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  • Izzi and TomTravels
    Day43

    Day 43/72: Wellington

    December 9, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Today we travelled from the Tongariro National Park to Wellington. It was a long drive, so we set off early in the morning, with a stop at a bakery for breakfast. We got stale bread, barely defrosting but sopping wet banana cake, and carrot cake that even Tom didn't finish, and decided that New Zealand is too far from France to have good bakeries.

    The drive was beautiful, watching the mountains fade in our rearview mirror. Wellington seemed like a very cool city, plenty of surfing and skate shops for us to look around at length. We had the most awful milkshakes from a café (like drinking a pint of warm whipped cream with some cookies crumbled in) and bought plenty of Christmas decorations for the campervan. We got to the campsite and cooked the first meat we've cooked all the time we've been in NZ (steaks) and settled in for the night. Unfortunately not a good photo day, but the sun was shining and we were both smiling a lot, I'm sure.    Read more

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  • Sarah GradwohlNeuseeland
    Day32

    Der Anfang der Nordinsel

    November 30, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅

    Auf der Nordinsel angekommen! Wir haben einen Tag in Wellington verbracht was für uns beide ziemlich anstrengend war. Die Stadt ist sehr groß und laut und wir sind hier eigentlich eher ruhiges und Natur gewohnt 😊 am Abend konnten wir uns nach langem hin und her überwinden feiern zu gehen! An der Rezeption haben wir nach dem Bus gefragt. Das Pärchen an der Rezeption hat längere Zeit ganz süß hin und her diskutiert warum die Buslinie N4 heißt und mussten beide lachen, bis amelie und ich irgendwann in einen Lachkrampf hoch 100 gefallen sind und uns nicht mehr stoppen konnten. Das Ehepaar hat irgendwann aufgehört zu lachen, wir nicht 😂 das war echt peinlich! Naja.. in der Stadt angekommen haben wir gemerkt, dass wir unsere Ausweise vergessen haben aber der Abend hatte ein gutes Ende und wir hatten Spaß!
    Dann gingen wir weiter an den Mount Taranaki. Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Campingplatz direkt am Meer und haben gemütlich im Camper gelegen und den Surfern zugeschaut. Als es ans kochen ging, war es mal wieder soweit.... der Topf steht leider in Wellington mit vorgekochten Nudeln! Also neue Nudeln kochen ( mit einem mini-topf :) ) und einen neuen kaufen!
    Am Mount Taranaki war es leider sehr nebelig und wir hatten keine gute Sicht. Die Wanderung war jedoch trotzdem schön und ging durch den Urwald. Danach war der Plan am Tongariro eine Tageswanderung zu machen was leider ins Wasser gefallen ist auf Grund des Wetters. Alle Touren wurden abgesagt und somit könnten wir auch nicht starten. An dem Tag waren wir in einer Thermal Quelle welche eher eklig als schön war, aber immerhin war es sehr warmes Wasser. Fast zu warm! Auf dem Weg in den Norden sind wir noch am Lake Taupo vorbei gefahren und uns da die größten Wasserfälle angeschaut. Das war krass. Wie mächtig und riesig. Da könnte man stunden zuschauen...
    In Wai-O-Tapu haben wir eine Nacht auf einem Campingplatz geschlafen der von außen sehr alt und nach Western aussah. Hier roch alles schon leicht nach faulen Eiern 😂 aber der Geruch wurde dann bei dem thermal Wonderland sehr extrem. Wir haben uns dort die Schwefelbecken angeschaut und man muss schon sagen, angenehm ist anders! Trotzdem war es beeindruckend und wir haben einen aktiven Geysir gesehen. Roturua ist keine sehr schöne Stadt! Die Landschaft drumherum ist auf jeden Fall schöner. Wir hatten abends nette Bekanntschaften mit deutschen und haben an einem See Karten gespielt und gutes Bier getrunken. Am nächsten morgen waren wir an einem "Hot Pool". Ein Fluss der an die 38 Grad hatte und alle Leute darin badeten. Das war echt lustig und schön warm! Anschließend haben wir aber gestunken von dem Wasser 😂 aber egal. An dem Tag war nämlich Duschtag :) ansonsten sind wir viel gewandert in den letzten Tagen, amelie ist nochmal geritten wir haben uns die Red Woods angeschaut und waren in Tauranga am Meer. Das fahren bei uns klappt immer besser und ich glaube in Deutschland wird es dann seltsam wieder auf der rechten Seite zu fahren. Ansonsten kommen wir in unserem Camper sehr gut zurecht und man gewöhnt sich wirklich an die kleine Fläche die man zum Leben hat. Das chaotische kochen, unseren nicht vorhandenen Kleiderschrank etc... es wird uns auf jeden Fall fehlen!
    Die nächsten Tage reisen wir in Richtung Coromandel.
    Weihnachtsstimmung ist hier echt überhaupt nicht. Es ist zwar überall geschmückt aber es kommt einem einfach falsch vor wenn man mit kurzer Hose und top durch die Gegend läuft und Dezember ist und Weihnachtsmusik aus den Lautsprechern kommt. Aber naja wir werden noch früh genug in die Stimmung kommen 😊
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  • Lisa und BenniMini-Sabbatical
    Day33

    Wellington

    March 2, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅

    Unsere erste Station auf der Nordinsel: Wellington - unangepasste, lässige und bergige Hauptstadt Neuseelands. Per Autofähre - deren Fahrt wir dank Anti-Seekrankheitstabletten quasi komplett verpennt haben - ging’s vier Stunden rüber zur anderen Hälfte des Landes. Hier gibt’s an jeder Ecke überragend guten Kaffee, alle paar Meter Schausteller, Streetart, kleine Brauereien und Surf Shops. Und eigentlich wirkt die Hauptstadt doch wie ein kleines Dorf mit ihren 200.000 Einwohnern. Zwei Tage haben wir die Stadt zu Fuß und per Seilbahn erkundet und im schnuckeligen Airbnb von Anthony und Peter gewohnt. Nach 48h packen wir jetzt zum gefühlt 1000 Mal alles in den Rucksack und weiter geht’s.Read more

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  • Matti on TourNeuseeland
    Day12

    Wellington / Südinsel / Abel Tasman

    November 10, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅

    Schwups da sind wir plötzlich auf einem anderen Teil Neuseelands.
    Nachdem wir zuvor uns zwei coole Tage in der absolut hippen und sehenswerten Hauptstadt Wellington machten, fuhren wir nun mit einem riesigen Boot, noch viel größer als das Boot mit dem Mama immer segelt, weiter.

    In Wellington, so heißt es, braucht man einen Bart, Tattoos und ein Skateboard.
    Alles drei hab ich nicht, noch :) Dennoch hab ich n lockeren Schnack mit meinem Kumpel an der Bar und anderen Menschen an jeder Ecke gehalten und war sozusagen mittendrin.
    Nach einer Wanderung auf einen Berg hatten wir einen echt ganz netten 360 Grad Blick über diese 400 000 - Einwohner-Stadt. Der Weg da hoch war steil und mein Part, nämlich das Gleichgewicht meines Esels namens Mama und Papa zu halten, war schon wieder der anspruchsvollste.
    Dafür wurde ich mit tollem Blick entlohnt.
    Zuvor und am darauffolgenden Tag belohnten wir uns ebenfalls (wofür auch immer) mit dem Besuch in einem kleinen Brauhaus bzw. deren Kneipe - sehr gutes Bier sag ich 👶🏼👌🏼
    Insgesamt ist Wellington sonnig, extrem windig, was ihr den Spitznamen Windy Welly verleiht, und dennoch sehr hipp und schön.

    Auf der Fähre hab ich ca. 3 Stunden in meinem Sessel gechillt, während wir alle Monopoly gespielt haben und manchmal uns draußen die atemberaubende Szenerie der vorbeiziehenden, zerklüfteten Küsten live anschauten.
    Über die Deals (bei Monopoly) zwischen Tina und Mama sollten wir übrigens nicht reden.

    Angekommen, auf den Campingplatz gefahren (wie jeden Tag), aufgewacht, losgefahren und dann in außergewöhnlicher Atmosphäre in Nelson am Strand in der Sonne inmitten unser Camper gefrühstückt.
    Geht mieser oder?

    Anschließend sind wir dann in den Abel Tasman Nationalpark gefahren, haben dort eine Wanderung bis zum Apple tree Bay gemacht und sind nun „irgendwo zwischen Itzehoe und Idaho“ auf einem Campingplatz inmitten im Nirgendwo hängen geblieben.
    Ich geh mal pennen, Freunde, morgen versuchen wir an der Westküste Robben zu sehen. Mal schauen ob uns dies gelingt. Wird auch Zeit für mich mal wieder neue Tiere zu sehen.
    Wobei ☝🏼 heute haben wir den ganz seltenen Kiwi gewesen. Obwohl sie wir der Silberfarn ein Wahrzeichen Neuseelands sind, zeigen sich die flugunfähigen Vögel sehr selten.

    So nun aber over and out,
    euer Matti

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  • Simon and BlakeAround the World
    Day123

    Wellington

    August 3, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅

    The weather forecast was pretty pants for the day so we decided to do some indoor activities. Wellington has the nickname 'Windy Welly' and we can certainly see why!

    After breakfast we headed to Weta Cave, the company that did all of the special effects for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies as well as a plethora of other movies including King Kong and District 9. They also have a digital department that worked on a lot of the digital effects for Avatar. They have a small museum there that you can look around for free as well as a short documentary on Weta and what they do. In addition to this there are a couple of tours that you can do. We decided to do the workshop tour which was around 45 minutes long. We are so glad we spent the extra money as the tour was really interesting. Our tour guides parents work for Weta in the special effects and make up department and he now also works there and I honestly don't think there is anything that he doesn't know. We got to see lots of props and costumes from a variety of the movies they work on, from futuristic guns to Elven swords. He also explained a little bit about how they make some of the props using CNC machines and 3D printers. We even got to catch a glimpse of a CNC machine in action which was in the process of making a full size horse.

    Unfortunately we were unable to take photos inside as everything is subject to copyright however outside they have 3 huge models of the trolls in Lord of the Rings so we didn't go away empty handed.

    With the weather still pants we went to the Te Papa museum in the afternoon. The museum is absolutely massive and spans over 6 floors. You could probably spend a week here and still not see everything. Best of all though it is completely free so we spent a good few hours there checking out a couple of exhibits. The best exhibit was a temporary one they had on Gallipoli, which many New Zealanders invaded alongside the British in the First World War. As part of the exhibit they had huge models of soldiers and then you learnt about their story. The soldiers had been made by Weta and they were absolutely amazing. We learnt on the tour that the hair on their head is real human hair and someone had to painstakingly insert every single hair. The other hair on their face and arms was yak hair. They were so realistic. The exhibit was very interactive and really interesting. A harrowing, yet incredible experience.    Read more

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  • Simon and BlakeAround the World
    Day124

    Day 2 - Wellington

    August 4, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅

    Our day started with a tour of New Zealand's parliament building which was actually very interesting. We got to learn a little about New Zealand politics as well as learn about the building itself including how they have made the building earthquake proof (which is incredibly clever). Unsurprisingly we weren't allowed to take any pictures inside but the building was absolutely gorgeous. There is a mixture of architecture as it has burnt down a couple of times, but it has a very British feel about it.

    We got to go in the main chambers which has the same green carpet as the House of Commons as well as red in the upper house. New Zealand however doesn't actually use its upper house anymore (like our House of Lords) so it is now only used for events and for the Queen or her representative to welcome in the new party after an election.

    In the afternoon, we had a mooch around the town centre including the famous Cuba Street. Cuba Street is full of amazing quirky shops so we did some window shopping and fantasied about buying all the things we can't afford. We did however have a couple of things that we did need to buy. After wearing the same small selection of clothes for 4 months straight we are starting to look a little trampy. We are going with this however there are a couple of bits that we just couldn't cope with anymore. One of which is Simons jeans which had a HUGE hole in so we got him some new jeans. The second was some trainers for me as mine now have massive holes in each of them. After spending lots of money that we didn't really want to spend, we went back to the van and played some cards, before watching some more Netflix.    Read more

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  • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
    Day59

    Wellington

    June 17, 2015 in New Zealand ⋅

    The sun invited us out into a bright blue Wellington morning, making it ideal for climbing up Mt Victoria for views over the city. The short but steep climb brought us to a viewing platform giving 360 degree views over the city and surrounding mountains. The bay glistened as tankers and yachts navigated the waters. The network of streets and buildings sat in contrast with the deep green of the wooded hills.

    We returned to street level to stroll along the marina where bird life vied with each other for the possibility of scraps from our lunch. Turning back into the high rising office blocks and shops we took the landmark bright red cable car up out of the small city to the top of the hill and Wellington's botanical gardens. Plaques on park benches reminded us of New Zealand's history as a destination for immigrants as well as refugees. One bench is dedicated to an Austrian couple with a Jewish surname who left Vienna in 1938. Reading this we imagined how frightening Austria would have been in 1938 to the extent that you would travel to one of the furthest destinations in the world.

    We walked back to the city through the park with its gardens, cold and silent in the winter afternoon. We passed through a cemetery of old names and dates in marble and stone before coming across the parliament buildings with its 'beehive' architecture. After seeing a number of cinemas and advertisements for film releases, our group realised that we wanted to relive our childhoods and see 'Jurassic World'.

    Like when we sat in to watch television the other night, it felt surreal because it was something we might do at home but it was great fun, particularly to do as a group on a winter's night in Wellington. Alex kept humming the theme tune so much that Kim thought she might have to punch him.    Read more

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  • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
    Day58

    Kiwi Exp. - River Valley to Wellington

    June 16, 2015 in New Zealand ⋅

    It was a cold wet morning in River Valley as we got up to meet the day. We shared a dorm with Pierrick and a South Korean, Chang, who is not on our bus but also happened to be staying at the lodge. Chang was very pleasant but snored like a buzz saw, so much so that it even woke Alex.

    After last night's drinking game antics our bodies were marked with bumps and bruises where gravity had got the better of us when trying to get matchboxes from chairs and get under tables without touching the floor. Alcohol had dulled any injury at the time letting us believe we should have another go...

    After breakfast we took a walk with Gali and Abi in the crisp morning air. We were given a lift out of the valley on the floor of a staff van that threw us around as the chassis bounced over unmade track. Let out at the top of the valley we walked back to the lodge. Sheep grazed on the green hillsides around us whilst in the distance the white cold of mountains and grey frost on alpine forests reminded us how cold it was. Here the road was tarmac and the decline gentle but on the final 2-300m it turned to gravel and became much steeper. The decline pushed our feet forward so we felt as if we were tip-toeing down the track. When we all left the lodge to get back on the bus at the top of this track we were panting for air by the time we reached the top.

    Even by the admittance of our driver, Jared, the day was an uneventful drive to Wellington, although to lighten this we did stop at a large adventure playground with equipment for all ages. We swarmed into the park like children; running on giant hamster wheels and through swing bridges; screaming down tube slides and zip lines; swinging from monkey bars and ropes. It was a great way to burn off some energy built up from a long bus ride.

    That wasn't the end of our exercise however as when we made our way to our hostel it included an unexpected steep climb, this time with the full weight of our rucksacks. The fresh air and the exercise still coursed through us as we sank into our bed and a deep sleep.    Read more

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  • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
    Day60

    Wellington

    June 18, 2015 in New Zealand ⋅

    The morning was spent planning out our forthcoming adventures on New Zealand's South Island, to which we depart tomorrow. After this, some lunch and laundry we visited Wellington's Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa.

    Entry is free to the museum, which covers five large floors of exhibits on art, nature, history and culture related to New Zealand that we roamed through. There were exhibits including an enormous whale skeleton and a preserved giant squid; a house that simulated an earthquake and furniture made from the recent earthquake in Christchurch; a preserved Waka (Maori canoe) and Wharemoe (sleeping house), similar to that which we slept in at Tamaki.

    The most emotive exhibit was that to the centenary since Gallipoli. The exhibit included over-sized but incredibly lifelike models of those who were at Gallipoli, accompanied by their stories. The last of these figures waded through a pool of paper poppies left by visitors. There was healthy reference to the Maori, who, following fierce debate to allow them, fought and died alongside European New Zealanders.

    The museum also exhibited the ambiguous Watangi treaty as well as how the famous Haka has been commercialised and imitated without Maori consent and required legal action to rectify.

    The museum stays open until 9:00pm but by 6:00pm hunger and tiredness lead us to the exit. We stopped off at the supermarket for a large portion of cooked chicken and rice (bargain at only $4) before heading back to our hostel. It would be an early night as tomorrow we were back on the road and over the water to the South Island.    Read more

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  • Susie BruceAround the World
    Day98

    2nd Test Match

    July 6, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅

    The second test match was amazing - mainly due to the fact we won. The boys went to the match while me and Amie watched in a pub. There was an 8m high jump into the wharf which the boys said they would jump off if we won (I dont think any of them believed we actually would!). So after the match they stuck to their word and jumped into the freezing water.
    Activities during this time included horse riding which was very entertaining for me and Amie - especially as the place we went to looked like something out of a horror movie. The boys were put onto the horses with no safety briefing or riding hat, just as we heard gun shots from around the corner. They feared for their lives but thankfully the ride went without a hitch.
    We also visited a natural hot spring which was lovely and relaxing.    Read more

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You might also know this place by the following names:

Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University, جامعة فيكتوريا, Vellinqton Viktoriya Universiteti, Universitat Victòria de Wellington, Universidad Victoria en Wellington, دانشگاه ویکتوریا در ولینگتون, Université Victoria de Wellington, ヴィクトリア大学ウェリントン, 웰링턴 빅토리아 대학교, Uniwersytet Wiktorii, Universidade Victoria de Wellington, Университет королевы Виктории, Victoria Üniversitesi, 惠灵顿维多利亚大学

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