Travelogues Wellington

After our visit to Mount Taranaki, we had a slightly longer drive ahead of us the next day, down to the south coast of the North Island and into the capital of New Zealand,...

The next morning I got up early, packed my things, filled up the tank, and for the first time tried to refill my water tank at a gas station. Fortunately, Rainer had picked out...

Today was the second full day in Wellington and as it goes... in the morning it doesn't rush and then the day goes by quickly. After breakfast, we strolled towards the Cable Car...

Today we actually did not drive a car for the first time - quite crazy. We walked through Wellington on foot, which is wonderfully easy since our hotel is right in the middle,...

09/17/19 - Alex The night is over. Relatively early, we say goodbye to the place and look for the next water station. After fulfilling our duties and "visiting" the adjacent...

The Hobbit

The farewell today is difficult for us. The apartment was soooooo amazing. But unfortunately, the time is over. So, suitcase in the car and off we go. Before we go...

Water on the ice

Alle Backpacker brauchen mal ab und zu eine kleine Pause und ein Dach überm Kopf. Nicht nur, um mal wieder richtig lange und heiß duschen zu können, sondern vor allem auch, um...

The second day of the year started with a nasty surprise. The pumpernickel bread didn't make it. It greeted us with colorful mold. We needed an alternative. Just a ten-minute...

In the morning we drive to Picton and sit in the harbor with a coffee. We're trying to plan our remaining weeks on the North Island. We don't succeed so well and we decide to...

Victoria Lookout

Being confined to the dormitory of Wellington's Youth Hostel due to bad weather, I unexpectedly have some spare time to write this article before I will go offline for the next...

It's Sunday, which means a very relaxed morning was on the agenda. You can't expect to leave the house before 10 am, we made it around 10:30 am. Then we went by car to the...

Since the last post is actually quite old and then something annoying like New Year happened: first of all a Happy New Year (2019) to everyone! New Year's Eve was relatively...

The first night in Wellington was one of the more restless ones. A colony of seagulls had settled on a nearby football field, making a lot of noise throughout the night. But...

Hostels. You can't avoid them on a long-term trip. Unless you have a lot of money. But somehow they are part of backpacking. They can be as different as the places you visit....

After the quite exhausting march through the rocky desert, we decide to take a quieter day and spend most of the day (300 km) in the car. From Raetihi we go via Paraparaumu to...

And that's exactly why we came back to Wellington. We owed it to this city after it warmly welcomed us on our first visit. I still don't know exactly what it is, but this city...

Wrong capital. Wellington was today's destination of our journey.

Our last day on the North Island, we spent in Wellington, from where we took the ferry to the South Island in the evening. We had breakfast on Cuba Street, a lively street in...

First a picture-perfect sunrise, then a fresh breeze around your nose - from Napier to Welliongton.

The capital of New Zealand is Wellington and not Auckland. Just like Canberra is the capital of Australia and not Sydney. (and also like back then in Germany, Bonn and not...

Wellington - the capital of New Zealand

Just like everywhere else in the world, the Corona virus has now reached New Zealand. At first, everything was still relaxed and I didn't really notice anything. That's why I...

Visiting the capital city is a must on a trip through New Zealand.

A few days ago, we changed campsites. But before leaving the peaceful "Petone", we went to the library again. While I was writing about past experiences, Tobi went to the...

Time flies and we have already left the North Island of New Zealand behind us. Today at noon ...

We have arrived on the North Island again by ferry from Picton to Wellington. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. The city is located in a bay and is surrounded by...

Tomorrow we're going on the ferry, today New Zealand's capital