Blenheim, New Zealand Travel Journals & Blogs

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- Feb 18, 2019
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Blenheim -41.5074, 173.954341°30’27” S 173°57’15” E
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Blenheim
February 18, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Die meisten Touristen mieten ein Auto oder Camper und kämpfen mit dem Linksverkehr (ausser die Chinesen, die haben Pauschalreisen). Ich war bis jetzt im Bus (70 Std), Zug (Greymouth-Christchurch / Kaikoura-Blenheim) und Flugzeug (Invercargill-Christchurch) unterwegs. Man kann weder im Bus noch im Zug einfach so einsteigen: Jede Person muss vorreservieren und wenn der Bus/Zug voll ist, muss man/frau am nächsten Tag reisen.
Ich wollte unbedingt mit dem Zug der Küste (Kaikoura-Blenheim) entlangfahren. 2016 war in dieser Gegend ein schlimmes Erdbeben und hat die Küste zum Teil bis 6 Meter angehoben. Die Strasse und die Schienen waren verschüttet und der Zug fährt erst wieder seit Dezember 2018. Nun, ich habe falsch gebucht und der Wagenführer hatte für mich kein Ticket. Dann hatte ich Glück, einige Sitze waren frei und ohne Busse oder nachzuzahlen konnte ich mitfahren.
Noch eine Besonderheit: Der Koffer wird im Gepäckwagen transportiert, er muss dort abgegeben und abgeholt werden. Ausserdem führt der Zug ein rollstuhlgängiges WC! Da könnten die SBB noch nachrüsten.
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Lisa und Benni Mini-Sabbatical
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- Mar 1, 2018
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Mayfield -41.505393, 173.95609541°30’19” S 173°57’22” E
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Marlborough Wine Region
March 1, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Unser letzter kurzer Stop auf der Südinsel in der Marlborough Wine Region. Die perfekte Kombination: Sonnenschein + Fahrradtour + alle paar Meter Weingüter mit kostenlosen Weinproben. Erklärt sich also von selbst, warum wir Blenheim unbedingt einen Besuch abstatten mussten - wenn auch nur für eine Nacht. Weiter geht‘s nach Wellington!Read more
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Traveler Oceanië
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- Feb 9, 2017, 5:53 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Riversdale Roses Overflow -41.48898, 173.9961941°29’20” S 173°59’46” E
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Blenheim
February 9, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Blenheim is de wijnstreek van Nieuw Zeeland. Nadat we onze nieuwe huurauto hebben opgepikt hebben we een poging gedaan om een glimp op te vangen van het door de laatste aardbeving getroffen gebied. Kaikura ligt in dit gebied aan highway 1. Omdat deze weg bedolven is onder een ingestorte berg, is deze weg ter plaatse afgesloten. Helaas was Kaikura te ver weg, zodat we rechtsomkeert hebben gemaakt. Wel een fotoimpressie van de omgeving van Blenheim. De foto's zijn vanuit een rijdende auto gekomen, mogelijk laat hierdoor de kwaliteit te wensen over.Read more
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- Mar 1, 2015, 8:05 PM
- 🌙 20 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Riverlands Omaka River -41.51344, 173.9612541°30’48” S 173°57’41” E
Day 160
Blenheim
March 1, 2015 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Our free time here on the farm consisted in the first week pretty much of looking for jobs online and writing cover letters.

On the weekend however, we went out to taste the drinks the region has to offer. Friday we went to a bar with 25 beers on tap and tasted 10 of em via their tasting trays. They had a great red IPA and a very interesting spicy beer. Wouldn't have a full pint of the latter but it was interesting. A gutsy brew.

On Saturday we went on a wine tour and tasted so many white wines that we can't really remember which ones were our favourites. We tasted wine in 5 of the gazillion wineries of the region which is famous for its sauvignon blanc. At the end we were quite buzzed since it seemed to be expected to only spit the wine out if you didn't like it ;).Read more
Almut Hooker seems like that is right kind of area. beer in all variations and wine as well. cheers
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Nancy Webb...Pat Bonetar Hash-Packing the World
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- Dec 19, 2018, 12:00 PM
- 🌧 64 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Riverlands Omaka River -41.51317, 173.9656741°30’47” S 173°57’56” E
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Dolphin Encounter
December 19, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Yesterday I wandered around town for a while, then called it an early night. My alarm went off at 04:15 so I could finish packing and walk to the Dolphin Encounter tour office. So I could go swimming with Dusky dolphins!!!!

It was incredible. The first of three pods we dove in with were feeding on schools of fish, which is unusual to see during the day. They numbered about 100! I went in with my waterproof camera and got some amazing pics and a video. They were so close! One looked me dead in the eye as I spun around while he/she circled me. I could see the intelligence studying me. It was truly tear worthy and one of the best animal activities I've ever done. After we changed into dry clothes, we found another pod and took above water pics of them jumping and splashing around. It looked like they were having a lot of fun. I know I was!

We got back at 09:00, which is when the bus was supposed to leave, but since there were six of us, the driver picked us up from there. Really cool.

We've been on the road ever since and passed by NZ's largest seal colony that stretches 4-5 kilometers along the coast. It's pup season and there were so many very little ones. I hope you can spot some in the video.

Now, we have just arrived in Blenheim (pronounced blen-um). Our final destination today is Wellington, which means we'll be on the ferry crossing Cook Strait this afternoon. Fingers crossed we see orcas or bottle-nosed dolphins!

So long [for now] and thanks for all the DOLPHINS!! ✌️

P.S.: Our tour guide finished our boat trip with the following quote, which is from the same book I took my sign off line, "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

"On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.” Read more
Traveler Missing the dirty girl, huh?
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Traveler Kiwi adventure
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- Dec 28, 2022
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Riverlands Omaka River -41.51297, 173.95739541°30’47” S 173°57’27” E
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Day 116
Roadtrip + tussenstop Blenheim
December 28, 2022 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
En een verlaat kerstdiner😅
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Traveler Naar Japan af gereist? 😜
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Sonja und Matthias Neuseeland
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- Dec 24, 2016
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Blenheim -41.511015, 173.95692941°30’40” S 173°57’25” E
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Day 111
Merry Kiwi Christmas!
December 24, 2016 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Es war soweit. Das erste Weihnachtsfest weit weg von Zuhause.
Wie sieht so ein Weihnachtsfest in Neuseeland als Backpacker aus?! Nun, wir verbrachten den Tag in der Küche. Warum? Ein paar Tage zuvor beschlossen wir im Hostel, ein gigantisches Weihnachtsbuffet anzurichten. Nachdem alles fertig war und es Abend wurde, richtete man den Tisch... Mit einer Menge an Essen ! Es gab französisches, argentinisches, deutsches und andere internationale Köstlichkeiten (wir kochten Bifteki und Tzaztziki).
Es war ein wirklich schöner und kein kurzer Abend ;)
Allerdings hatten wir keine richtige Weihnachtstimmung. Das könnte vielleicht mit den 25 °C und Sonnenschein zusammenhängen :D
Wir hoffen, euer Weihnachten war mindestens genauso schön wie unseres :)Read more
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Sonja und Matthias before
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Sonja und Matthias after
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Phillip Doellerer Neuseeland
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- Feb 23, 2017, 9:43 PM
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Blenheim -41.511892, 173.95646341°30’43” S 173°57’23” E
Day 13
Roadtrip nach Blenheim
February 23, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Heute ging es mit dem Auto nach Blenheim. Die 450km lange Fahrt dauert ca. 7 Stunden, da bei dem Erdbeben im November der Highway zerstört wurde. Die Alternativroute läuft entlang Hammer Springs. Jetzt geht's endlich auf Jobsuche:)Read more
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Traveler Das wird auch Zeit, das sich der arme Student endlich mal einen Job sucht. Viel Spaß noch, und immer schön fleißig Bilder machen.
2/24/17Reply
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Sonja und Matthias Neuseeland
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- Feb 28, 2017
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Blenheim -41.51105, 173.95268541°30’40” S 173°57’10” E
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Day 177
Und wieder Blenheim
February 28, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Ja tatsächlich. Wie so viele sind auch wir wieder in Blenheim im Biddy Kate's gelandet. Nach nur ca vier Wochen haben wir die Südinsel gesehen und wollen nochmal ein bisschen Geld verdienen, bevor es Anfang Mai nach Samoa und dann wieder zurück nach Deutschland geht. Matthias konnte wieder in der gleichen Fabrik anfangen, Sonja fand Arbeit auf dem Weingut...Traubenernte war angesagt!Read more
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Sonja und Matthias Der Fluss im Normalzustand...
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Sonja und Matthias ...und nachdem es das zweite Mal innerhalb einer Woche 24h durchgeregnet hatte
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Simon and Blake Around the World
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- Aug 7, 2017
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- New Zealand Marlborough Marlborough District Blenheim -41.508747, 173.95587241°30’31” S 173°57’21” E
Day 127
Blenheim
August 7, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Just down the road from Picton was Blenheim, a quaint little town with lots of walks. The sun was shining so we headed straight for the tourist information centre to get some recommendations. I'd read about Wither Hills in the Lonely Planet and seen it in a couple of leaflets so when the lady mentioned it too I knew it would be a good spot.

We parked up at the start of the Rotary Lookout Track and started to make our way up the hill. Today turned out to be a nice day with blue skies and sunshine so after making it to the lookout quite quickly we decided to carry on along the Twin Tanks Track. About halfway round and at the highest point we would reach we sat ourselves on a bench and tucked into the picnic we brought with us. At least two people commented when they walked past 'great place for a picnic'! The walk back down took us along a stream which was nice and it wasn't long before we were back in the van. Like always, off came the walking shoes and on went the kettle.

We found a nice sounding free spot in Blenheim but to get to is was a rather long bumpy road which was pretty uncomfortable in the van. What made it worse is the entrance to the area for parking had a van parked right in the middle. After throwing my toys out of the pram and cursing a wee bit we just parked on the side between two trees. When I asked Blake to get out and help me park I think she was a bit nervous I was going to run her over.Read more
Jackie Blake Oh dear x
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