Category: Travel
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Just a short train ride away
Just about 2 hours from Hamburg is the capital Berlin. I took the train down for a short notice visit. It was sunny and warm, and the predicted thunder storms didn’t arrive. I may have gotten a more than minor sunburn, though. There’s always something you forget to bring. Just a glimpse from today. I…
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Auckland
Captain’s log, supplementary. I wanted to add a couple of snapshots from Auckland, even though I have been back in Hamburg for a couple of days now. There were almost too many for a post, but I will post a selection. At the end of my trip, I stayed in Auckland for four days. It…
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Leaving Auckland
I’m having a last breakfast/brunch at the diner opposite Skycity, before I will leave for the airport. Checked out already, bags packed (weight yet to be determined) and ready to leave. Well, that’s not entirely correct. I’d love to stay. Another beautiful and sunny day makes parting hard.
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Whangarei Falls
Today was another beautiful and sunny day. It was drizzling a little in the afternoon, but with temperatures around 23C I didn’t even mind getting a little wet. Where did I leave you in my last post? In Coromandel. Well, the drive from Coromandel took me up north past Auckland on the motorway (yes, there’s…
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Napier to Coromandel via East Cape
Let me phrase it simply: New Zealand is beautiful! The north island as well as the south island. The scenery is a little different in the north. There are hills and mountains on the north island, too. Of course they may be not as high as the Southern Alps, but still beautiful. My route took…
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Wellington to Napier
Today, I have no photo for you. I left Wellington this morning and took the scenic route towards Napier on the east coast of the north island. The clouds hung low over the mountains and for a short bit of the road, I drove through them again. But I cleared up later that morning and…
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Nelson to Picton
Today was another wonderful day in New Zealand. Im am still on the South Island. After having spent the night at a campsite in Nelson, I left early in the morning. The clouds hung low, but it cleared up during the day and became bright and sunny. The air already is cold and chilly, but…
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Nelson
I left the camp site early this morning with the clouds still hanging low over and in the mountains. Winding its way along the mountains, I drove thought thick fog at times. Took things a bit slowlier today, but the drive to Nelson was short. With only two or three stops along the way, I…
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Greymouth to Lyell
One step back. Before I arrived in Nelson today, I drove from Greymouth following the Highway 6. I stopped at Lyell for an afternoon walk (The Old Ghost Road – wouldn’t want to do that one at night…) and continued this morning. I briefly stopped in Greymouth to get a few snapshots. Then the journey…