Jan 15: Back home!
After a good week with Cailene in LA and Vegas, it's time to head home. I have layovers in LA and London, and then fly to Düsseldorf. A 17-hour journey, including layovers. Vegas: G (Landed) on…
Category: To travel
8-11 Nov: Tasmania
Nov 8-11: Tasmania: Got up early for the flight. Once we arrived, we immediately picked up our campervan and drove to a beautiful coastal spot. It was quite noisy in the campervan. We walked around a lavender patch and tried lavender ice cream—delicious! One downside, big...
Los Angeles..
Flew to LA via Fiji, where I'm visiting Cailene, from the Sydney friend group. I had my backpack wrapped in plastic, otherwise it would get caught and lost. I picked a window seat in the plane...
New Plymouth..
Back from the mountain! On New Year's Day, I'm off to the campsite in New Plymouth to pitch my tent. And I have to make sure my gear is dry; almost everything is wet, except what I'm wearing. Click for a fun time-lapse of the...
Thermal Wonderland..
Hells Gate Mud Bath, the mud bubbles because it's boiling! A lake with a pH of 2! Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland
Geothermal park..
Orakei Lorako geothermal park Tongariro waterfall Te Papa museum
Crossing to North Island..
By ferry from Picton to Wellington, about a 3.5-hour journey. Unfortunately, the boat caught me.
Christchurch & goodbye..
We returned the big campervan in Christchurch. We're still using electric scooters. Two of the girls are going home. We've rented a small van to drive back to Auckland, a home delivery deal. Nice and cheap, or at least that was the plan...
Mount Cook..
Highest mountain in NZ We cook outside the camper, because there is something wrong with the gas.
New Zealand..
North and South Islands, together about the size of England (UK). Sometimes with weather similar to Europe, very different from Australia. Flew from Sydney to Queenstown (south of the South), through the mountains to Christchurch, then to the port in…