arrived. We went straight to...

The Maori named the highest mountain in New Zealand after the deity Aoraki 'the one who pierces the clouds', its English name was given in honor of its discoverer Captain James...

Christchurch Cathedral - the centerpiece and landmark of the city!

Mountains, mountains, mountains as far as the eye can see and we're right in the middle of it all! We did two beautiful tracks on our way further north - in the Wanaka area! One...

A double rainbow from end to end.

Arriving in New Zealand, the only thing we are currently doing is climbing every mountain that gets in our way :D No, it's not that bad, but we definitely missed the mountains!...

Arriving in New Zealand, we started the day with a big event - my birthday and a milestone one at that :D! We began the day with a leisurely breakfast, a serenade from my...

Australian Dollar

After diving in Thailand and Indonesia, we finally got to explore the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. Anyone who has seen the underwater world knows what we are about to write:...

Another short detour we made at Mission Beach, because we were looking for cassowaries. The area around Mission Beach is known for that, so we took another trip into the...

We made a short but beautiful detour to the Whitsunday Islands. With a quartz content of nearly 99%, Whitehaven Beach is one of the whitest beaches in the world. Here, we went...

After the last big city, we continued north to a small town with a very famous beach: Rainbow Beach. It got its name because the sand contains 74 different colors. Of course, we...

Who would have thought that a city would fascinate and inspire us as much as Brisbane. Although we have seen many cities in Australia, Brisbane is one of our favorites. The...

Another highlight of our trip is definitely the Gold Coast. The perfect mix of city life, skyscrapers, surf culture and the party scene has captivated us. The Gold Coast...

Just before the border with the state of Queensland is the small but very well-known beach town of Byron Bay! A small, manageable place where the surf scene feels at home. The...