Travelogues New Plymouth

Wonderful day in a wonderful city.

Hello hello to everyone in quarantine, home office or forced vacation, to those who are still working (for now) and everyone else! Corona (almost) doesn't affect me here in New...

Hello from New Plymouth, it has been a while since I wrote something. But now there is a little bit to tell again :) After I wrote the last post, Jacqui and I spent a few more...

After last week at the Berryfarm, Theo and I headed first to Hobbiton, the film set. We were blessed with great weather and had a tour of the fantastic Hobbit world. The...

Today, the first stop was at the sign with the super long name. I was the only person there, which was really relaxing. I had seen so many videos of this sign and finally, I was...

Flowers in wonderful colors and a walk through the green jungle.

Rainy days are museum days, which is why I visited Puke Ariki in New Plymouth. There is an exhibition about the Māori, one about the flora and fauna of New Zealand, one...

Hello dear ones, Today I want to tell you about the past few days. Since my trip to Abel Tasman National Park, some things have changed. I now have a travel mate. Lina and I...

From Raglan, I took the bus to New Plymouth. People come here mainly for Mount Taranaki and the surrounding Egmont National Park. Me too! :-) In 2003, the volcano was the...

Rainy 50s-style campground

Today there is...

Every morning, our gaze wandered between the trees. Is Mount Taranaki finally visible today?! And indeed. After the fourth night in Stratford, the snow-covered slopes of the...

Hello everyone, we've managed to update the blog once again. Here's a brief update about the time from Christmas to early January. After the Christmas season, we still had...

Sunday, 20.10.2019 Fortunately, Dan and I decided to go to Mt Taranaki on the weekend. The weather was not the best, but we really wanted to get out of the city. So we drove up...

Ngauruhoe", and "Ruapehu" were clearly visible. Incredible! (The distance between Taranaki and the other volcanoes is about 250 kilometers.) When the mountains in the distance...

Back in "New Plymouth", we didn't give up hope for better weather. We booked a campground for several nights and were always ready to go hiking on "Mount Taranaki". In the past...

The view of the volcano the day before.

After our long stay in Blenheim, we had some excursions and adventures ahead of us, and with them our last month, which we could spend exclusively traveling. First of all, we...

In the west of the North Island, in Egmont National Park, lies Mount Taranaki. Pascal really wanted to do the Fanthams Peak Track there. I wasn't so sure about it yet. It is...

Our alarm clock rang just before 7, and like every morning, it was pretty cold. But that helped us to eat breakfast quickly and convert the car. Since there are three people in...

When crossing the sign *150 km no gasoline* in Taumanurui, you are on the Forgotten World Highway. And the name fits here perfectly: The road starts through the Shire, this time...

I continued along the Surf Highway towards Egmont National Park. Occasionally, I drove to the coast, for example, at Cape Egmont Lighthouse or in Ōakura, and enjoyed the views....

Exploring the North Island with my own car

Hello dear ones, today there is only a short entry, on the one hand there is not much to report and on the other hand I am really tired and could go to sleep now at just before...

Many people associate the North Island with Tongariro (Mt. Doom) and the highest mountain on the North Island. However, many forget about the facets of the other mountains on the...

We have set out to climb Mount Taranaki, so we are staying at the foot of the volcano. We start at sunrise. The view is amazing, we can see as far as Tongariro National Park. ...

Enjoyed a hearty breakfast overlooking the sea. Then strolled around New Plymouth, by the way, the first settlers from England were lured here with the promise of good...

Our next destination was Egmont National Park. So we hopped in the car and drove west on the Forgotten World Highway. It was a very special drive. We went through idyllic...

Originally, we wanted to go on a hiking tour at Mt Taranaki, but as we drive to our starting point, there is nothing to see but gray. It's raining and it doesn't look like it's...

Our journey took us further to the western North Island. Passing through one of the oldest cities, Wanganui, we stopped for the night at a...