Tschüss Zürich
24 december 2016, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
ready???
steady???
go!!!!
time to flight
24 december 2016, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
check-in: done!!!!!
Second (Sprüngli) breakfast: done!!!!!
Goodmoring Cathay
24 december 2016, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Boarding!!!
pitstop in Hong Kong
25 december 2016, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Just landed!!!
And....
Happy Christmas :)
Hong Kong peak
25 december 2016, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Nice view.
Looking for a nap.......!!!!
Hong Kong airport
25 december 2016, Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Here we are (again.....)
Next stop: Auckland!!!!!
landeeeeeeeed in Auckland!!!!!
27 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After neverending flight (with a ghost seated next to me), finally Aukland, finally new zealand, finally holidays, finally honeymoooooooon!!
drive to Whakatane
27 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Driving to whakatane was fun:
_ on the right
_ auto car
_ super tired
_ max speed 100km/h
But here we are!!!!
First trip: White Island
27 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
What an amazing place: dolphins, vulcano and super nice tour guides!!!!
Geothermal Activity
27 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
That was cool: amazing colorful hotwater!!!!
Rotorua (thermal????) holiday park
27 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Nice camping, close to Rotorua city (still some issues to understand NZ cities system....)
Nice place and, again, super nice people: I'm getting suspicious.....!!!!)
Te Puia Maori and thermal valley
28 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Kiwi (so cute!!!!): check
Māori culture: (more or less) check
(Pōhutu) geyser: check (it was far away from being 30 m height)
Sunstroke: saved by my wife!!!
Polynesian spa!!!!
28 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Some relax (quandocevòcevò eh!!!!)
Taupo here we are!!!!
28 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌫 -1 °C
I thank our NZ gps for the shortest but not fastest way to Taupo: amazing landscape!
Now we will have a busy afternoon: Taupo city walking tour (including all about rugby shop) and before dinner weLäs mer
Taupo: I like it!!!!
28 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
All about rugby shop was closed (at 6 pm.... €&#@@#!!!!), the dinner was nice with a lovely view of the lake.
I've also loved the old lady golf player!!!!
Huka Falls: gooooodmorning!!!
29 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Early wake up (as usual...) and visit of Huka falls:
220,000 litres per second!!!!! Amazing!!
Then some shopping... :) (rugby t-shirt for the next season!!!!)
Just one question: greenLäs mer
Hobbiton!!!!!!!
29 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Supernerd trip to Hobbiton!!!!
even though too many people around, it was a lovely experience!
Camilla promised me to watch together the Lord of the rings Trilogy on the fly back home!!!
Tongariro National Park: let's hike!!!
30 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Just parked our fancy white Toyota Corolla a couple of (km) far away the start of the hike.
The sun is shining, GPS navigator switched on, I'm already sweating like the hell, there are moreLäs mer
Tongariro Alpine crossing: check!!!
30 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It was long
It was demanding
It was hot/cold/hot/cold
It was AWESOME!!!!!
Difficult to describe it. Check out some pictures :)
I wanna do it again!!!!!!
Station Lodge: old hippy style relax
30 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Finally some relax in this out of time hostel!!!
Wellington: happy new year!!!
31 december 2016, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Happy new year!!!!
2016 has been an unforgettable year!
2017? Will it be even better?? Let's see....
😊
Wellington: day two!
1 januari 2017, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
First day of 2017 fighting strong and neverending wind, all around in Wellington. Good choice visiting the City Gallery and testing and tasting super cool/hipster coffe/restaurant.
In the eveningLäs mer
Sailing to the south island!!!
2 januari 2017, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Early wakeup to reach Wellington harbour (by foot...)
Next stop: Picton!!!!
Nelson!!!!
2 januari 2017, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Finally arrived in Nelson!!
Now time to explore the city :)
Ps lovely hostel!!!
Nelson: get ready for the great walk!
3 januari 2017, Nya Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
First half of the day was grey, rainy and cold.... we did some shopping and prepared our backpacks for tomorrow abel tasman coast track.
After a lunch time cinema (Allied) the Sun was finally up andLäs mer
Jan Hrbacek60 km? in how many days?? i am happy to stay at home with a bottle of wine ;-)