Travelogues New Zealand

In the morning, I still enjoy the tranquility of Monkey Island. Around noon, I head to Invercargill, the largest city in the south. I don't like it there, and after shopping at...

Early in the morning, I set off for the planned mountain tour. After the first two hours, there is no progress. There is a small river that needs to be crossed, and the recent...

Sunsets from a week, as different as they can be! :)

Our last day in beautiful New Zealand has begun. The 30 days went by very quickly for us, hard to believe that we are already heading home. To prepare ourselves for the long day...

How can you imagine Rotorua? Pictures can only poorly describe this. What is distinctive is what goes straight to your nose: the smell of sulfur from the geothermal springs....

Morning kayak tour in Abel Tasman National Park. Since I still don't feel well, the rest of the day is planned for chilling out. So I'm declaring myself sick 😋 In the...

Left Waihi Beach at 8 am for Rotorua. The day was very rainy and I'm already looking forward to the Waikite Valley, a thermal bath with a campsite. But this does not happen...

Arrived at the viewpoint, corkscrew, Kaiteriteri

What a restful sleep in a real bed. In the morning, we get our camper right away. This time it's a big one with a shower and toilet. Very comfortable. While it was only 10°C...

...for me the most beautiful place we've been so far. Incredible landscape...breathtaking. Tomorrow we will explore the area further and then head towards Taupo. Greetings to...

Hello everyone, As I mentioned earlier, today I had a quiet day and rested a bit. I relaxed in my bed and listened to an audio drama. In the afternoon, I went to the Mt. John...

Even though it looks like it at first glance, no we were not in the Caribbean. We were in Orokawa Bay. The view of the bay was great. And when we arrived, it was...

The ferry is booked, now heading north. Before that, spend a few days at Marfells Beach. Collect paua shells... ...and watch seagulls. Walk to Cape Campbell Lighthouse. ...

Our next destination is Milford Sound. We quickly found a nice place to stay for the night. Well camouflaged... Short walk through the green forest. Hike to Key Summit. ...

The more rural the area, the smaller (and therefore less developed) the roads are. This is logical and understandable, but I had never seen a highway being called a highway when...

In Takaka, Leila, Valerie and I quickly dismantled our tents as the weather was getting worse. I drove a part of the way with Leila because she is taking the ferry a day after...

The alarm clock rings at 6 o'clock. Breakfast, brushing teeth, folding the bed and departure. It takes us just under 45 minutes to get to Picton, where the ferry leaves at 9...

Since the night was stormy and cold, I left this creepy place without breakfast. Fortunately, the weather has been excellent, just like the last few days: pure sunshine! The...

We three started the day in Cromwell. Last night, I inspected my bike with Bryan, who confessed to me that he would have liked to become a bicycle mechanic. We suspected a small...

The day started very early again, as the bus departed at 07:30 and I still had to cycle about 6 kilometers to get there. Fortunately, this time the bike also fit well on the...

The night on the sofa bed was excellent! Even though Bryan and Dave's friend's living room seems a bit strange. He is a hunter and apparently pursues his hobby quite...

To start our first job in New Zealand, we set off for Ashburton in the afternoon. Since the buses there were too expensive, we decided to go for the free alternative:...

We spend the rainy morning in the library in Takaka and have fish & chips for lunch. The owner of the snack bar predicts better weather for the rest of the day, so after...

We get up early to visit the film set of 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings'. Hobbiton, as the film set is also called, is located in a small valley by a lake surrounded by...

On a beautiful weather, we drove to Mahinepuha Peninsula, located 50 km north of Kerikeri. Once we arrived, we headed to the lookout point at the tip of the peninsula. It...

Since we didn't have any food for breakfast, our first activity in the morning was to drive into town to do some shopping at Countdown. In our shopping cart, we got toast (but not...

Finally, on Thursday we continued our journey.

Entrance of the cave... It will get dark soon! Without a flashlight it is very dark, but the glow-worms (Arachnocampa luminosa) are beautiful! ...

In the morning, we explored the area. A dream to experience something like this every day. Then it was off to Cathedral Cove, which we reached after about 20 minutes of walking....