Travelogues New Zealand

Piroa Falls

Today is the big day. We're heading to Milford Sound. Initially, it was more of a "must do" for me rather than a "must-see". But now I'm really looking forward to it. The over...

On Monday, it's time for us to say goodbye to the familiar environment - the Waitata Bay and the people and animals we have been dealing with. We start our fully packed 'Wish'...

We can't really believe it yet, but our three month break is coming to an end. And thus ...

We have settled in well in Waitata Bay and discover new wonderful things every day. Working with Texas, Mocca & Guiseppe, as well as with the Chickens, is a lot of fun and...

Skiing in Cardrona feels like being at home in Austria - but only almost.

Hello everyone, Today, I want to tell you about a beautiful day. We woke up this morning at our campsite and got ready at a relaxed pace. At 9:35 am, we set off on our hike to...

Hello dear ones, In this post, I want to tell you about our trip to the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland and what else we experienced on Sunday, October 15th... In the morning,...

Hello dear ones, Here I am again. Don't be surprised, I split the last few days into several small blogs because every place deserves to be immortalized on my map here in the...

Queenstown - after the sleepy west coast, the action capital of New Zealand can...

We planned to hike the Milford Sound (Abel Tasman 2.0), unfortunately the crossing was not possible due to weather conditions. However, we couldn't resist driving along the...

Hello dear ones, I can finally get back to you. The last few days were rather weak when it comes to the internet. And as you may have noticed, I have switched to writing my...

Hello dear ones, Before too much accumulates, I'm writing to you again from my phone. Unfortunately, the library here doesn't have any computers that one is allowed to use....

Wild and beautiful

For our next destination, it wasn't about nature, but about visiting a remarkable city, namely the town of Napier on the east coast of the North Island. Napier was designed in...

Our alarm clock rang just before 7, and like every morning, it was pretty cold. But that helped us to eat breakfast quickly and convert the car. Since there are three people in...

We have arrived in Dunedin. Our journey took us across the South Island from the west to the east coast. In this region, many Scottish immigrants arrived by ship in the late...

After we had waited in Nelson and did not really do anything except for regular visits to the library to charge up and to the gym among other things for a hot shower, we were...

Hello again! As already mentioned, we continued the rest of our journey in New Zealand at the Catlins, where we visited the Cathedral Caves, a huge cave caused by tides. After...

Hello dear ones, Today we got up early again to go hiking. We were done at 9:45 a.m., packed the car and checked out. The goal was to hike the Snout Track, which leads to the...

'The early bird catches the worm,' we thought and set off at 6:45 for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Arriving at the foot of the mountain range, the imposing Mount Ngauruhoe,...

Hello everyone, Mom and I had a great day in the Marlborough Sounds today. This is a coastal area here in the northern part of the South Island, similar to the fjord landscape...

Since we can't get enough of our "private beach" and the sea, we decide to spend another night here. That's why today's entry is significantly shorter than the others. ...

We now took a crazy bus driver to Tauranga from Thames. Stand-up comedy would have been the more suitable profession for him. So we had a bus ride with a sightseeing tour, led...

01/22/17 - 01/23/17 Oamaru We spend most of the day driving down the east coast in rainy weather. When we arrive in Oamaru, it briefly stops raining and we take a short walk...

After the arrival went smoothly and even the airport service washed and polished Daniel's shoes on his own request (due to the possible germs of foreign cultures to protect our...

When crossing the sign *150 km no gasoline* in Taumanurui, you are on the Forgotten World Highway. And the name fits here perfectly: The road starts through the Shire, this time...

Get up, apply sunscreen, pack your bag and go. A bit sleepy, we get on the bus that takes us to the starting point of our tour. After a short safety briefing and...

We got up early to be back at the campsite before the midday heat. After a few minutes drive, we reach the parking lot, which is the starting point of our hike. The...

After exploring everything we wanted to see on the South Island, we finally took the ferry up to the North Island.