Travelogues New Zealand

Actually, we just wanted to do “just one' activity today. Not more of a bam! – bam! – bam! … and yet another attraction, like on so many days before, but to focus on just one...

The attentive reader of my blog will immediately notice that there is a missing day in the reporting. What exciting things happened on Friday, November 22, 2024? To be honest,...

The call came the night before: Due to changing weather (wind) conditions, the planned kayaking tour was moved up from the originally scheduled 10:30 AM to 8:30 AM. On the...

Unfortunately, the bus is not nicely oriented towards the east this time, so I can only see the sunrise over the headland from the beach. While brewing coffee, I receive a...

Excursion to one of the most beautiful beaches in New Zealand with a fantastic view..

Today we want to go into the city and look around a bit. We decide to drive only to the nearest park-and-ride lot and then take the train into the center. We know that parking...

After successfully getting my tire fixed at the workshop, I continued on to Papamoa to a new campsite. Upon arrival, I met some really cool people on the first day. From there,...

A day on Norman's farm. 7:00 AM wake up, first feed the sheep, then the chickens, and with the animals taken care of, it’s time to relax for a bit. After that, back to bed and...

Farm waterfall trip and an unwelcome nighttime visitor.

A seal-furry hello, Today I'll take you on my little tour along the coast in Kaikoura. Here lives a huge colony of seals and I went to visit them. Little walk by the sea In...

All the happiness in this world lies on the back of a horse.

Hot spring relaxation with sauna infusion x2.

Sandy day at the beach and Farewell Spit.

My synapses are focused on food and after a visit to the Pancake Rocks, I had a craving for pancakes for weeks.

Adventurer Britta in a cave system.

Explanatory panels about an old gold mining town on a historical track.

A landscape from another world! Maybe from Middle Earth?

I don't think I'll ever get any closer to an Antarctic expedition.

Walk in Barnett Park including a cave visit.

Happy Birthday to US!

The first days in the van and the first stop on the South Island of New Zealand.

In Picton, we took it easy and enjoyed the great campsite. Then we took the ferry heading east, yes really (!) to go from the South Island to the North Island. It was very...

A coffee later and another 30 kilometers inland along the Hokitika River to enjoy the Hokitika Gorge Walk.

The moral commotion on the harbor tour: a shitty traffic light man woman!

Hello everyone :-) we completed the three days of hiking and then treated ourselves to three days of rest. The hike was strenuous but beautiful! This time a little less...

The time has come, the last day in tropical Singapore has come. We have time during the day and enjoy our last breakfast at the hotel. Müsli notes “now we are responsible for...

After our week-long stay with Janina and Jonas in Tasman, we headed to Cromwell because our job on a cherry orchard there starts in December. Our first stop was Blenheim, where...

Wednesday came quicker than expected. Madlen is coming and my dad will be leaving again. The last things were prepared on Wednesday morning before we went to the airport in the...

On a long journey there are sometimes those moments where you sit there and ask yourself why you are doing all this to yourself. We had one of these moments recently. It was...

Have you ever broken the gas cooker on a 3-day hike? We have! And it happened on the first day. But let's start from the beginning. Our hike started with a beautiful boat ride...