Da sass ich dann also im schicken Air New Zealand Flieger und konnte es noch gar nicht fassen: ich war im Landeanflug auf Auckland!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!!! Neuseeland, ich komme! Der Flug von Sydney nach Auckland war leider ziemlich kurz, nur 3 Stunden. Leider, weil ich so komfortabel sass: ganz schicke neue Sitze, mit richtig gutem Entertainment-System Read More »
We took the shuttle bus from Christchurch to Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula, which was formed following three volcanic eruptions. James Cook discovered the peninsula in 1770, thinking it was an island, and named it after his on-board botanist, Sir Joseph Banks. The name Akaroa means “Long Harbour” in Maori and it is the site Read More »
I can’t believe it’s only five days to Christmas!!! It iscold and has been mostly drizzly/gray while we’ve been on the South Island, but it’s certainly not wintry as we’re used to around Christmas! We drove a half hour from Gore to tiny Tapanui where my grandmother’s cousin and her husband live. I hadn’t met Read More »
We arrived in Waitomo Wednesday, December 31st and spent New Years in town. Early in the day, after arriving, we took a walk through the hills surrounding Waitomo. For New Years Eve, we went to the local bar, Curlys and enjoyed potato wedges and live music. New Years morning, we went black water rafting. There Read More »
Leaving from Tauranga heading up North to nowhere in particular, we stopped for lunch at the roadside cafe and met possibly the most talkative Kiwi ever, she was lovely, really friendly and the food was good too. The journey although long was a good one as the scenery was beautiful and there was lots to Read More »
Hello, It has been about 3 weeks since i wrote one of these blogs, which is partly due to a lack of time (and effort). The past 3 weeks have flown by and i am obviously not going to mention every place I have been to or explain every activity I have done. Anyway I Read More »
Our first night in New Zealand was spent in the nick – an old jailhouse converted into a hostel, complete with original heavy cell doors, barred windows, and high-ceilinged central atrium. But the beds were amazingly comfy with lovely linen! Porridge down under
Our home for the next 17 days is this classy set of wheels – James Brown on one side and Ray Charles on the other. There is a whole fleet of these vans painted up by local graffitti artists, each one unique, and we got this baby! On the road with James and Ray
In Arrowtown hat man früher (1860) nach Gold gesucht und auch welches gefunden. Heute ist es ein nettes kleines Dörfchen mit vielen hübschen alten Häuschen, einem kleinen Fluss, einem Museum und: einer Zweigstelle von “Patagonia Chocolates”! Viel zu erzählen gibt es hier nicht, ausser dass ich im Museum (hier wird einem das neuseeländische leben von Read More »
Headed off to the Coromandel, got stuck in lots of traffic on the way due to a single lane bridge across a huge river, queues both ways for miles. Aiming for Hot Water Beach where if you dig a hole in the sand hot water rises from below. It was packed with tourists and much Read More »
