Travelogues Canterbury

We took an Uber to the pier on Friday. The driver was older, but very, very pleasant, courteous and nice. Old school. That was a tip. Afterwards we took the Kaitaki 🦈🐙⛴️ from...

16.11.22 We have breakfast at the Mount Cook Campground and then drive past the Heritage Hotel again, partly to have internet access and partly to enjoy luxury toilets again....

15.11.22 Wie wachen wieder sehr früh auf und frühstücken am Meer. Wir hatten auf einen Sonnenaufgang gehofft, der aber aufgrund der Bewölkung ausfällt. Der Blick ist trotzdem...

The last few days have been exciting. But more in a negative sense. From Friday to Saturday we spent our night at a campground without reception. That gave us a quiet evening...

Day 13 Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook - Evening We spent our first night at Lake Pukaki. What can I say, this turquoise lake with a view of the snowy Aoraki/Mount Cook is...

Akaroa

The journey to New Zealand went surprisingly well with our 2 little children. We (or just me as the mom) had been worried beforehand about how tiring it would be and how to keep...

Friday, 06.12.2019 A lot has happened since the last post. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay with the Sowmans in Blenheim as long as I had hoped. In total, I was there for just...

08/01/2015 Now I've been traveling in New Zealand for 3 weeks. It feels like even longer and I'm glad I keep a diary because I'm starting to confuse my experiences when I try to...

For many, Christchurch is just the airport they arrive at and depart from. The city itself is often skipped and instead they rush to the wild south. I cannot completely agree...

Here, the carts were lowered on ropes

After publishing my...

As announced earlier...

"Drive carefully! Southern roads are different!" This sentence greeted us as soon as we arrived in Picton after our ferry ride. It was written in big bold letters on a large and...

Kia Ora from South New Brighton. Kia Ora from the largest city on the South Island - Christchurch. Our campsite is located just outside the city center. It takes just a few...

During Christmas and New Year's, we took a vacation from our vacation ;) We had already planned the holidays in advance and found other travelers through Facebook who also...

Today is already our seventh day here in Twizel, the week went by incredibly fast. The work we had to do was not really hard on any day. We made more or less rooms (depending on...

From the south of New Zealand, we continued our journey northwards, this time to the east coast of the South Island. I warmly welcome you to Christchurch, the city of eternal...

Hello dear ones, here I am again and this week there is something to report. I experienced something new again J But let's start from the beginning. After I was at the City...

Unfortunately, the weather had left us and we had rainy days at Mount Cook, but a great view of Lake Tekapo from Mount John.

Somewhere on the east coast of the South Island, between Christchurch and Timaru, there is a small patch of land where the world is still in order.

After a short flight down to the South Island, we arrived in Christchurch in the afternoon. Thanks to the good directions from our new host Miliana, we quickly found our new...

The Shadow - that's us

After 450 km and a few stops we arrived in the Greta Valley. Located about 100km north of Christchurch, between the mountains and the sea. A perfect accommodation with a huge...

With the days at Mount Cook, the inland was first explored, next it was back to the coast. In Moeraki, the quite famous boulders are lying (Boulders) on the beach, and of course...

Arriving in Kaikoura, we immediately went out to sea for a seal snorkeling trip. We took a boat along the coast to a seal colony. Then it was time to jump into the icy water and...

From hot Australia to very fresh and windy New Zealand...

Hello dear ones :-) today was our first day off together! Mike already had a day off last week but Jenny had her first day off after 9 days of work. It's funny, you can feel...

06.01.2015 I wake up around 7 o'clock to the sound of airplane and car noises, but I don't get up until 8:00. It's after 9:00 by the time I get ready. I'm still not sure where I...

Friday 28.12.18 It was so cold at night that I needed the fleece blanket again after a long time. When I wake up at 7.30am, it is 9.5°C in the camper. By the time I leave at...