Flight to Frankfurt | Los geht's
January 9 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
🇬🇧 Just arrived in Frankfurt safe and sound from Edinburgh, where we will stay for three days before continuing to Auckland via Hong Kong.
🇩🇪 Gerade wohlbehalten aus Edinburgh inRead more
01 | Auckland | Verandahs Parkside Lodge
January 14 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We arrived at our accommodation late on Tuesday afternoon after an uneventful yet hellish journey. Two 11-hour flights, 40-minute bus ride and a 30-minute walk taking a total of 29 hours. The hostelRead more
02 | Auckland | Mount Eden (Maungawhau)
January 15 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Started our day with a walk to Mount Eden (Maungawhau) which took about 20 minutes to walk to from our hostel, and another 20 minutes to walk to the top. We bought some sushi in the morning for lunchRead more
02 | Auckland | City Centre
January 15 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
In the afternoon we walked into town which took again about 30 minutes to the waterfront. We visited the iSite (tourist information) and did some shopping for a few bits and bobs. I bought a cap and aRead more
03 | Auckland | Ponsonby Road
January 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Started the day with a leisurely stroll down Ponsonby Road and browsing through some thrift stores (didn't get anything) and a grocers (got some veggies). The weather is absolutely scorching againRead more
03 | Auckland | Downtown & Harbour
January 16 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I think we may have fallen in love with the escooters because we've done another 3 trips today. They're just so convenient and easy to get around, it's addictive! Anyway, we travelled into town toRead more
04 | Auckland | Rangitoto Island
January 17 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we set off on the ferry to Rangitoto Island which is just 30 minutes away from downtown Auckland. We hiked to the summit and had lunch in some cool lava caves. Rangitoto isRead more
05 | Auckland to Coromandel
January 18 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 We woke up after not having slept terribly much in our combination sauna-bedroom, checked out as fast as we could, and took a bus to pick up our hire car. As we were too early we waited aRead more
05 | Coromandel | Tui Lodge
January 18 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Our third hostel is just outside Coromandel Town and is so lovely and peaceful we immediately regretted not staying longer! Oh and there's Nala the dog.
🇩🇪 Unser drittes Hostel liegtRead more
06 | Coromandel Town
January 19 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
🇬🇧 We spent the morning walking around Coromandel Town. Rob bought a small knife and we also got some supplies for our hike tomorrow. (Don't have a picture because shopping is not very excitingRead more
06 | Coromandel | New Chums Beach
January 19 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
🇬🇧 This afternoon we drove about 20 minutes across the peninsula to a beach called Wangapoua, from where you can walk a further 30 minutes across rocks and through trees to another beach calledRead more
07 | Coromandel | Thames
January 20 in New Zealand
🇬🇧 This morning we left our hostel all packed up for a big hike up to the Pinnacles where we were planning to stay overnight. Unfortunately, a big rainstorm coming through means we may be stuckRead more
07 | Thames | Waiotahi Valley Lodge
January 20 in New Zealand
🇬🇧 Our small little B&B up on the hillside in Thames has a very distinct theme... I wonder if you can guess what it is?
🇩🇪 Unser kleines B&B oben am Hang in Thames hat ein ganz speziellesRead more
08 | Coromandel | Thames (2)
January 21 in New Zealand
🇬🇧 Today we spent a very uneventful day waiting out the storm and buying some food for our second attempt at the Pinnacles Hike tomorrow.
🇩🇪 Heute haben wir einen sehr ereignislosen TagRead more
09 | Coromandel | The Pinnacles
January 22 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 We finally went on our big hike today after yesterday's rainstorm had passed through. We set off early and drove the longest unpaved road in existence (lots of wobbling and rattling) to a carRead more
09 | Coromandel | Glowworms
January 22 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
🇬🇧 Our host Warren told us where to see glowworms on a track near the house so we set out in the evening to see them. (That's three Germans, two Swiss, and one English, i.e. the German toRead more
10 | Coromandel | Thames to Hahei
January 23 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we made our way across the peninsula and up the coast. We first stopped at a town called Tairua which had a big hill (maybe an old volcano), called Mount Paku, rising straightRead more
10 | Coromandel | Tatahi Cove Backpacker
January 23 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 In Hahei we stayed at a very quiet and peaceful hostel. The good news was it was only 5 minutes from the beach. The bad news was it was very expensive for a hostel.
🇩🇪 In HaheiRead more
11 | Coromandel | Hahei & Cathedral Cove
January 24 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 Today we went on a short hike to the world famous Cathedral Cove (Mautohe). The 1-hour track to get there started directly at our hostel, went along the road, through some woods and acrossRead more
12 | Coromandel | Hahei to Karangahake
January 25 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day visiting Hot Water Beach where supposedly you can dig a hole on the beach and the water, fed from and underground hot spring, gets as hot as a hot tub. As expected, it wasRead more
12 | Coromandel | Mountain View Cabins
January 25 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 This weekend we are staying in two private off-grid huts in the middle of nowhere. A great place to unplug and recharge, and our host, Urs from Switzerland, is very friendly and easyRead more
13 | Coromandel | Paeroa
January 26 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
🇬🇧 Another poor weather forecast for today meant another day hunkering down and planning for the week ahead. We briefly drove to the nearest town called Paeroa to get some supplies and ran intoRead more
14 | Coromandel | Karangahake Gorge
January 27 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
🇬🇧 We set off this morning to explore Karangahake Gorge which is located in an old gold mining area. We walked the Windows Walk which leads down some old tram lines and through some disusedRead more
15 | Waikato | Arapuni Suspension Bridge
January 28 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 We started our day planning for the next few weeks and arranging accommodation and travel. After lunch our Couchsurfing host Marina took us on a cool little walk across a huge suspensionRead more
15 | Waikato | Hobbiton
January 28 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 This afternoon we went on a tour to the Hobbiton Movie Set where I had previously been in 2013, but it was Rob's first visit. The weather was lovely and our tour guide told us lots ofRead more




































































































































































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Danke für den Einstieg in eure Reiseberichte- Ich kann sie prima aufmachen. Es ist total unkompliziert. Ich wünsche euch weiter eine gute und angenehme Reise.Eure Oma [Oma Alice]
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