Early the next morning Anna and me had our last drive of our Noth Island Tour together when I brought her to the ferry station. After saying goodbye and us both being sad but excited for the following days at the same time, I started my way alone.And it was very strange. Not only because…

And then we arrived at the destination that changed the whole character of the trip… Wellington is the most Southern capital city in the world and has a lot to offer. Now, being already back to Germany, I know that so far Wellington is my favourite city in NZ. I don’t know if I just…

Our tour continued through wonderful valleys full of vineyards as we drove through Martinborough. It is one of the most famous wine areas of New Zealand’s North Island. The fruitful silt from the Ruamahunga River provides outstanding nutrients and the hill’s stones save the sunlight’s warmth and release that heat in cool nights. It creates…

We believed that it would be really hard to impress us after we have been to Napier as this city had kind of blown our mind. But New Zealand has something interesting to offer all over the place. Driving on we came across this sign: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu: This is how Maori call the Taumata Hill southwest…

I had heard a lot about Anna’s and my next destination. People say that this city is Hawkes Bay’s heart and its architecture is unique in New Zealand. I planned my whole trip after the special event that this city is celebrating each and every year. Our next stop was Napier. Arriving in this beautiful…

Posting nice pictures and great stories about beautiful places so far, it is now time to introduce you to the days that took place in the middle of the trip. Because our next days turned out to be different to what we had expected at first. With the little information that was given in our…

The next day we drove to Hick’s Bay and before we arrived there we have already had a nice view on the waterfront. Parking our car on the beach we enjoyed our lunch on the seaside. And without thinking we just spent some time on the beach, before we wanted to go for the next…

Friday the 14th of Feburary, a journey from fascination over confusion to excitement – a big day in my, but especially Anna’s life. Driving from the Coromandel Peninsula to the area of Rotorua, we could smell the special sight we would visit that day already. I remembered that smell very well from some days in…

When reading the title you might ask yourself: What is Shankara? To answer that question I simply quote Indiana Jones in the Temple of Doom: Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory. The reason why I quote Indiana Jones in this article is not just because Indiana Jones is a great character but because I…

Our first days on the Coromandel Peninsula blew our minds in many ways. Not only because of the fact that our home was a car and we would wake up with the sunrise because of the light and the heat that came with it or having various itchy mosquito bites (Anna was of course the…