Travelogues Canterbury

24th January 2014 I'm here! New Zealand is now finally very far away from Europe and with a 12-hour time difference, the calculation is easier than in Sydney (10 hours). It's...

Wall with earthquake damage

Roberts Point Track, Hooker Valley Track, and Sunrise on Rocky Mountain

A perfect day with whale watching in Kaikoura, wine tasting in the Marlboroughs, and how a relaxed walk turned into a hellishly loud trip

On Monday, December 11, 2017, I went on a hike along the Taylors Mistake Walkway in the east of Christchurch. I traveled from Chch to Sumner on the Purple Line and started my...

Hello dear ones, so much has happened in the last few days. I wrote my last entry on Tuesday, May 2nd and somehow I did a lot this week. Well, except for the rest of...

Hello everyone, I know, I know, it's been quite a while since I last checked in, sorry about that. But not much has been happening lately. On Monday, April 10th, I took...

A sunny day in the capital of the South Island

The last two days with the campervan

A day around New Zealand's highest mountain

The next day, I'm fed up; I clean up the barn and walk back through the bay to the parking lot. Unfortunately, a bit too late—the tide forces me to take a detour. At the car, the...

Kia Ora! Today we set foot on New Zealand soil for the first time. The flight from Singapore to Christchurch was turbulent, and sleep came only in patches, so we are a bit...

I had one and a half days in Christchurch before I could pick Markus up at the airport. I spent the first day tidying up the car and running some last-minute errands so we could...

A seal-furry hello, Today I'll take you on my little tour along the coast in Kaikoura. Here lives a huge colony of seals and I went to visit them. Little walk by the sea In...

All the happiness in this world lies on the back of a horse.

I don't think I'll ever get any closer to an Antarctic expedition.

Walk in Barnett Park including a cave visit.

Happy Birthday to US!

The first days in the van and the first stop on the South Island of New Zealand.

The time has come, the last day in tropical Singapore has come. We have time during the day and enjoy our last breakfast at the hotel. Müsli notes “now we are responsible for...

After our week-long stay with Janina and Jonas in Tasman, we headed to Cromwell because our job on a cherry orchard there starts in December. Our first stop was Blenheim, where...

Wednesday came quicker than expected. Madlen is coming and my dad will be leaving again. The last things were prepared on Wednesday morning before we went to the airport in the...

30.1.2014 Christchurch 'the quake city' and farewell to the South Island My last day on the South Island begins with sun and clouds and pleasant temperatures. In front of the...

01/29/2014 Cross the South Island from west to east When my alarm clock rings at 7.30am, it's completely overcast outside. Damn. This could be fun with the Arthur's Pass. My...

The night on the temporary bed solution wasn't so bad. The time difference and fresh air sent us to bed at 8:00 p.m. In the middle of the night, a bladder call requires a trip...

13/11 - 15/11 Before the trip, we both thought about what things we wanted to do in the 6 months. Originally, my bucket list included 'diving with whales'. Since I can't dive...

Hello my dears, my first full working week is over and I am exhausted. I worked nearly 60 hours and I have to say my new job is physically quite demanding. But let me start at...

The past few days have once again shown us how exhausting traveling can be. The constant planning, driving, walking, taking photos, collecting impressions, and then moving on...

If I summarize our current average situation like this: it rains, it's cold, wet, we didn't sleep well, and electricity and Wi-Fi are a rare luxury - and yet we're somehow...

About our failed whale watching flight in Kaikoura, beautiful views of the Banks Peninsula, and our last days in New Zealand in Christchurch, an impressive city undergoing...