Travelogues New Zealand

We drive further north, stop at beautiful sand dunes, go shopping and look for a place to park for the night. We decide on a parking space by the water, but also directly on the...

Today we are allowed to pick up the camper and we are very excited. We go for a hearty breakfast and try to do our laundry in the hostel, but we had problems starting the...

I am at a loss for words! Yes, that means something to me. Nature is incredibly beautiful here. So beautiful it almost hurts. I know this sounds strange, but I find myself so...

The airport in Melbourne was beyond confusing. It took several attempts and a phone call with Christoph to find my gate. When we arrived at the gate, boarding started straight...

Paihia + Kaitaia After a week we finally left Auckland. As nice as it was, it's supposed to be the least interesting part of NZ. Above it there is a small corner of land called...

Friday's credo was: get up early at 5:20 a.m. (if you don't work 😁)! There was a full day bus tour to the fjords of New Zealand. We were really excited and excited. I...

When we arrived in Auckland, we first took care of the important organizational things: applying for an IRD number (tax identification number, without which you are not allowed...

There wasn't much left of the North Island: we had already been to the south, west, north and even the middle. And even though Cyclone Gabriella was 9 weeks ago, visiting the...

You go up, up and up. And when you think you’re almost there, then you go up, up and up again.“ This describes our journey through the landscape of the Tongariro volcano quite...

With the days at Mount Cook, the inland was first explored, next it was back to the coast. In Moeraki, the quite famous boulders are lying (Boulders) on the beach, and of course...

Wharariki Beach

We wake up. 6° and the mountains in the distance are full of snow. Yes my loves, that's how it goes in New Zealand. The weather can change really quickly here. So cheers to our...

Afterwards, I moved more towards the city center to the Buddhist center. My goal was to learn more about Tibetan Buddhism there and to meditate and deepen my rudimentary...

Morning Pic Wir wachen wieder mit dem Dröhnen der Brandung auf und Frühstücken mit Blick auf die Tapotuputo Bay. Neben uns machen sich Einheimische...

Morning Pic Das Wasser ist heute morgen schon wieder weg, als wir aufwachen. Das Wetter naja 🫤 Also machen wir uns auf den Weg nach Auckland. Unterwegs wieder diverse...

We start in Wellington at 6:00 in the morning, as we wake up due to noise. The weather is again "meh". We drive to the West Coast and have breakfast by the sea again. Breakfast...

22.11.22 Waking up on the beach in the morning. Bird chirping, the sound of waves, and a refreshing swim in the Pacific 🌊 The cold shower is not cold anymore. I don't...

September is over - and so is our last full month in New Zealand. We fulfilled a dream and visited Hobbiton in the Shire, made friends with Sparky, the cutest one-legged bird in...

If New Zealand had a color, it would be green. We treated ourselves to a week of the greenest green: seven days of trekking on the Travers Sabine! Here we go! What was...

From Raglan, I took the bus to New Plymouth. People come here mainly for Mount Taranaki and the surrounding Egmont National Park. Me too! :-) In 2003, the volcano was the...

After getting up, we drove another half an hour to Marahau by car. We had booked a kayak hiking excursion for this day. After getting dressed and instructed, we did some...

Day 27 We were woken up by the blue sky, although it was supposed to be cloudy today. It invited us to have a nice breakfast outside. Mattis felt comfortable here. After...

Day 21 The area we stayed in these days is called "The Catlins". It can be described as: wildlife, rainforest, rural meadows with sheep and cattle, waterfalls, coastline,...

Arriving in Kaikoura, we immediately went out to sea for a seal snorkeling trip. We took a boat along the coast to a seal colony. Then it was time to jump into the icy water and...

Day 18 The day today flew by with the feeling of not having done anything. In fact, we didn't do much exciting today. We had breakfast at our sleeping place, admired cows,...

Day 16 Clay Cliffs Path to the Clay Cliffs - Mattis hiked all by himself Clay Cliffs In the morning, we had a leisurely breakfast at Lake Pukaki (First time we had a...

Ich bin schon um 7h hinterm Steuer und mache mich ohne Frühstück oder Kaffee auf die Socken. Dieser Campingplatz war nicht so ganz traumhaft und ich habe heute leider eine...

A final "hello" to everyone, Today is the return journey, a couple of anecdotes, and most importantly, some facts about the trip. I am currently sitting at the airport in...

Cathedral Cove

Mount Doom still on the road