Auckland round trip
We'll take things slowly on Saturday. We still have to update the homepage, which Markus has wanted to do for a long time. It was just too confusing, now we can...
Auckland Museum
Culture is on the programme today as we visit the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It is a combination of Maori culture and a war memorial, the world wars are still remembered here.
Food Tour in Auckland
Today we're going on a tour of Auckland with Charly from Foodcraft. We are picked up at 9.3am and drive out of the city first. It's then to the...
Auckland
It's an hour's drive from Wãnaka to Queenstown, and the views of the mountains are not to be sneezed at. The places listed as ski resorts are not very good by Swiss or Tyrolean standards...
Haast and Wãnaka
Franz Josef Glacier It has been storming heavily all night and before we set off for Haast, we drive into the valley. As so often before, we...
Hōkitika
So far we've always been lucky with the weather, but now the disturbance over New Zealand is very bad. We still arrive in Franz Josef dry, but in the evening it starts...
Arthur's Pass
The connecting road from Christchurch to Greymouth leads over Arthur's Pass. The TranzAlpine Train also runs through here. From Greymouth it is 100 kilometres, at the beginning mainly along the Taramakau River...
Greymouth
From Blenheim on the east coast to Greymouth on the west coast, including the two places we wanted to visit, it's about a 5-hour drive, so we...
Blenheim
Blenheim is the starting point in the Marlborough region and there are many large wineries here. The very large steel vats make the charm of a winery fade somewhat. It is clearly laid out...
Kaikõura
It is only a two-hour drive to Kaikoura, an Eldorado for wildlife viewing. After arriving at the motel we drive to the sea lion colony. There are so many animals where...