Travelogues Canterbury

After a classic NZ breakfast (Eggs Benedict... very tasty), today we head back a bit and along Lake Pukaki to the highest mountain in NZ, Mt Cook. Unfortunately, it doesn't...

After Mt. Cook, we met up with a friend from Germany in Twizel (Jesse) who is also doing a work and travel in New Zealand. We spent a few days fishing, eating fish, and camping...

Hello hello Spontaneously and unplanned, we will finish our work one week earlier than we would have anyway. You never know how things will turn out. Our farmers took it really...

Possibly the most beautiful place in the world.

After spending the night more or less in a dry riverbed with a father and his child who invited us to their campfire with marshmallows, we set off to see Lake Tekapo from...

After enjoying the longer overnight stay in Queenstown, we eventually continued to Christchurch, the so-called 'most British city' of New Zealand, which can still be seen in the...

Finally. We woke up to sunshine this morning. Now the mountains and the beautiful landscape around the lodge are finally visible. On the drive to Lake Tekapo (about 180 km), we...

Two days in Christchurch, an inspiring city

After the West Coast, we made our way back to the East Coast to Christchurch through the middle of New Zealand. On the way from Hokitika to Christchurch, we stayed two...

Von den gestrigen über 30 Grad sind uns heute nur noch 15 geblieben. Das Top verschwindet somit unter einem Pullover und die kurze Hose wird durch eine lange ersetzt. Meine...

7.1. - 12.1. Arrived in Christchurch at 5am. It was really cold there... we looked around and thought 'Oh oh, cycling is going to be pretty chilly.' Spent the next few...

The cloud-covered mountains upon arrival didn't make it easy for us to find and see Mount Cook. Only a sign at the Kea Lookout (unfortunately without Kea) showed us the...

Had a lovely breakfast on the bench in the sun in the morning. Then went to the Warehouse. Bought new oil for the VW bus and looked for discounted CDs, but unfortunately there...

Go to Timaru in the morning to pick up the new camera. Luckily, there is also my favorite supermarket Pak'n'save, where I can redeem the discount coupon for diesel. Already...

...to honor the 185 victims of the earthquake on 22.02.2011, I can probably best describe the city of Christchurch. A city that still hasn't settled down even after the smaller...

01/18/2017 Rain. Rain, and more rain. Nothing would describe this day better. From Greymouth, it took six hours to get to Waikari Reserve Campground. The long drive brought my...

A breathtaking display of colors (when the sun shines) ... see for yourself... Lake Tekapo from Mount John. Mount John Observatory Infinite expanse ...

The journey from Dunedin to Akaroa took a good 5 and a half hours. I had a short stop at the Moeraki Boulders, which are considered a wonder of the world. The round stones look...

Giants of the Deep and an incredibly amazing day at sea!

Fly like a bird - high above the mountain ranges at the end of the world.

Under a few circumstances we finally managed to get a car! Originally we planned to buy a car in Auckland. But the car market was worse than expected, so we flew to Christchurch...

04.02 - 05.02.2020 On the first night in Christchurch, we had dinner at the Hotel Breackfree in the center of Christchurch. The hotel room was very small but clean. The next...

After a night in Timaru with no penguin sighting, we left the east coast of New Zealand freshly showered. Since it was quite cold and rainy that day, we treated ourselves to a...

My journey will end in Christchurch. This is where the big earthquake happened in 2011. It creates a strange atmosphere.

A hike, sunbathing and swimming at the beach, going to the cinema - I have plenty of plans for Christchurch, what I lack is time. So I limit myself to a stroll through the city,...

20.1. - 21.1. Phew! What a ride! So incredibly exhausting and at the same time sooo beautiful! The ride was characterized by catastrophic headwinds and extreme heat!! Really!...

We started our trip with too much stuff, so we had to throw away some of it... the rest we sent home or took with us again. Every kilo counts when cycling!!

The next stop was at Lake Tekapo. A very beautiful lake with a great little church in the foreground, but unfortunately, it was completely overcrowded. Church at Lake Tekapo ...

Sleep in and hang laundry out to dry, because yesterday evening was laundry day. Around noon, I walk to the I-site and get a map of the peninsula. I want to do the Kaikoura...

Hello everyone, a very beautiful day has come to an end. Today, my hosts invited me to go snowboarding. We left at around 9 o'clock to go to the ski resort, which is located at...