29 | Waikato | Rotorua Skyline & Luge
11 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we travelled just outside of Rotorua where we took the gondola up into the hills. At Skyline you can do various activities, and on the way up we saw some crazy mountain bikeLeia mais
29 | Waikato | Taupo
11 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 After lunch today we drove to Taupo, which is a lovely lakeside town not unlike Rotorua but much less smelly. We walked along the lakefront and got some cheap ice cream from McDonalds. WeLeia mais
29 | Rotorua to Ohakune
11 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
🇬🇧 In Taupo we had to decide whether to stay a night or continue down the road. We decided Tongariro National Park would be much cooler than Taupo, so we continued south for another couple ofLeia mais
30 | Tongariro National Park | Ohakune
12 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia
🇬🇧 Because we decided to travel south one day early, we now have four nights in Ohakune. What's there to do for three days?, you ask. Actually there isn't much in the village but some shops andLeia mais
30 | Tongariro | Taranaki Falls
12 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia
🇬🇧 Rob thought he had already done this walk 12 years ago and wanted to show it to me. Because it's only a short walk we had time to fit it in our plans this afternoon. Turns out he hadn'tLeia mais
30 | Tongariro | Ohakune Top10 Campsite
12 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Last night we stayed at a campsite for $30 (£15) that only had a long drop toilet and no clean drinking water. Today we are paying $58 (£29) - which is only £7 more per person - but we getLeia mais
31 | Tongariro Alpine Crossing
13 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 We're both way too tired to write a long story about our hike today! We got up at 6am, took a shuttle bus at 7am and started the walk at 8am. We climbed up the mountain for 8km and then backLeia mais
32 | Ohakune | Old Coach Road
14 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we hired e-mountainbikes to cycle the Old Coach Road ("E" because we just did an 8 hour hike yesterday and wanted to be back in one piece today!). The hire company took us to theLeia mais
33 | Ohakune to Wellington
15 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
🇬🇧 Our North Island adventures are over for now. We returned to Wellington, dropped off our hire car, and are getting ready to take the ferry to the South Island tomorrow morning.
🇩🇪Leia mais
33 | Wellington | The Marion Hostel
15 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
🇬🇧 This must be one of the most extravagant hostels in the whole country. It's expensive but it has great vibes and the facilities are superb.
🇩🇪 Dies muss eines der extravagantestenLeia mais
34 | Wellington to Nelson
16 de fevereiro, Tasman Sea ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
🇬🇧 We had to get up early this morning to catch our ferry to the South Island. Packed with our bags and all our camping gear we got to the ferry terminal at 7.30am. The ferry ride was calm andLeia mais
35 - 42 | A Week with Obi (& Branch)
17 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
🇬🇧 Impressions from our house sit.
🇩🇪 Impressionen von unserem Housesit.
39 | Nelson | Cable Bay
21 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Unfortunately dogs aren't allowed on the walkway as there are many livestock. The walk up the hill was quite steep and took 30 minutes to the first lookout. 12 years ago we spent 2 nights inLeia mais
39 | Nelson | Guinea Pig Village
21 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 These cuties deserve their own post!!
🇩🇪 Diese Süßen verdienen ihreren eigenen Eintrag!!
42 | Nelson | Pic's Peanut Butter World
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
🇬🇧 Pic's Peanut Butter only has one factory in the world where they make 4500 jars an hour. They ship to many countries but sadly, not to the UK anymore. We went on a short tour of the factoryLeia mais
42 | Nelson to Kaiteriteri
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
🇬🇧 Although we tried to delay the inevitable with our visit to the peanut butter factory, this afternoon we finally had to say goodbye to Obi. We picked up our hire car and headed out of NelsonLeia mais
42 | Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve
24 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
🇬🇧 We are staying for three nights in a very nice and very big holiday park right by the beach. There are shops and restaurants around and it's easy to see how you could spend several weeks hereLeia mais
43 | Abel Tasman National Park
25 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we got up early and caught a boat ride to Torrent Bay, which took about 45 minutes from our campsite at Kaiteriteri. On the way we saw Split Apple Rock and Anchorage Bay. AtLeia mais
44 | Abel Tasman | Kaiteriteri
26 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
🇬🇧 This morning we set off to explore Golden Bay and Takaka... however we realised after only 15 minutes driving up the hill that we still needed more recuperating from yesterday's activities.Leia mais
45 | Abel Tasman to Reefton
27 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
🇬🇧 Our journey today took us along the southern end of Kahurangi National Park towards the west coast. We didn't know much about the area so when we stopped in Murchison I was surprised to seeLeia mais
46 | Reefton to Christchurch (Lewis Pass
28 de fevereiro, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
🇬🇧 Our itinerary was very busy, so unfortunately we could only stay one night in Reefton. Before we continued on our way, we walked around town, which has been lovingly preserved in a colonialLeia mais
47 | Canterbury | Christchurch
1 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
🇬🇧 Today we went to explore Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city. We first got supplies and lunch at a shopping centre in the West End before taking some escooters into town.
When weLeia mais
48 | Canterbury | Castle Hill
2 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
🇬🇧 After two nights of freedom camping we started our day with a well deserved shower. Afterwards we set off back towards the West Coast, this time via Arthur's Pass.
Our main stop on route toLeia mais
48 | Arthur's Pass | Klondyke Corner
2 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
🇬🇧 This is a spectacular DOC campsite next to a river just outside of Arthur's Pass. We also saw and heard Keas (mountain parrots). It would be heaven if it wasn't for the sandflies. And theLeia mais
49 | Arthur's Pass | Bealey Spur Track
3 de março, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
🇬🇧 12 years ago we did two short walks in Arthur's Pass. This time we had a whole day to spend, so decided to do a longer hike. On the recommendation of a Department of Conservation lady weLeia mais


























































































































































































































Ihr seid recht unternehmungsmaktiv. Riskiert mir ,aber nicht zuviel, ich will euch mit heilen Knochen wieder in der Heimat begrüßen können. Gruß Oma [Oma Alice]
ViajanteKeine Sorge, die Sicherheit ist bei uns höchste Priorität! Haben immer brav Helme auf :)
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