Travelogues Auckland

Auckland: genüsslicher Eintopf mit Zuger Arkaden und der Zürich Bahnhofstrasse, gut darunter gemischt die Langstrasse.

Arrival in Auckland and heading north on the North Island

After our exciting last day in Salta and northern Argentina, on January 20th we had to pack our backpacks again and go to the airport. After spending 5 nights in the same hostel...

Now it’s time to finally pack up together and empty the campervan. In a few hours, we will return the little compact castle and this evening Singapore Airlines will take us to...

Unfortunately, this is the last leg of our journey before we fly back from Auckland tomorrow. First, we visit Sammy, the second youngest son of Heike, at St Johns Theological...

Today we want to go into the city and look around a bit. We decide to drive only to the nearest park-and-ride lot and then take the train into the center. We know that parking...

The last morning in New Zealand😟 We had a stormy and rainy night 🌜 After breakfast and a short walk through Takapuna, we head towards Auckland. Refuel, fill up the tank,...

I can have breakfast in front of my camper in glorious sunshine and leave shortly before 10 o'clock. During breakfast, I checked the weather reports for the alternative...

Who would have thought! After exactly 7 months of planning and preparing for my trip to the other end of the world and countless moments where I thought to myself: My departure?...

Rangitoto Island

Auckland is a pretty cute city, at least compared to the big cities in Europe. You could already tell that at the airport. Unlike the one in Frankfurt or Hong Kong, the one in...

After almost three weeks, we have finally arrived in New Zealand, approximately 18,273 km away from our starting point. The flight here was short and very turbulent, much to...

These greetings come partly from Auckland, the "City of Sails", and partly from the "Bay of Islands" at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand, an area of ​​144...

The best home one could wish for. During our time at Kiwi International Hotel, we lived with two Chinese, Nick and Qun, and two Czechs, Adela and David, who also worked...

A long, informative day and a good start to the New Zealand trip

2nd School Week with soccer, hockey, Botany, and Bucklands Beach with volleyball and sunset

Two days by car from the West Coast to the East Coast and across the country. Passing by beautiful places and landscapes. On Saturday afternoon, I drove from Auckland to Piha,...

The alarm clock rings very early and we are greeted by a beautiful morning sky. A good sign for the upcoming flea market? It starts at 8 a.m. and we want to be there around...

Due to the cleaning frenzy, we started washing Willi completely and cleaning the windows thoroughly. A few days early, but it can't hurt. We can't go on our actually...

With New Zealand soil under our feet, it is still difficult for us to realize that we are really here and that we now have 3 months of adventure ahead of us. We postpone the...

After we had processed the Milford Track adventure a bit and largely cured the sore muscles, we went back on the road. However, we didn't have to drive long to reach our next...

03/02/2014 It's wonderful when you don't really have to do anything. I'm considering doing a hop-on-hop-off tour, but it costs $40 and there aren't any compelling sights in...

Our last days in New Zealand at East Cape and Auckland, our flight over Hong Kong, and arriving back home

Kia ora and welcome to my very first travel blog! Honestly, this is actually my first blog ever, so I'm looking forward to constructive feedback in the comments. ;-) Now let's...

After 24 hours of flying and 8 hours of waiting at multiple airports, we have finally made it. We are in New Zealand. The first flight from Frankfurt to Abu Dhabi was quite...

Day 79 of 175: World Cruise - Auckland/New Zealand

1. School week

Time until school starts

Had a good sleep, the room in this backpacker (LyLo) is quiet, although there’s a lot going on in the lobby, it’s really lively here! We pack all our things into the car for the...

We leave the mud and bad weather behind and head to Leigh. Here we first stop at the dive shop and I finally book my first dive. However, it won't take place for another two...