Travelogues Bay of Plenty

The journey continues to Rotorua (approx. 250 km), famous for its geothermal landscapes. On the Desert Road (Here you can still see the cooled lava flows and ash layers from the...

Late to the next destination - finally hot

Lakefront Reserve in Hamura na Um halb 6 geht heute schon der Wecker, damit wir möglichst früh in der Werkstatt sein können. Hier angekommen werden wir an der Rezeption...

After an invitation from Brain and Emely, we spontaneously took a few days off during our journey and paid them a visit. This time, there was no work on the agenda. We could...

Today we explored Rotorua - the cultural city of the Maori and the steaming earth. Unfortunately, the Maori Culture Museum was not accessible due to safety reasons. So we...

Or: "The Turangi Massacre". What happened? After a cozy trip from Picton to Wellington on the North Island, first the navigation system failed, then the sense of direction, and...

Our day started a bit cloudy in the car park in Te Kauwhata, where we wanted to get something for breakfast. This sounds very simple, but because Jana is vegetarian and most New...

Reunion at the campsite! After successfully mastering driving on the left side of the road, we fully enjoy camping life for the next few days. We have delicious breakfasts, go...

Lakefront Reserve in Hamurana The coolest adventures always start with us in the middle of the night (at least it feels that way). Today, we also wake up early because we have...

Fortunately, we could sleep in on Mike's birthday because the heat didn't wake us up (it was cloudy). After getting up, we quickly went to the next available spot where only 4...

Rotorua is one of many places in New Zealand with geothermal and volcanic activities. Smoke rises everywhere in the city and it smells like sulfur. We visited Te Puia, a park...

Hello dear ones, Continuing with my short report on Whakatane. We arrived here after our trip to the Rere Rockslides. At first glance, the town looks nice and well located, once...

Like every day, the first hours of the day were spent enjoying the view. Today we wanted to visit Rotorua, the city that has countless geysers and hot springs to offer. However,...

Currently, I am living with my travel partner Isabella on a small farm between Katikati and Tauranga. Since it is in the middle of nowhere, we can't go anywhere on our own,...

What an eventful time we had in Rotorua! First, Dorian got himself a Moko. While the Moko artist was working, his sun was painting and his uncle was weaving while having a...

Depart from Rotorua towards Te Kaha with a stop at the Okere Falls. Then, drive through a beautiful route to Te Kaha, passing by lakes, Lake Rotoiti, Lake Rotoehu, Lake Rotoma,...

The internet connection didn't get any better in the meantime, so you're receiving my 3rd travel report from New Zealand a bit late! 😅 I spent my time with fantasy trips,...

So my dear ones, last weekend another completely unplanned road trip happened.

Next, we had a little road trip before meeting up with a friend again. We spent the evening at a campsite in the middle of nowhere. We had dinner on the beach in the...

How can you imagine Rotorua? Pictures can only poorly describe this. What is distinctive is what goes straight to your nose: the smell of sulfur from the geothermal springs....

Left Waihi Beach at 8 am for Rotorua. The day was very rainy and I'm already looking forward to the Waikite Valley, a thermal bath with a campsite. But this does not happen...

Even though it looks like it at first glance, no we were not in the Caribbean. We were in Orokawa Bay. The view of the bay was great. And when we arrived, it was...

Just a few short glimpses of the last days at the Berryfarm. 09.12.-16.12. 24

Hell's Gate, the name is set. In this park, it boils and smokes from all the earth holes. The layer of earth here is 2.5 meters thick. Here, it's not 'Caution, thin ice', but...

Sunday is day off, which means no work for me today. On one hand, it's bad because I lose a whole day's worth of money, but having a day off is nice. I got lucky and a group of...

After breakfast, we drive to the southern part of the peninsula to Kharangahake Gorge. This is a former gold mining area where many hiking trails now run. Some of the tunnels...

Motunau Park, Pukehina We wake up early in the morning to go swimming in the ocean one last time. Then we make our way to the Blue Springs, one of the purest water sources in...

Today - Birthday trip :) Tomorrow we will dare to go to Taupo and hope that the weather is good to finally climb Mount Doom!!!

Headwind, but late reward with great campsite The day at Mount Maunganui started slightly rainy. After packing up, I went to the beach for a short while before heading to the...