Travelogues Kaikōura

After our week-long stay with Janina and Jonas in Tasman, we headed to Cromwell because our job on a cherry orchard there starts in December. Our first stop was Blenheim, where...

We took an Uber to the pier on Friday. The driver was older, but very, very pleasant, courteous and nice. Old school. That was a tip. Afterwards we took the Kaitaki 🦈🐙⛴️ from...

After a week on the coast, it was time for mountains again: 2 of the 3 mountain passes across the Southern Alps are quite close to each other in the hinterland of Christchurch,...

You don't really need to say anything about the pictures. They speak for themselves.Our last day on the South Island was spent with another highlight. We went on a whale...

The alarm goes off at 6 a.m. and surprisingly, despite the excitement, I slept quite well. We quickly get ready and grab a coffee on the way. When we arrive at the center we...

Today we just took a tram ride in Christchurch. You can book combination tickets with a river trip and/or gondola; the tram rides are full-day hop on-off. During the trip we...

Today we stayed at our camping site at the beach during the forenoon and mingled with some Germans from Frankfurt and some Kiwis (people from New Zealand) from Kerikeri. Based...

Today we watched the sunrise above the sea and cancelled our whale watching tour due to strong winds (22 m/h = 77 km/h). After doing our first laundry we went to the south bay...

We spent the second day in Kaikoura exploring the city center and relaxing on the beach. The appointment at the Mercedes Benz workshop was on Friday, which meant we had to drive...

Unfortunately, Kaikoura was the last stop on our unplanned 2-week joint road trip for the German, Dutch and Austrian travel group. It was “On the road again” for us one last...