Travelogues New Zealand

Castle Hill was in the middle of nowhere. We drove further kilometers from the cave and suddenly huge boulders appeared on the right side of the road, on more or less big...

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...

28.1. - 29.1. From Queenstown to Glenorchy and back was a beautiful route. But still, one can't help but wonder if New Zealanders can't build roads ;-) Instead of going along...

Update 07.02. The first stop on our journey was Puzzling World. It consisted of five rooms where you could see illusions and optical illusions, including a room where you had to...

Rotorua is one of many places in New Zealand with geothermal and volcanic activities. Smoke rises everywhere in the city and it smells like sulfur. We visited Te Puia, a park...

When we arrived in Auckland, the weather took a turn for the worse. After a short walk around the harbor, we retreated to our hostel. The next day, we went shopping....

Dies war ein spontaner Stop auf der wundervollen South Scenic Route. Blair Somerville hat da ein kleines Paradies erschaffen. Für 5 Dollar kann man in seine Erlebniswelt...

After yesterday's kiwi spotting, I'm still a bit tired in the morning. I've been feeling a bit under the weather for 2 to 3 days again, it's definitely a "homecoming allergy"...

Back to the sulfur. Due to the great memories of the previous Crossing, we decided to do it again - 19.4 km across a volcanic landscape. You are constantly rewarded with...

Feeling a bit under the weather and had a bad night's sleep. Experiencing the overflow of impressions that so many have described. First stop is the gas station, fill up the...

An eventful day was ahead of us - picking up our first own car. Six days after signing the contract, Chilli Rentals contacted us and informed us that the car was ready. The...

When I wake up at 8 o'clock after the freezing night, some of the speed campers have already moved on. This morning I tried to explore the insider tip Jackson's Bay, but it was...

Green, medium green, light green, and and and ... So many shades of green can be seen here right next to the beautiful coastal road. Almost as we saw it on Rarotonga....

Despite the bad weather forecasts, today is a relatively sunny day as well. We continue on to Wanaka. After yesterday's experience, we have another walk in mind: Rob Roy Glacier...

Mount Cook, New Zealand's tallest mountain

Hello dear ones, Continuing with my short report on Whakatane. We arrived here after our trip to the Rere Rockslides. At first glance, the town looks nice and well located, once...

My room for the next week

After hours of waiting, annoyance, discussions and excitement, we finally arrived...in paradise on the Fiji Islands =)

From Taranaki National Park, take the Forgotten World Highway to Tongariro National Park. Curve after curve, along Highway 43. The drive through the green hills is...

After completing our tour of the North and South Island, we are back where it all began, in Auckland. Since the weather was still not great and the desire for a more regular...

Unfortunately, the weather was not as good as predicted the day before, so my tour was in jeopardy for a while. Fortunately, the rain stopped around half past nine and it...

The thermal springs were really excellent. I already knew part of the way from Hastings to Taupo from my bike ride. I had actually planned to drive to the areas of the North...

The car was not allowed to be transported to the North Island, so I had to leave early to have enough time to assemble my bike again. A somewhat annoying effort, which is now...

In order to conquer the long distance to Middlemarch, I started early in the morning at 8 o'clock. This was really necessary because it continued on gravel roads all day long....

It didn't rain all the time and there were really great things to see, but after a few days you run out of dry clothes.

We're heading north again. That means better weather and new landscapes.

After saying goodbye to Mike and Tanja, we went shopping to get some supplies for our upcoming road trip. Then we continued to Battle Hill Campground in Akatarawa Forest...

Our first big bus trip with Stray takes us to Paihia, Bay of Islands (Northland). On the way north, we made a stop at the majestic Kauri trees. They are the oldest and largest...

The south is beautiful, but damn cold. In summer, with a jacket and long pants on the beach, we imagined it differently. The dolphins and surfers still enjoyed the waves. ...

Arrived in Wellington, we looked for an affordable AirBnB accommodation with Luisa and Denis. Before we went there, Claudi and I went shopping and went to Mt. Victoria to get an...