Travelogues Canterbury

The journey back to Australia

A joyful, sunny, and exciting day in Christchurch

Jake's Visit to the Van

I'm really lucky to have gone through this trip so far in good health, except for a cold from the air conditioning. I can only imagine what I might have missed out on if I had...

Wellnessprogramm in Hanmer Springs.

Last night we took a closer look at our map. Luckily, because we almost drove further south along the coast when we had marked a highlight inland. We head to Mount Cook in the...

I spent a lovely last evening in Auckland with Alix, Liam and Marc. We played cards late into the night, so at some point the bartenders joined in and played along. I also met...

16.11.22 Waking up again at 5:30 am🫣 Doesn't matter, I'll just watch the sunrise at the lake then. It's so quiet here and the air is so clear. Unfortunately, too cloudy...

14.11.22 We wake up in the middle of bird chirping around 5:30 am. Our first breakfast in the camper van with coffee and toast. So far, so good. Since we still haven't heard...

The last days in New Zealand

After the white sandy beach and the crystal blue water, we headed towards the Mount Cook National Park for our last 'longer' trip. After slowing down our travel time a bit to...

Finally, we made some plans. But what happens when we make plans? ... read here!

Our next stop was on the Banks Peninsula. This peninsula was formed over eight million years ago by two massive volcanic eruptions. The largest town on the peninsula is the...

New Zealand

The first camping night on the east coast of the South Island prompts Karin to leave the warm sleeping bag prematurely to watch the sunrise. And she is not disappointed - being...

Hello everyone, I'm back again, this time from Kaikoura. I spent the last few days in Christchurch, but didn't do much. There was a brief hope that I could get my laptop...

Hello everyone, I'm back again. Sorry for not getting in touch last night, but you know how it is. Sometimes in the evening, you just don't feel like doing anything. That's how...

This time we are doing wwoofing near Christchurch on Banks Peninsula. The campground where we work and live for 2 weeks is located in Okuti Valley, next to the sleepy town of...

...And off to Christchurch. The city, which is one of New Zealand's major cities with a population of 366,000, was supposed to be a kind of stopover for our big trip south....

Christchurch: Rain, fog, and chill at 10 degrees, sunny at 20 degrees in the afternoon At seven o'clock, wake-up call: The bad weather didn’t really motivate us to get up, but...

We had a somewhat restless night: We were awakened just before four by a minute-long siren sound outside! No idea what that meant. Some houses around us were lit, but no one was...

(Caution, spoiler :-) … it is rewarded! We wake up early, as we still have about an hour's drive from Twizel to the highest mountain in New Zealand and we want to get there...

Today, we start earlier than usual. Today, we want to visit the dolphins that make Kaikoura so famous. We arrive punctually at 8:30 AM at the meeting point. We have booked...

The final destination for the next three months is New Zealand. Here, I will rent the self-contained camper van 'Nui' from Rainer and Angelika, and I will first explore the...

Night hiking with a view of the Milky Way

The early bird catches the light, but he certainly won’t disdain the bed afterwards!

Distraction on the beach with a super beautiful sunset.

Hello dear ones, here I report to you about another hike on the southern peninsula near Christchurch. Here I hiked the Te Oka Bay Track and during my hike and my view in both...

My first real hike in New Zealand.