Travelogues Paihia

03/12 - 06/12 The crowning conclusion to our New Zealand trip was spent on the coast in the north. Paihia is a small town in the Bay of Islands, a wonderful region surrounded by...

Oatmeal. Morning, noon, and night, nothing but oatmeal. Alternatively, half-burnt toast with a finger-width of peanut butter. As you can see, the life of a backpacker is not...

We explored the Bay of Islands from Paihia with the boat trip called 'Cream Trip', which was named after an old route that collected milk and cream from the islands. ...

Hello my dear ones, a few days ago we went to the Waipoua Forest so that I could finally admire Tane Mahuta. After wondering why we had to go through a 'cleaning facility' and...

After a long drive in the rain, we finally arrived at the Bay of Islands and headed to the small town of Russel. Unfortunately, due to the heavy rain, we couldn't fully enjoy...

Paihia

We have pretty much reached the end of our journey. Due to weather conditions, we spontaneously changed our plans and headed north, where the beautiful warm weather tempted us....

Early at 8 our car was ready for pick up. A relatively new Suzuki Swift. With great excitement, we drove north. Between the green mountains, you feel like in the Shire. We made...

Heading north on the east side of the North Island, we reached the Bay of Islands. The tour, as always, took us through beautiful landscapes on winding roads. There was also the...

The first morning on the east coast of Northland started with an idyllic breakfast on the beach. Actually firmly convinced that nothing could surprise us here, we drove to the...

Haruru Falls

This morning we had to wake up at 6 o'clock

On our fourth day on the road, we wanted to drive to Paihia. Lee, our former Wwoof host, had raved about how beautiful it is there, so we decided not to miss out on this place....

Paihia is promoted as THE destination in the North of New Zealand, but we find it to be too touristy and crowded.

For the past 6 days, we stayed at the Base Hostel in Paihia. The first two days were rather rainy due to a cyclone in our area, although it was a pleasant 22°. So, we decided to...

Since it took us over 4 hours to reach our last stop in New Zealand, Paihia/Bay of Islands, there is not much interesting to report today. Except maybe that we only drove about...

Our first big bus trip with Stray takes us to Paihia, Bay of Islands (Northland). On the way north, we made a stop at the majestic Kauri trees. They are the oldest and largest...

The Bay of Islands, with its 144 islands, is a paradise for all kinds of water sports. When I entered this seemingly endless bay coming from the north, I was amazed. Everywhere...