Travelogues New Zealand

ERGOS New Zealand trip

A visit to Hobbit Land was at the top of my must-do list in New Zealand. The film set is beautiful and in a picturesque setting. Unfortunately, it is very crowded during the...

Reotahi Bay

After a good breakfast, we drove to the Huka Falls today, which are located right outside the gates of Taupo. An 11m high waterfall, with over 220,000 liters of ice blue water...

Early in the morning at 5 o'clock, my day started. I wanted to hike a short section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossings and had arranged to meet two other Germans at my car at 6...

Now we are furthest away from home and we will celebrate Christmas with friends and continue our journey. After the official entry, we are warmly welcomed by friends and the...

French toast with honey

Okay, let's get started. We were on the road for 36 hours from the front door at home to the hotel in Christchurch. It was noon here and in the middle of the night for us. What...

Our planned trip to New Zealand from 13.12.19 to 13.01.20 started on 12.12.19 with a shocker. The flight from Hamburg to Zurich was cancelled and no one informed us. By chance,...

Assuming the drive to Dunedin will be quite boring, we were pleasantly surprised several times. On the way, we turned towards Slope Point, the southernmost point of New Zealand...

I have three days off now, so I decided to visit Tauranga, a city about an hour and a half away from Whakatane. The city itself is not that beautiful, but there are a few cool...

The rain did not stop despite a small hope from the weather forecast, so we have to postpone our helicopter flight to the glacier for the next trip. Departure towards...

One last time in the morning, packing the motorcycles for the final 330 km stage to Christchurch. The temperatures today were okay, but that wind again. The route took us north,...

We start from Dunedin on the east coast back inland, rain! It's only drizzling right now, and since the forecast looks good, we're going without rain gear. Unfortunately, it...

Ein wirklicher Tag ohne Motorräder, haben wir lange dran überlegt wie wir zum Milford Sound kommen. Ein kleiner Tip von ner Reisebekanntschaft, BBQ Bus Tour zum Sound mit...

Weather looks good, today we planned to hike to the Mystery Lake. One way is 10 km so round trip is 20 km. What is the Mystery Lake? No idea, at this point we had never heard of...

Almost right next to Christchurch begins the area Banks Peninsula, a volcano-formed small mountain range. In the middle is the small town of Akaroa, from which penguin or...

Last day, van packed. Off to Toni's and then onwards :) our next campsite is 30 km away from Christchurch and called Chamberlains Ford. Next to a river and lots of green space,...

27.09.19 - JonnaAs our gas ran out yesterday, the first thing we do today is go to a gas station to refill our cartridge. It turns out to be more difficult than expected because...

Hello everyone, We are still in Auckland and waiting to finally open our bank accounts. Unfortunately, everything takes a little longer here. But now, right after our stay in...

23.09.19 The first place we want to visit today is a waterfall nearby. After breakfast, we make our way and already reach our destination after 30 minutes. A short five-minute...

09/09/19 - Alex Since we didn't manage to work on the blog yesterday (library closed), today we combine this aspect with making a little distance and dash to the next place on...

It's been almost 1 month here and something changes every week.. Mike's work schedule has changed, he now works 8 days then has 2 days off, works 8 days then has 3 days off, and...

After almost six months away from home, familiar surroundings, and loved ones, we had our first visit in New Zealand. Thomas, a friend of Tim's from Franconia, took the long...

Finally the first time hiking :). That was such a beautiful day! Today we took a total of 24,000 steps and hiked almost 16 km. We took the bus from the bus station in...

My fish stall in Akaroa

Given the completely messed up shower rooms, I'll pass. Since the milk in my poorly cooling refrigerator has become sour for the umpteenth time, there won't even be any coffee...

For over a month, we traveled with our Odhi through the southern part of the South Island and daily expanded our camping skills and learned about the beautiful sides as well as...

Although Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, it is quite boring .. Visiting the memorials and the mosque of the attack was exciting and...

(Tongariro National Park - Wellington) The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is often described as the best day hike in New Zealand and is a challenging tour through a fascinating...