Travelogues Waikato

Lake Maraetai, Mangakino Due to the planned sailing tour on Lake Taupo on Friday, we decided to stay another night at Lake Maraetai in Mangakino. We spent the day in the sun by...

Onewhero Campsite in Onewhero After sleeping in today, we even have breakfast at 1 pm 😂. Then we drive to Thames on an eastern peninsula, as we have planned to explore it for...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero We are trying everything to enable a quick sale. That's why we are visiting another very trustworthy dealer today, who informs us that we have been...

Dunham Point Reserve The day starts with a round of flying the drone. Afterwards, we head to the city of Taupo where we stroll through the city in the afternoon. In the evening,...

Onewhero Campsite in Onewhero Sleeping in was the motto today. So we had breakfast at 2 pm and then went shopping and to the beach. At Pak'n Save we got THE deal: 1.5L iced...

We were lucky and got a spot in the front row of the beach in Coromandel. Unfortunately, the weather doesn't cooperate.

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero Although the weather is beautiful today, we take the time to plan and book our onward journey to Fiji. After 4 hours of research, we have booked...

Waiomu Domain Rainy day: Today we don't have much choice but to stay in the van. However, to make the most of the day, we drive to the town of Thames and sit in a cute café by...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero We stay at the campsite all day to find new buyers and arrange new viewing appointments. Despite the devastating news from last night, we don't give...

Onewhero Domain, Onewhero After running a few errands in the city center, we meet up with a couple in the evening who are interested in our camper van. The conversation with the...

Waiponga Reserve, Opoutere Sleeping in feels especially good today, and after a leisurely breakfast, we head to the next campsite. We spend the rest of the day relaxing with a...

For years, in Germany, it has been one rainy Christmas after another. As soon as I'm not there, there is a little bit of snow and here? Here it's raining, of course - fate. Over...

After overcoming some difficulties getting to the farm, we started a day later than planned. My first task was to clean up the cow dung from the feeding area - I felt like I had...

Today we visited the movie set of the famous Hobbiton Trilogy. As expected, it was crowded, but it was cool to see. You are required to book a tour and then you are hurried...

Now I'm staying with Linden and Richard for this week. They live in a small simple wooden house surrounded by a huge garden of several hectares - amazing. The landscape here has...

The kayaking tour has been by far the coolest. The landscape was impressive to see from the water, especially the Cathedral Cove. The water was so clear that you could see all...

After finishing my work for Sunday, I took a bike ride towards Miranda via Kaiaua and back. Although I haven't been here for long, I find the vegetation already impressive - so...

The smell of sulfur and other chemicals was just terrible. I thought the experiment with butyric acid in 10th grade with Mrs. Wunderlich was disgusting, but Thermal Wonderland...

Like crazy people, everyone is digging their own hot pool. The beach, however, is overrated. It's nothing special, but quite funny to watch and also an interesting natural...