Travelogues Christchurch

In rainy Christchurch

Through autumn parks and the city

First day in the cold

After spending a few nights camping outside Christchurch, I sold my car to a family man for $1000. I should mention that my car had an oil leak, a broken water filter, and a...

Somehow, I've been coming across a lot of chess boards lately. First, I played in Queenstown, then discovered one in the library in Christchurch, and finally, I started a little...

Sometimes I have this feeling of unreality. Like when I stand in places that are so beautiful I can hardly believe it. Or when unexpected encounters or experiences happen that...

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...

Departure ...

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...

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

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

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!

Distraction on the beach with a super beautiful sunset.

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

After our ferry docked on the South Island at around 7:30 p.m., we drove the winding road to the Momorangi Bay Campground. There we ate dinner, showered and did a load of...

I have explained and classified every single plant in the astonishing family according to department, class, order, family, genus and finally the species.

Our first day in Christchurch, after breakfast we went to the beach. We also visited the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, where you can see kiwis in a night enclosure (it was...

Our journey north continues, today we drove to Christchurch. In the morning we mainly packed and cleaned up the RBNB. On the way we stopped again at the Burkes Pass Gallery....

Packing and departure day

At 30 degrees in the sunshine on the (water) playground

We only drove a few minutes out of town. There are several free camper parking spaces on the beach and we stop there. The weather is wonderfully beautiful, but we have a...

When we arrive in Christchurch, we take an Uber to the Italian restaurant. Then we discover driving an e-scooter for ourselves. We race through a huge park and past tomorrow's...

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...

So one thing was clear before the trip. The bargain hunters won't leave any bargains behind. Even on the North Island, every second-hand shop was systematically searched for...

The cherry blossom season was in full swing and I walked with Lea along the avenue through the garden several times. We once met up with a few of her colleagues from the burger...

On June 16th Lynn visited us, she had found a lift from Methven, where she had already started working in a ski lodge snack bar. After we had gotten a parking space near the...

After a cozy breakfast with an Australian, a Dane, and the owner, we went to the city center. We boarded the old tram and had a little city tour, the tram driver had a lot to...

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