On my way…
2023年1月13日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
… finally… 4 weeks to see some pretty places… still hard to believe - but I’m getting excited.
Los Angeles International Airport
2023年1月13日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Little stop over… glass of wine… a snack… stretch the legs… before a loooooong flight to Sydney.
Sydney
2023年1月15日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Sydney… I lost a day on the way here (left Friday evening, arrived Sunday morning), made it with all my luggage and am exploring the city… back after 16 years. So many memories while strollingもっと詳しく
Coogee, NSW
2023年1月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Down memory lane by heading to Coogee, the little beach suburb I lived in 2007…. I took the bus (same bus number, passed the horse stables) to the final stop - and here I am. It looks still prettyもっと詳しく
Manly
2023年1月17日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Beach Walk Spit Bridge to Manly - to soak in some more sun, beaches, views and stretch my legs before hopping on a plane again.
Another beautiful beach walk I think I had missed out on before…もっと詳しく
Welcome to Tasmania
2023年1月17日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Goodbye Sydney. You treated me well again and I’m sure I’ll come back….
Next stop: Tasmania. With a 45 minutes delay - but I’m on vacation after all. I made it to Launceston, checked into myもっと詳しく
Launceston
2023年1月18日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Launceston. A city I had not heard about until I started planning this trip. So, I came here with no expectations at all, actually getting out of here on the same evening my hiking trip concludesもっと詳しく
Overland Track 1/6
2023年1月19日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Off we went… After an early morning start, a bumpy bus ride and coffee on the way, it was time to say goodbye to civilization. Our little group of 7 courageous hikers and 2 guides started ourもっと詳しく
Overland Track 2/6
2023年1月20日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 2 was the shortest day in terms of distance and while we had a lazy start, we woke up to blue sky… Waterfall Valley to Lake Windermere with a nice little side tour to go swimming in a waaaaayもっと詳しく
Overland Track - Summary
2023年1月24日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Back in civilisation after 6 days of hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania.
The (very) short version: It was an amazing, memorable and truely unique experience. My feet hurt (but no blisters), I amもっと詳しく
Traveling
2023年1月25日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
If someone travels - they will have stories to tell… one of mine can be summarized by the pics below. Instead of flying out of Launceston at 9:35pm yesterday, spending the night at Melbourne airportもっと詳しく
Launceston - Melbourne - Sydney
2023年1月25日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Check ✅
Made it to Sydney… next stop hopefully Queenstown, New Zealand…
Queenstown Airport
2023年1月25日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Made it… tired, exhausted, 10hrs later than expected - but I’m here… the city needs to wait until tomorrow - all I need is a shower and a bed.
Queenstown - Glenorchy - Te Anau
2023年1月26日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Sleep can feel sooooo good!
Once I was able to think straight again, I headed out to enjoy breakfast in the sun and stroll through Queenstown incl. it’s Gardens. Not much time for this tiny andもっと詳しく
Rain in Fiordland
2023年1月27日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Finally the day for my rain pants… and… I must admit that I was lucky that I did not need them during the overland track… they are everything - but not waterproof anymore 🫣
Luckily, it wasもっと詳しく
Vacation
2023年1月28日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
It seems as if it took me until today to really feel like vacation (and yes, it’s already half time).
Therefore, only a few words about today:
Little hike in the morning along the Kepler Trail -もっと詳しく
Penguins - and once again driving
2023年1月29日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Seals and penguins and too many birds…
After breakfast on the beach, I took a tour at the Penguin Place - a ‘private conservation reserve dedicated to helping the endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguinもっと詳しく
All and everything
2023年1月30日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
What a gorgeous day…
Started early - after I managed to ‘escape’ out of my hostel following a little fight with the door, coffee in the only bakery in Wanaka open before 7am - in the middle ofもっと詳しく
View of the views and Glacier(s)
2023年1月31日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
I started the morning at Lake Matheson. While I had picked that spot as an allegedly good coffee spot on my way, I learned that it is much more… the Lake has some pretty impressive views - andもっと詳しく
Kayak, kiwis, trees, no kiwis, blue wate
2023年2月1日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Kayaking at Lake Mapourika to start the day - with a bunch of kids (?) that made me feel old… no doubt that the guy I shared a kayak with was still getting over his hangover - but he did well 😉 -もっと詳しく
Morning fails…
2023年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Note: here, ‘Cheese pockets’ have bacon in it, ‘Raspberry buns’ come with raisins and walkways can be closed and you might find out only after driving 8km in a dead end road…
But foundもっと詳しく
It got better…
2023年2月2日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
After the rather disappointing start, the day got better.
- I went on the planned walk just from the other side and ended at Point Elizabeth Lookout - such a peaceful and pretty spot.
- From thereもっと詳しく
This country…
2023年2月3日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
… is impressive. How can you fit so much into a rather small country - and I have seen so little?
Mountains, rainforest, rugged coast, sandy beaches, wild rivers, cacti, you can ski, (heli) hike,もっと詳しく
Beach day followed by rain
2023年2月5日, ニュージーランド ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Yesterday was not too eventful… an amazing breakfast from my host Paulina, a sweet Dutch lady with a B&B in Nelson, a bit of driving - or rather cruising (incl. to a little Buddhist meditationもっと詳しく
Howdy North Island
2023年2月7日, ニュージーランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Time is really running…
I said goodbye to the South Island yesterday - via a gorgeous evening ride on the ferry from Picton to Wellington. With me on the ferry - lots of German tourists and aもっと詳しく



































































































































































































































































