Kualoa Ranch
Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today we enjoyed two cool activities at the Kualoa Ranch - zip wiring and a small ocean voyage. If you wonder while looking at the picture: "I know those places"!? You might be right as many moviesRead more
Around Oahu
October 22 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
Touring around Oahu was the aim and we drove along the east coast up north - passing by Diamond Head again, Halona Blowhole, Valley of the temples, shrimps in Takana. Waimea Valley and up to HaleiwaRead more
Honolulu
October 21 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Yesterday and today we were exploring different sites in Honolulu like Pearl Harbor, the Iolani Palace, Diamond Head Crater and again Waikiki Beach for our first swim - by the way: water temperatureRead more
Hawaii 🌴 by flying in from NZ😥
October 19 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Aloha and here we are on Hawaii in the bustling city of Honolulu. From here we will explore the island. First thing today: Waikiki Beach.
Pictures from the flight are also in and thanks to theRead more
Final day in Nelson and NZ
October 18 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This is our last day in Nelson and New Zealand. Tomorrow we are heading to the airport to reach our next destination - Hawaii. Can't put it in words how it was - so many nice people and places. So IRead more
Around Takaka
October 12 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Last full weekend in New Zealand- crazy how time is passing by. Once more we headed north on the South Island. As we "did" Abel Tasman NP already, we spent time around Takaka. We were exploring someRead more
Kaikoura seals - closing our loop
October 5 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Today we are closing our loop of our South Island Tour. Close to 3500km it took us to travel once around. One last highlight we safed for last - two beautiful seal spots at and close toRead more
Christchurch Day 2 - Street Art
October 4 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Walking through Christchurch feels quite different compared to 22 resp 20 years ago. "Many" damages of the earthquake are still not fixed and those who are fixed, are looking different. But what IRead more
Christchurch Day 1 - Gondola
October 3 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
The day didn't started too bad with some clouds and sun. Unfortunately the day turned into grey with rain and wind. But after two weeks we got used to it. Nevertheless it would have been nice to seeRead more
Southern Stars
October 1 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ -1 °C
Just some pictures at night✨️
Ein paar Nacht- und Sternenphotos✨️
From Otago to more mountain feeling
October 1 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Instead of going straight to Christchurch, we took the road to Mt. Cook. What a perfect decision as the sun was bright and yellow and Mt Cook without any cloudes 😀. Everything else will be told byRead more
Catlins to Otago
September 30 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Heading north from now on. We passed through the Catlins with lookouts and waterfalls (again 😉) and reached in the end Portobello on the Otago Penisula. By the way, throughout our time in NewRead more
To the Catlins
September 29 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
From the Fiordland we took the Southern Scenic Route via Bluff into the Catlins. The weather is like it needs to be here - windy and patches of rain. All over this rural part of New Zealand isRead more
Milford Sound- Pure NZ
September 27 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Another day with pure NZ feeling. Visiting the Milford Sound with rain and even snow. Yesterday the pass was closed but today they opened it for 6 hours and our cruise took place as planned. Even ifRead more
Not yet Fiordland but close
September 25 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Short and easy today: we were hitting the road again with some simple lookouts on the way. Destination: Te Anau.
Mal etwas kürzer und die Bilder werden für sich sprechen. Alles mehr oder wenigerRead more
Southern West Coast to Wanaka
September 24 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We are progressing further south - passing by gorgous lookouts, alpine views and beach experiences. Even if there are term school holidays, we seem to be alone on the road. On a stretch of 100km plusRead more
Franz Josef Glacier
September 23 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Visiting the glasier today with two three little gentle walks - lookout, Sentinel Rock and Peters Pool. Even if we would like to have a little bit less rain during our free days; all waterfalls areRead more
"Detour" trip to Franz Josef
September 22 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Do you remember all that rain from yesterday? It caught us with delay and bad surprise. Between us and our first stop was a major slip. So, instead of driving only 10km to our hike and later walkRead more
Storm & Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
September 21 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
What a day today. It stormed the complete night (100 to 130 km/h) plus heavy rainfall until this evening. In between we couldn't even see the sea anymore. Finally the rain stopped at 4:30pm. So weRead more
West Coast
September 20 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Here we go again. After three weeks of school resp freetime in Nelson, we are using the term break to explore the South Island. We drive anti-clock vise and managed by good weather to arrive at FoxRead more
Impressionen from Nelson by sea & land
September 11 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Here are some further pictures and impressions from Nelson after some hiking resp. sea kayaking.
Einfach ein paar weitere Bilder und Eindrücke aus Nelson. Die einen entstanden nach einerRead more
A glimpse of the Abel Tasman N.P
September 7 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Just an hour drive away from Nelson you can find the Abel Tasman National Park. A paradise for hikers, sea kayakers and swimmers. Last one more likely in a month or so. We just touched the mostRead more
Beach feeling in Nelson
September 3 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Just some impressions from the beach in Nelson - five minute walk from our place
Ein paar Impressionen von unserem Hausstrand in Nelson - keine fünf Minuten entfernt von wo wir wohnen
Ferry ride - farewell and welcome
August 30 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Early start - again. Today we started at 6am to catch our ferry from Wellington to Picton. The ride was easy and smooth as the wind dropped - luckily. In Picton I saw my old hostel in which I plannedRead more
Capitol City and loads of LotR
August 29 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
After the amazing Tongario Alpine area the next stop is Wellington. Here we droped the car after 3200km on the North Island only. Let's see how much we add on the South Island. But first- WellingtonRead more

























































































































































































































































































































































































