Kategorie: NZ

Yesterday I went on a trip up the Whanganui River Road which was really interesting. Should you ever be in Wanganui I recommend staying at Tamara Backpackers (24 Somme Pd), Roy also runs Whanganui River Road Tours. The hostel itself is a nice place, quiet, friendly, clean (though they could do with more wash basins…

I have to correct something I posted yesterday: While „wh“ is usually pronounced „f“ in NZ this is not the case for Whanganui. Here, the local Maori dialect is a bit different, hence Whanganui is pronounced with an aspirated ‚wh‘. Enjoy. Wanganui itself is a small city, well worth spending a day or two in.…

I just arrived in Wanganui (that is the city, the river is spelt Whanganui and pronounced Fanganui …), more about this picturesque little town tomorrow. I just wanted to post a quick warning: don’t never ever waste time going to National Park Village.It sucks. I just spent two hours there waiting there waiting for my…

I hope I didn’t sound to negative in yesterdays post. But I was fucking hungry. After I’ve had had a really nice dinner I felt better instantly. Today I got up at five to get an early start for the Tongariro Crossing. It had rained the whole night but „forecast“ said it should clear up…

Yep, auch hier war alles noch so, wie ich es hinterlassen hatte. Lonely Beach immer noch lonely und schoen und natuerlich Cathedral Cove, still absolutely amazing and fabulous. It was a bit crowded because a) I had to go there on a Saturday and b) it had been closed for two days because of bush…

I finally reached my dream destination: back on the Coromandel again. Apart from Wellington and Auckland this is the only location I’m coming back to this time and there’s a reason for it. The hostel is absolutely marvelous, if I were to revert to the old Hitler ratings it would be a 11 out of…

Actually, this is the first time that I’m in an Internet cafe and not hurting oder feeling hungry or tired. Deshalb mal etwas ausführlicher. Am 31.12. ging es morgens früh nach Paihia, Bay of Islands. Das Hostel dort, Pickled Parrot, war ok, obwohl der Raum doch sehr klein war, da hat man schon Besseres gesehen.…

After a full night’s sleep the jetlag was finally gone and we set out to Waiheke island at noon. While we were waiting for the ferry I took the opportunity to test the icecream at Valentino’s (in the Ferry Building) and I can recommend it to you wholeheartedly. Excellent! Waiheke island was excellent as well.…

I`ve finally arrived in Auckland where everything seems to be just the way I left it here nearly three years ago. Actually, I`m way to hungry at the moment to go into much detail. Suffice to say that the second leg of my flight (with Cathay Pacific from HK to AKL) was okayish, but Asian…

Doitsche Bahn muss sterben. Aber immer der Reihe nach. Live from the business class lounge at Hong Kong Airport. Luxury is bliss. 0. Cologne: Unfortunately my friend suddenly got struck by flight panic (or whatever is the correct term) and could not make the flight. Which is why I’m travelling alone again. And probably why…