Queenstown is hip, Queenstown is young, dynamic and scenic…Queenstown is a lot but boring. Hence there are a lot of young people in town, but also tourists from all over the world. There is a lot to do in Queenstown: enjoying lake activities, biking, hiking and and and…
How true. I bet a lot of people think about New Zealand as a country being “green and blue”, but no, the Central Otago couldn’t be more different! What an intense landscape; I can now not only understand, but almost physically feel how the mainly pinot noir grapes are under stress here. The hot summers …
When we arrived at Lake Wanaka we instantly thought of Grindelwald in Switzerland. Not that the two little towns look alike, not at all, but somehow they convey common life style or image: sporty, hip, dynamic, a little greenwash…a year-round destination near Mount Aspiring National Park. We like the vibrations, clearly a different experience to …
Driving from Nelson to Westport was pure fun and we got remembered on what we liked so much here in New Zealand: endless forest, nature, wild coast lines as natural as it can be … We drove by Mount Richmond Forest Park, the Victoria Forest Park and the Kahurangi National Park and it’s so peaceful; …
That was a flying visit to Wellington but we will return. We took the ferry at 8 pm and had a relaxed boat trip to Picton. Early next morning we travelled further to Nelson as the weather forecast predicted another couple of sunny days in Nelson and its region. We arrived at midday and got …
After a couple of days in Taranaki, we trully felt more than comfortable in our little town New Plymouth. The weather was great, the beaches were on their best behaviour and we enjoyed visiting all the coffees in turn. Yet there are other great places waiting to be discovered so we moved on to Wellington. …
We asked ourselves again: Why are we here, in New Plymouth? There are no spectacular wineries and not too many, recommended restaurants (yet a couple of fancy cafes!) but there is a gorgeous scenery. Not only because of the great Mt. Taranaki (2518 m), but the hilly, beautiful hinterland. Whethe you explore the Forgotten Highway …
After spending a couple of days in Auckland, on Parnell and on Ponsenby we finally got our car and headed north. The weather conditions were great, sunshine, nice sunny temperatures. The miraculous climate here is also known as winterless north in which sweaters are optional and subtropical fruits appear wondrous… Unfortunately, a very winterly flu …
We went for a last long, long walk a long Santa Monica Beach, enjoying the sporty people, running, blading and biking on the small waterfront trail, enjoyed a wonderful late afternoon coffee at Funnel Mill before heading to the airport, catching our flight to Auckland, New Zealand. It’s great to be back in Auckland; feels …