Travelogues Waikato

The last few days we have been breaking in our rented camper... first we were in the north near the Bay of Islands with numerous stops because the nature here has something new...

06.12.16 Today we wake up again at '5 Mile Bay', but no longer at Königsplatz but only at Queensplatz:-) Getting up and packing today goes surprisingly quickly, so we are...

The alarm clock rang at a quarter to five in the morning. No one likes to get up voluntarily at this time, and so did we. The night before, we had already packed our breakfast...

29.11.16 The alarm clock wakes us up at 7 o'clock. We get ready to visit the famous Cathedral Cove (CC) and Hot Water Beach (HWB). When we reach the CC exit parking lot, we put...

28.11.16 The day starts with a visit from a ranger from the 'Thames-Coromandel District Council' and a 'Camping Warning Notice' (no buses). The Warning We stayed a few...

.... which is located at the lake of the same name - the largest inland lake in New Zealand - . Before heading to Taupo, we visited several...

On March 7th We took an Uber to the car rental company in the morning. There we took over our camper van and went straight to the supermarket to buy supplies. We then headed...

The destination for today is Coromandel. According to the travel guide, it's a nice, cozy hippie town that Maren is looking forward to her whole vacation. When we got there we...

A fantastic tour in fantastic weather through the Shire

On the way to Pauanui we stopped at the Maramarua General Store somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The owners spoke Maori, I spoke German...

A cozy Sunday like at home, eating, walking and pizza

Beautiful waterfalls and a lavender dream

The Coromandel Peninsula - located just southeast of Auckland - is like a miniature Northland. Here too there are thousands of bays and beaches, rainforests and kauri trees,...

Taranaki in the distance

The days in Auckland were quite unspectacular. I placed a few ads on the internet and waited for a willing buyer to come along. But things didn't really move forward because the...

Emerald Lakes

The green queen

In 1998, Peter Jackson flew over New Zealand's "Shires" and could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Alexander's farm. That's what J.R.R. Tolkien's classic work is known for....

I have been sitting at Ibis Budget Auckland Airport for breakfast for 8 hours - which I was able to book for 1 dollar when I booked the hotel months ago. The room costs 105...

Sulfur smell in the morning doesn't chase away worries... not!

Another week has passed. The days are currently flowing into each other and time is somewhat blurry. This is certainly due to the structured everyday life of working, or being...

With Waihi, we visited an old mining town again and circumnavigated the open pit. After a relaxed afternoon at the lake, we went kayaking in the evening to search for glowworms.

Of course, our trip to New Zealand wouldn't have been complete without a visit to Hobbiton, the filming location of 'The Lord of the Rings' and Hobbit movies.

First stop on the North Island was directly the largest lake in the same: Lake Taupo. Just the way there.. along the wonderful calm clear lake to the town of Taupo, a delight!...

Unfortunately, it was raining when we woke up. Luckily, it stopped relatively quickly and the cloudy weather is good for our sunburnt skin. At 12:05, our tour of Hobbiton...

After our first night in a dormitory, which was surprisingly quiet and restful, we continued at 7:30 am. On our way to Waitomo, we stopped in Karangahake, an old gold mining...

The day before, we drove to Waihi. On the way, we passed 'Paku Hill' in Tairua, visited the library, and took a beach walk to 'Octopus Bay' in Onemana. This beach is a little...

From Napier we turned inland. The destination was the town of Taupo, located on the beautiful and largest lake in New Zealand. We initially drove on a small road towards the...

Hello dear ones, In this post, I want to tell you about our trip to the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland and what else we experienced on Sunday, October 15th... In the morning,...

Early in the morning, at 7 am, I set off at Lake Okaro, as I wanted to visit a thermal spring called Wai-o-Tapu, located a bit outside, where a geyser erupts at 10:15. However,...