Tschüss Zürich
24. joulukuuta 2016, Sveitsi ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
ready???
steady???
go!!!!
time to flight
24. joulukuuta 2016, Sveitsi ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
check-in: done!!!!!
Second (Sprüngli) breakfast: done!!!!!
Goodmoring Cathay
24. joulukuuta 2016, Sveitsi ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Boarding!!!
pitstop in Hong Kong
25. joulukuuta 2016, Hongkong ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Just landed!!!
And....
Happy Christmas :)
Hong Kong peak
25. joulukuuta 2016, Hongkong ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Nice view.
Looking for a nap.......!!!!
Hong Kong airport
25. joulukuuta 2016, Hongkong ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Here we are (again.....)
Next stop: Auckland!!!!!
landeeeeeeeed in Auckland!!!!!
27. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
What an amazing place: dolphins, vulcano and super nice tour guides!!!!
Geothermal Activity
27. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
That was cool: amazing colorful hotwater!!!!
Rotorua (thermal????) holiday park
27. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Some relax (quandocevòcevò eh!!!!)
Taupo here we are!!!!
28. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌫 -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 weLue lisää
Taupo: I like it!!!!
28. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ 🌙 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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: greenLue lisää
Hobbiton!!!!!!!
29. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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 moreLue lisää
Tongariro Alpine crossing: check!!!
30. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 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. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Finally some relax in this out of time hostel!!!
Wellington: happy new year!!!
31. joulukuuta 2016, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Happy new year!!!!
2016 has been an unforgettable year!
2017? Will it be even better?? Let's see....
😊
Wellington: day two!
1. tammikuuta 2017, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 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 eveningLue lisää
Sailing to the south island!!!
2. tammikuuta 2017, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Early wakeup to reach Wellington harbour (by foot...)
Next stop: Picton!!!!
Nelson!!!!
2. tammikuuta 2017, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Finally arrived in Nelson!!
Now time to explore the city :)
Ps lovely hostel!!!
Nelson: get ready for the great walk!
3. tammikuuta 2017, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ⛅ 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 andLue lisää
Jan Hrbacek60 km? in how many days?? i am happy to stay at home with a bottle of wine ;-)