Disovering Kiwi Land on the other side ot the world: work and travel in New Zeland
Blog posts
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Samoa part III Savai'i
On the ferry, it was so freezing cold that after that one hour drive, we were all so happy to be on land again. But it had been nice to see the island from the sea and to observe some flying fishes, it was the first time that I saw them in reality. The first problem,...
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Country of Middle Earth
My German friend at whose place we had been staying in the beginning and around Christmas time, had a very beautiful present for me. Actually, she said it was because I had been taking care of her horse for 2 and a half years and she would owe me something. But for me...
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Heading South - the Nelson Region
As I already mentioned in the last post, we came almost late for our ferry as we had been stuck in a traffic jam of a herd of cows. We already had that several times, but normally they have their own paths and just cross the roads some times. Often, they already have...
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West Coast - glacier and helicopter flight
On our way to Greymouth, we stopped at New Zealands longest suspension bridge, the Buller Gorge Swingbridge. Of course, we had to cross it and already on the other side, went for a walk there. It was nice, the bridge was funny – just on a side note, flip flops are not...
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West Otago and near-death experiences
We still stayed some time in Wanaka, which we had selected as the most beautiful part of New Zealand until now, and it kept to be as beautiful. The sunshine stayed during all the time and brightened our mood even more. We went a lot hiking to some small lakes as the...
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Fiordland and Southland
Starting in Te Anau and leading up to the village of Milford, winds the Milford Highway. On this road, you will find many camp site and several small and also longer hiking tracks to special places. As we arrived in the evening, we just stayed at the first camping place...
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Dunedin and Mackenzie District
Before continuing to Canterbury, we stayed several days in Dunedin because I wanted to get rid of my fever that I had gotten. It started out slowly, probably after the many rainy days that we stayed in the cold car, and grew worse and worse, until I lay in bed shivering...
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Canterbury and Marlborough - Amazing landscapes and horse trek
In Christchurch, we had the best weather! The sun was shining the whole day and it was almost too warm. The first day there, we went to discover the city centre. It was all still a little improvised even though the big earthquake was at that time already three years...