Travelogues New Zealand

Hello my dears, my first full working week is over and I am exhausted. I worked nearly 60 hours and I have to say my new job is physically quite demanding. But let me start at...

So there it was. The West Coast. The place where even New Zealanders go on vacation - the Baltic Sea of New Zealanders, so to speak. 'Untamed natural wilderness' is the 'slogan'...

Maggi: 'Don't drive so fast!' Richard: 'I'm going 80.' Maggi with a concerned look at the speedometer: 'Well, ninety...' Richard: 'I'm aging my age. I've aged quite a bit in the...

On April 20th, it was still dark and quite cold when we crawled out of our campervan at 5 am. The reason for this: The Tongariro Alpine Crossing was planned. „Often described...

The past few days have once again shown us how exhausting traveling can be. The constant planning, driving, walking, taking photos, collecting impressions, and then moving on...

If I summarize our current average situation like this: it rains, it's cold, wet, we didn't sleep well, and electricity and Wi-Fi are a rare luxury - and yet we're somehow...

Conclusion of our 8-week tour of New Zealand and travel tip for a 4-week annual vacation ;-)

About our failed whale watching flight in Kaikoura, beautiful views of the Banks Peninsula, and our last days in New Zealand in Christchurch, an impressive city undergoing...

Atemberaubender Ausblick vom Roy´s Peak über Wanaka und die gesamte Landschaft um den Lake Wanaka sowie verwirrende Puzzling World und Fortsetzung des Goldrausches

Über die klarsten Frischwasserquellen der Welt hin zum persönlichen Goldrausch und abwechslungsreiche Tour an der Westküste

These greetings come partly from Auckland, the "City of Sails", and partly from the "Bay of Islands" at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, an area of ​​144...

The journey back to Australia

A joyful, sunny, and exciting day in Christchurch

Admittedly, the start of our planned 3-4 days on the Coromandel Peninsula was not that easy. For the first time since the start of our journey at the end of December, we...

On 25.01., our great journey around the globe continued for us with a long-haul flight from Buenos Aires to New Zealand. The flight was very special for us in several ways....

Power and wonder of nature

Rotten eggs smell in the nose and hot water on the feet

The best home one could wish for. During our time at Kiwi International Hotel, we lived with two Chinese, Nick and Qun, and two Czechs, Adela and David, who also worked...

How we picked up our campervan and drove on New Zealand roads for the first time

A long, informative day and a good start to the New Zealand trip

After our trip to the northern tip of the North Island, we headed back down south. Since we had already explored the east coast from Auckland to Cape Reinga, this time we...

.... at least it felt that way. After a beautiful sunrise, we took the ferry from Paihia to Russell to spend (almost) a whole day on a tall ship in the Bay of Islands. The...

In the morning, I drive briefly over to Cape Farewell on the Tasman Sea. After a 15-minute walk, I reach the beach and can finally see the famous Windows motif in real life. Of...

Jake's Visit to the Van

A quick breakfast, coffee for the drive, and off we go ... today I'm continuing on a wide loop towards the east and then south. Along Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea to Wanaka itself,...

North Mavora Lake

2nd School Week with soccer, hockey, Botany, and Bucklands Beach with volleyball and sunset

The night before, I was still exploring the government gardens, which were very beautiful, and then at the riverside. There were loads of ducks and birds, and just stunning...

Today, the first stop was at the sign with the super long name. I was the only person there, which was really relaxing. I had seen so many videos of this sign and finally, I was...

Bay of Islands: 10 degrees in the morning, 20 degrees in the afternoon Now half of our big dream has already passed. Time flies by. But we still have many beautiful destinations...