A glimpse of the Abel Tasman N.P

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 mostMeer informatie
Beach feeling in Nelson

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

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 plannedMeer informatie
Capitol City and loads of LotR

After the amazing Tongario Alpine area the next stop is Wellington. Here we droped the car after 3200km in NZ. Wellington is the capitol city and famous for its windy weather (confirmed) as well asMeer informatie
Tongario area

After 20km yesterday we did simple six kilometers in the same area. Main highlight was, again😉 - a waterfall.
Nach den 20 km Gestern, haben wir heute die Beine geschont und nur 6 KilometerMeer informatie
Tongario Alpine Crossing

What a day - we crossed the Tongario today and we did the 20km in just 7.5hrs through rocks, snow but with beautiful weather.
Wahnsinns Tag für uns, wir sind über den Tongario gewandert. Das warenMeer informatie
To - at & away of Whakarau

In this footprint, the last two to three days are put together. We headed to Whakarau, where friends of mine are living and which I met the last time 18 years ago. It was an amazing reunion and theMeer informatie
Welcome to "hells kitchen"

From Tauranga we did a day tour to Rotorua - hells kitchen. Rotorua is famous for all the thermal and geological sites as well as Maori culture. What is sure- it is another special place and inside TeMeer informatie
Tauranga and surrounding

We climbed our fourth vulcano - Mount Maunganui. A place were Andrea and I meet 22 years ago for our first tour along the east coast of North Island. So many lovely and unique memories are linked toMeer informatie
Hobbiton

We left Coromandel and were heading to Tauranga. But on the way we stopped at the Hobbit movie set. We went on one of the guided tour and it was worth it.
Auf dem Weg nach Tauranga sind wir beimMeer informatie
Smurfers Paradise

Impressions from our current home.
Bilder von der jetzigen Unterkunft.
Beaches around Coromandel

Coromandel is full of lovely beaches and hidden spots. This is just a selection of the ones we did so far around our place.
Hinter jeder Straßenkurve lauert hier ein toller Strand. Dies sind ein paarMeer informatie
Long drive and a relax day

We left our beautiful and cosy hostel in the Northland and headed to Coromandel- 500km or 7 hours drive. Again, we arrived late and we decided for the next day to do nothing💤😎!!!
VorgesternMeer informatie
Dunes & Cape

Can't go any further north by car than today. Stopping by the 90 mile beach as well as the secret beach of our hosts, followed by a bit of Sahara feeling and we finialized this day with the CapeMeer informatie
Kauri giants

Trip to the west coast of the Northland to see the "Big One" - New Zealand biggest tree. One the way back we got our first F&C - two kinds and red snapper was the best again. On the way back someMeer informatie
Heading to the Northland

Today we picked-up our rental car and we were heading up to the Northland with first cravel roads, waterfall and arts - Hundertwasser!
Von Auckland City wieder zum Flughafen und dann mit demMeer informatie
Rangitoto Island

Today we took again a ferry to head to Rangitoto Island for a mini hike of 10km. Back in the city we visited the "All black Experience" - nice experience and I scored two free Kicks 🏉🏉!
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High up in Auckland

Today we went high and higher - first we climbed Mt Victoria on the opposite side of Auckland and later we "climbed" the Skytower in Auckland.
Heute ging es höher und dann noch etwas höher hinaus.Meer informatie
Nau Mai, Haere Mai Ki Aotearoa

Here we are - again in New Zealand. After a 7 hours flight we arrived swiftly in Auckland. The weather looks nice but we have have a fresh chilli wind outside and not more than 12 degrees. They callMeer informatie
Last day and goodbye

It is time to say Goodbye Bali. It was a great stop and the last days were just passing by. On our five hour drive we stopped at an amazing Buddhist temple. Actually it is the main Buddhist temple onMeer informatie
Snorkling @ Menjangan

Just snorkling - enjoy the pictures and the video with the 🐢
Einfach nur Schnorcheln- genießt die Bilder und das Video mit der 🐢
Easy day in Lovina

Easy going day today. Long sleep - breakfast with crêpes, some tour organization and finally we took a taxi to the Aling Aling waterfalls. Enjoying nature and taking a swim later incl. base jumpingMeer informatie
Transfer to Lovina (Northern Bali)

We leave Ubud and we are heading north. The brother of one of our guides is driving us. We listen to Ed Shearan and visit a gourgous water temple, the Hardana gate and stop by by some monkeys. FinallyMeer informatie
Mount Batur

What a day - start at 2am in the morning- yes in the morning. Heading to Mount Batur for a sunrise hike. But the weather was not on our side- around 6:30 am after two hours of hiking in the dark, fogMeer informatie
Around Ubud

Another day with a local guide but this time we stayed around Ubud and the sun is out again. First stop, rice taracce followed by a swim below a waterfall. From there we went to a coffee farm and IMeer informatie