Travelogues Auckland

Wednesday, 18.09.2019 I finally arrived in New Zealand. Today is my first real day here for me. Although I did arrive yesterday, I spent the whole day sleeping. Today, I...

For four days, Elli and I are going to Coromandel! It has often been said that it is a beautiful city and great for backpackers. So I had some expectations for Coromandel. ...

As you may have noticed, photos from October 17th were only posted a day later. This was due to the accommodation we stayed in this time. Everything was very basic and there was...

The journey takes us all the way to the north of the island. We didn't want to force ourselves to drive all the way up in one day. So our goal for a stopover today was Matakana,...

YES WE DID IT!!! Finally we were able to redeem my birthday gift and it was indescribable, breathtaking and sooo exciting! From 5000 meters it went 75 seconds in free fall...

When we arrived in Auckland, the weather took a turn for the worse. After a short walk around the harbor, we retreated to our hostel. The next day, we went shopping....

An eventful day was ahead of us - picking up our first own car. Six days after signing the contract, Chilli Rentals contacted us and informed us that the car was ready. The...

After hours of waiting, annoyance, discussions and excitement, we finally arrived...in paradise on the Fiji Islands =)

After completing our tour of the North and South Island, we are back where it all began, in Auckland. Since the weather was still not great and the desire for a more regular...

And off we go again… for the third time, our journey takes us to New Zealand. This time, we are flying nonstop from Adelaide. The colleagues from Air New Zealand are incredibly...

Since we are more interested in the gorgeous nature of NZ, we only spent one day in Auckland. Starting with breakfast in a German bakery, followed by enjoying the view from Mt...

Today we drove back to Auckland from Lake Ohakuri. My parents have already returned to Germany, my sister and I took the car away and flew back to Christchurch. Our journey...

..Kia ora is the greeting of the Maori. Finally arrived and now acclimatized! With two layovers in Canada (Toronto and Vancouver), we arrived in Auckland after about 40 hours....

Having developed a taste for it, we planned another extensive hike on the north side of the island the next day. Well-rested and after a balanced breakfast, we started our tour....

AirBnb in Quadrant Hotel, Auckland CBD We are up and about a little earlier than usual today and want to have breakfast around 9am. But before we can start, we receive a...

Oh my god, we have only passed by Auckland so far and didn't like this city. Apart from that, we are more of nature lovers anyway.. Well, we thought the city would be a good...

Today I am invited to a party in Auckland. Luckily, I was able to sleep in because the mountain tour was canceled. Yesterday was beautiful but very long. And you also have to...

Our last day in beautiful New Zealand has begun. The 30 days went by very quickly for us, hard to believe that we are already heading home. To prepare ourselves for the long day...

Today was Piet's birthday and we had been thinking all the time about what we could do. Nils, a roommate, gave me the tip to hitchhike, so we stuck out our thumbs and hoped that...

Sunday in Auckland

Arrived in New Zealand at 11:30 after a long but smooth flight from Prague via Dubai to Auckland. Took a shuttle from the airport to the hostel (Lylo), dropped off luggage, and...

AirBnb in Quadrant Hotel, Auckland CBD To make good use of the first day of lockdown, we are writing some emails regarding cancellations, refunds, and flights back home due to...

In the morning, I drive to North Head in Devonport and spend some time at the ferry terminal. Then I head towards the airport. I fill up the car with fuel and return it to Apex...

The second day in Auckland took us, after an excellent breakfast in our humble hostel 😜, to the "Auckland War Museum", a very impressive building from the late 20s with great...

Remuera We continue to work through our to-do list until the end of the day when we settle down at a free camping site by a river in Port Albert near Wellsford. But then we...

We arrived safely and had our first day yesterday, which of course didn't go smoothly because we couldn't open a bank account, without which we can't work. But at least the...

Today is halfway, our 31st day of travel. We're heading from Saletoga Sands Hotel to the airport. Another hour's drive on bad roads. The flight with Air New Zealand is quite...

Feb 21: Let me start this post with a conclusion: flying with kids against time is not recommended. And it's not just the kids who experience jet lag. But let's start from the...

45 Minuten außerhalb von Auckland haben wir den Muriwai Beach besucht. Bekannt für seinen schwarzen Sand und die Tölpel (Vogelart) war es uns einen kurzen Besuch wert.