Travelogues New Zealand

Hello everyone, Today I explored the Franz Josef Glacier. It was an impressive natural experience, despite the fact that it has shrunk significantly in recent decades. I can...

As previously announced, we spent some time on the...

So I finally finished the long flight :) After my brother was so kind and drove me to the airport in Munich and I finally arrived at the gate, I realized "Now the real journey...

Actually, we only stopped in Nelson because after the ferry crossing to the South Island, we didn't know exactly where to stop before the Abel Tasman Track. And.......as it...

.....well, we did both ^^ Yesterday, on my insistence, we drove to Abbey Caves. Paddy was still not entirely thrilled about crawling through narrow caves just to see some...

As previously announced, we had planned a 2-day surf course in Raglan, the surfers' mecca in New Zealand. However, we did not book this course at one of the big surf schools in...

Hello dear ones, as promised, I'm writing to you today about my past week. I had assumed that it would be so uneventful that I saved something from last week to report this...

After putting our job search on hold for the past 2 weeks, it was finally time to get productive again. Full of optimism, we drove to Nelson, where we had already spent a few...

After our detour inland and the unsuccessful job search, our journey continued to Christchurch. Here we first visited the Banks Peninsula, a peninsula located outside the city....

Hello everyone, it's Sunday, the weather is bad, really bad.. what could be better than lying in bed and writing a blog. Even though I have to disappoint you, because there's...

As already announced, we would spend the next 10 days with a New Zealand family wwoofing. Wwoofing stands for "world wide opportunities on organic farms", but the term is often...

It's funny that after nearly 3 months of traveling around in our beloved campervan, we already have the last "big tour" behind us. In this tour, we wanted to make up for the...

Since there have been some complaints again about us not writing anything for so long, here's a little update on our life on the farm.

The first sign of the festival was already at the campsite since Monday evening: right across from us, an older couple arrived with a large motorhome and a big closed trailer....

Hello everyone, Here I am again, with the report of the past week. There isn't much to report from this week. On Saturday and Sunday (April 2-3), I worked at the bar. On...

Hello dear ones, My first week in Christchurch is over and I have already experienced a lot. I actively searched for a job, visited almost every restaurant, cafe or bar that I...

Hello dear ones! The last entry has been a while now, but not much has happened in that time. After the Tongariro crossing and all the other hikes and excursions, we were both...

Hello dear ones, yesterday and today were very exciting days. both emotionally and in terms of our experiences. Yesterday (23.03) was our last day together. We got up early and...

Hello dear ones, Here I am again. I know, I know, this entry should have come much earlier, but I was just so tired... I couldn't do anything after almost falling asleep while...

Wanaka Tree

After yesterday's highlight, we have another one planned for today. The alarm goes off at 3 o'clock and after a small breakfast we drive to the Roys Peak Track. Ahead of us is a...

We're back in Auckland! And we immediately found a wonderful hostel with a great kitchen and air conditioning! The next day, we wanted to start the day with a delicious...

Hello dear ones, We made it, we arrived in Auckland. It was quite a journey, I tell you. On March 6th, we started at noon to the airport with Qantas, first to London. So far so...

On Sunday, we did one of the main attractions and must-dos of New Zealand, the Tongariro Crossing. For those who are familiar with Lord of the Rings, we climbed through Mordor and...

After getting up early, we were immediately allowed to cross a small river by refreshing cold water at the beginning. Shortly afterwards, we reached a kilometer-long black sand...

On the way to Milford Sound, where we had booked a boat tour, we passed the sweet town with a beautiful view of Te Anau. We spent a whole day there wandering around the town...

New day, old picture. New Zealand once again shows itself from its most beautiful side. After replenishing our supplies at the supermarket, we drive from Queenstown towards...

My last week in New Zealand 19.02-27.02 On Sunday (19.02) after an 8-hour drive, we finally arrived in Hanmer Springs. We decided to extend our stay for another night because we...

Now the time had finally come and our Great Walk was about to start. On the evening before, we packed our large backpacks with rice, oats, and everything else we would need for...

Deep Bay