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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island October 13th 2011

So, here a short blog about the first week and a half of travelling with my brother through the north island. We got ourselves a litlle campervan to be a bit more flexible and cause a lot of havoc on the streets. :-) After picking him up at the airport we first went to Rotorua for a couple of days to see Hell's Gate Geothermal reserve and a really great Maori concert. Then it was off to Taupo for some kayaking to see the maori stone carvings. later that day we went to the Huka falls and then enjoyed a nice and relaxing evening near the marina. But then we were headed to Mordor (Tongariro National Park). We hiked up to the Tama Lakes and had the opportunity for some really great pictures. What an exhausting ... read more
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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua September 17th 2011

After quite a long time I finally got back to the blog! Been trying to organise things for my travels and just didn’t have the time to come here and keep you all updated on what’s happening in my little corner of the world. Soon my brother’s gonna come over and we’ll be touring NZ for a month and then I’m off to South Africa for another month. But before I leave this country I still want to post pics from the last few times I’ve been out and about... At first, one from my last walk to the lake front here in Rotorua – not really a special day by all means but I still got some nice shots. And last week, me and my new flatmate Stefan went out to the Redwoods for a ... read more
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Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua March 8th 2011

Had one of the most amazing days in a long time!!! James and I got a free ticket to Agroventures, which is an adventure park here in town. We did everything on offer there - or almost everything... I chickened out of the Bungy, just couldn't do it! But anyways - first we went on the jetboat ride. Absolutely hilarious, I just now want to have one of those!!! 0-100 kph in 4.4 seconds. Then off to the Shweeb (from German Schwebebahn - you just can't get rid of us Germans...). Well, I definitely didn't need a workout anymore that day. It's just a bike race on a monorail bike - really intense! 600m in 1.17 minutes. But I wouldn't need my legs after that anymore, because I went flying. Has anyone seen the coke comercial ... read more
me and james in the shweeb
the race is on!!!
just about to ...

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty » Whakatane February 9th 2011

Went on a little three day trip last week to Whakatane and Mt Maunganui. Started tuesday morning bright and early by picking up the car from the rental company - promised to be a lot of fun 'coz that was only my second time driving a car with the steering wheel on the wrong/right (pun intended here...) side of the car. Surprisingly enough I made it up to Whakatane in one piece and started planning what to do that day. I ended up decinding on a sunset kayak tour - just me and the tour guide. Had a lot of fun and some good memeories (pics included to make you all extra jealous!). So now I decided to find a kayaking operatro here in Rotorua to see some more of the area. Finished that evening nice ... read more
sunset over Ohope harbour
giant kiwi
kiwi on wheels

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua January 17th 2011

just want to show some sign of life again! I'm still loving being in Rotorua working quite a bit. Wanted to go for a nice long walk today but of course it ad to start raining this morning after. Maybe I'll go later on... Saturday was James birthday.So I'm officially living with an old man now :-P Other than that life is just the usual... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua December 27th 2010

Just moved into a 3 bedroom flat last week!!! Can't really belkive my luck - this is the most space I've had in ages. Plus, I got a nice flatmate. Finally the luck is on my side. Now we just need to have a house warming party... Christmas was great. Been at the crash palace for drinks, BBQ and a secret santa. Later on went to another hostel for even more drinks and then off to the pub. What a great day! I just don't think the drinks worked really wel with my cold. Kinda spend the whole next day in bed. CU soon and have a great new year!!!... read more
kitchen
view down to the car park

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua December 8th 2010

finally got everything sorted! Got a place to live, a job, and still enough time to go out and see the area! Just realized today how soon it's already gonna be christmas. Still can't really believe it - christmas carols in the sun just feels so wrong... Been here in Rotorua now for about a week and a half and I'm still so amazed every time I go to the park and see the Geysirs, hot pools and mud pools just there, right in front of me. Seriously cool place! But right now the best thing is, I'm sitting in a pub (typically british style) enjoying a few drinks and wondering why excactly I'm under the Wales flag - that great big dragon is kinda scary... :-P Gonna go get another drink now. Have fun folks!!! ... read more
old bath house
roses
entrance to government gardens

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua November 27th 2010

Finally arrived in Rotorua!Been travelling on the bus for a few days now and I'm already sick of it. Bit sad that everyone else is going on with the bus, but well, what can you do?! Really like this place here. I'm so glad that I chose Rotorua as a summer stop. the town has flair (and a rather special smell... you just can't get away from that sulphur) AND hopefully a job for me. Looking up at the top of the page I can see all those countries to choose from for this blog and I already want to start travelling again but first I've got to make some money. I'll probably gonna go to a few more countries then I originally thought. But first - off into the night and get a few Jägerbombs... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Mount Eden November 16th 2010

Ready for the travels! Going to be NZ for a year and than we'll see from there on. Stay with me - there's gonna be some awesome pics following eventually :-P... read more
Sky tower Auckland
one tree hill
Mt Eden crater




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