Travelogues Waitakere Ranges

Hello from Kiwiland, So I thought I would make a blog, just like everyone else does, to keep everyone updated on what I'm doing here. So Lea and I started on September 11th. We...

After our short stay in Auckland, we left the city to walk the Hillary Trail nearby in 4 days. Our bus driver to the trail was very friendly, he likes German football and...

Hi everyone, I have now decided to create a little blog and upload some pictures and stories from my time in New Zealand. On one hand, to let you be a part of it and share my...

After getting up early, we were immediately allowed to cross a small river by refreshing cold water at the beginning. Shortly afterwards, we reached a kilometer-long black sand...

Before we could head to Northland in the morning, we had to make a quick stop at the workshop. Unfortunately, the alarm system of our car (by the way, a small, cute, white...

Today we went back to Auckland...

We did it! We bought a car. From some Malaysian at some car fair in Auckland, crazy! Actually, we didn't plan on buying a car when we went to the weekly car fair at the...

29.09.19 - Alex Without a fluttering plastic bag as a window, we wake up refreshed and in good weather at the harbor, have breakfast and drive towards the national park, which...

The second night at the Muriwai Beach campground was much more restful than the first, although the mosquitoes still managed to find their way into our car. But this time there...

After a last-minute hostel change (which, by the way, was 1000 times nicer), we were excited for the upcoming road trip. However, since we had no idea where to go, we decided...

Anya had the idea to go hiking, so our alarm clock rang at six o'clock on Saturday morning. Jana took a shower, Jasmin skyped with her grandma and mom. Promptly at seven, Anya...

09/03/2020 My goal today was to visit Piha, a 2.5-hour drive from Auckland. Piha is located next to Auckland in a beautiful bay surrounded by forests. The village consists of a...

30.09.19 - Alex We start the day, after sleeping longer than usual, with a delicious breakfast and then get back to being productive. When we are tired of typing, we take...

In the morning, we explored the beach. Super beautiful but really windy, you can tell that it's still spring. The campground owner gave us fresh eggs and a lemon, and then...

After about 8 months, we say goodbye to New Zealand. We spent the last few days in and around Auckland. Waikatere Ranges - West Auckland Camping spot in the middle of greenery -...

Whatipu Campground, Piha Beach To make our birthday boy Arnd happy, Nicola and Eileen secretly prepare breakfast, which turns out really well today. On the set table, there is...

The next day, I showed the guys what I had discovered the evening before and we went for a short hike. The next destination was The Warehouse, but it took a while because I had...

Today we had to check out at 10 and then picked up the remaining money for Otis. That was a struggle, but thankfully everything worked out great. At 3, Shane's mother picked us...

For the fourth and last time we went to Auckland. Just arrived in the city, we went out to celebrate with friends that Emilia had met in Kerikeri. The party tour was organized...

It's incredible, you don't have to drive half an hour, so you go from the densely populated million city Auckland to a green paradise. Dreamy beaches and great diverse tropical...