Travelogues New Zealand

09.10.2019 The Haruru Falls is a small waterfall in the Bay of Islands. There is a 5 km long track from Waitangi to Haruru Falls. The track follows the water through the forest...

On the way to Lake Clearwater, we reached our destination faster than we thought. Since we were ahead of schedule, we drove to Mt. Sunday (Edoras, LOTR), which is about 20 km...

At the same time as Thomas' departure, our first half year also came to an end. It's strange to realize that we are so far behind with the blog... We planned another longer...

You're probably wondering if we're working now or what's next. Yes, we are working. We started this Tuesday and we were promised around 45 hours per person per week. Of course,...

After over a month, we had explored and circled most of the South Island and returned to Nelson. That's where our South Island adventure began. It was somewhat crazy to come...

The day started with the ascent of Mount Mania. After dizzying 400 meters of altitude and what felt like 100,000 steps, we had an insane view of the surrounding landscape and...

Our first stop on the west coast was 'the elephant and the three sisters', rock formations (the elephant really looked like an elephant!) that rose from the beach in front of...

The last few days in Auckland, New Zealand, I used to just chill because with the Kiwi Bus, with which I will explore New Zealand for the next one and a half months and get...

We treated ourselves to a day off from the 'hustle and bustle' of the city on the Otago Peninsula in front of Dunedin's port. After a brief stop at dilapidated fortifications...

First of all, I had a really beautiful and special birthday here in New Zealand! I was taken care of and spoiled by Basti all day long! After a delicious breakfast with gifts,...

The day started with a visit to an old gold mine, which we explored on our own with a flashlight (and fireflies) after an introduction by the enthusiastic owner (3rd...

Great cliffhanger, isn't it? I'm sure you are all very excited to know what I did today ;) Cable cars, bus tours, or rafting didn't convince me, because I wanted... ... to play...

On the way to the national park, we made a stop at a peanut butter factory, including a tour and making our own peanut butter, and an old shipwreck. We then stayed directly on...

The next morning we headed towards Catlins after having to pick up our food from the reception because we had forgotten to label our food in the fridge, oops. On the way, we had...

Welcome to the third Wwoofing station. From November 19th to November 28th, we spent our time with another young family. The bus ride started in Kaitaia and took us back towards...

Today we explored (of course in the rain) another film set from 'The Lord of the Rings': Rivendell. A magical forest section with a small remnant of the set. Then we took a...

We spent the last four days in beautiful Napier. Originally, we only planned to stay for 3 nights, but somehow this city captivated us... maybe a little bit in love! We drove...

We spent the last two nights at a holiday park, which was only 300m away from the Whangarei Falls. On the way there from Waipapakauri, we of course stopped at the supermarket to...

That was really exciting again! And at my age. I don't need that more often. First of all, it was fate, inspiration, guardian angel or whatever you want to call it. Yesterday I...

6 weeks ago we were at the northernmost point, and now we have reached the southernmost point. Well, almost.

We drove over Hanmer Springs, where we treated ourselves to a spa day, back to Christchurch because we had to fix our car door.🚘 We spent an evening in Laura's old flat and...

The weather ruined our plans this time, so we skipped the glaciers and drove to Hokitika instead. On the way there, the clouds started to gather, and we stopped at the sea to...

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Hardly anyone knows it, the forgotten beach. You can find bones, old toys, and much more here! The 'forgotten beach'.

My first real day started with snow❄️🙄 We still decided to go hiking💪 I was pretty surprised because it was really untouched nature, without any hiking trails, you just walked...

After our stadium visit and the jubilant victory of the 'All Blacks', we took it easy the following day. We slept in and prepared ourselves a generous, hearty breakfast. Around...

Sunrise over Lake Tekapo

from Wellington, we went to Martinborough (a wine region) and then Greytown. Since everything in and around Martinborough was fully booked due to the weekend and party tourists,...

On the 2nd evening in Wellington, I decided to rely on TripAdvisor and chose number 2. This was because I had parked my car just around the corner in a residential area and...

Sweet little Wanaka! ⛰