Travelogues Bay of Plenty

We arrived in Rotorua late at night and since our journey for the next day was planned, we didn't have much time for this place. However, right from the beginning, we got a...

27.11.16 View over the Waimangu Volcanic Valley We are heading to the geothermally youngest area on earth, the Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It was created by a huge volcanic...

Muriwai's Cave

29.02.2020 I started my day by visiting the Maori village Whakarewarewa (you can see the correct name in the picture). It was very interesting to learn about their traditions...

28.02.2020 The hut was nice and cozy. I had to wake up at 5 a.m. in order to catch the shuttle at 6 a.m. to get back to the starting point of the track where I parked my car....

ERGOS New Zealand trip

Not much further from our last campsite, we ended up at Tuapiro campground, a bay that seems somewhat paradise-like. We stayed here longer than we originally planned. We would...

I'm already in my fourth WWOOFING family - it's the best of all! Brain and Emily live in a huge newly built house with a fantastic view of the wide landscape, drive a Maserati...

The two days at Mount Maunganui flew by. We would have gladly stayed longer, as we had such a beautiful view from our car. But our journey continued, and so on our way, we...

Because of the Tongariro Crossings, I had separated from Pascal and Cori for a few days. We wanted to meet again in Rotorua. The city itself is okay. Being in a volcanic area,...

Rotorua and its hot pools, geysers, mud pools, and Maori culture. We are right in the middle of it and it constantly smells like rotten eggs, which initially bothers the...

I have three days off now, so I decided to visit Tauranga, a city about an hour and a half away from Whakatane. The city itself is not that beautiful, but there are a few cool...

First of all, the Māoris are warriors, while the Aborigines are a people who live in harmony with nature. According to tradition, it was the 10th century sailor Kupe who sailed...

From Raglan, we made a stop at a popular surfing beach and a waterfall. Then we arrived in Rotorua and wanted to go straight to our accommodation, but we had to go to the...

There is not much to report, I am still in the area around Tauranga. Now it's time for the first part of the 'Work and Holiday' visa. Work is on the agenda, finding a job was...

It has been a very eventful week, I wanted to write earlier but didn't have the time or motivation to do so :D. On Monday morning, I visited the city from up high, I went to the...

Dolphins in Tauranga, picnic in Auckland - Goodbye, New Zealand! ♥️

Sulfur springs in Wai-O-Tapu, continued journey to Turangi

The last two weeks on the kiwi farm fly by and before we know it, our paths diverge in different directions for now. While the others continue to Coromandel, Philipp and I head...

Government's Garden

Great cliffhanger, isn't it? I'm sure you are all very excited to know what I did today ;) Cable cars, bus tours, or rafting didn't convince me, because I wanted... ... to play...

At half past nine, our bus driver picked us up and dropped us off at Te Puia Park just 20 minutes later. There, we saw a traditional Maori welcome ritual. These are the...

After two weeks of vacation, there were then two weeks of the Holiday Program (riding holidays), during which we helped out. It was all led by Holly, who always brought her dog...

To be clear, the name Hellsgate doesn't really do the spa justice. The only thing that is diabolical is the entrance fee of around 50 euros. Otherwise you don't actually get...

Along the Desert Road (50 km at an altitude of 1000m) through the Rangipo Desert, which is actually not a desert. But the barren landscape with scree fields and clumps of grass...

Über Nacht sind wir von Auckland nach Tauranga geschippert. Hier haben wir einen Ausflug zu verschiedenen Inlandseen gemacht. Das Wetter war freundlich, die Fahrt durch das...

We have been working on the kiwifarm for the past 2 weeks. We have to get up at 6:30 am every morning, but we still haven't managed to arrive on time at 8 am (so we're not...

Another beautiful day awaits us, but first we have a hearty breakfast. We love to have cereal with fresh fruit and yogurt, along with a cup of tea or coffee, and then it's...

Tauranga and its surroundings was our destination today. We drove along endless kiwi plantations to the geysers. It was very hot and smelled of sulfur from a distance. After...

On 05.01, I continued my journey to Rotorua. Along the way, I visited Hot Water Beach and Cathedral Cove. At Hot Water Beach, you can dig a hole and sit in the hot water during...