Another fascinating bus ride of about 3h along the wild west coast took me to Hokitika. The reason to come here was to cycle the West Coast Wilderness Trail from…
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The scooter is the way to get around in Thailand Do as the locals do. So I rented a roller to get around in Chiang Rai. But my last ride…
Within the Westland Tai Poutini National Park Early in the morning, I took the bus from Wanaka to Franz Joseph Glacier. This is a journey through the wild mountains of…
Thrilling Backcountry: Kiwi’s Playground Just 50 minutes’ drive from Queenstown over the magnificent Crown Range, Wanaka perfectly complements the neighboring capital of Adrenaline. Located at the shores of beautiful Lake…
The Central Otago Wine Hotspot Cromwell is a small town linking the towns of Wanaka, Queenstown, and Alexandra. In order to go from Clyde to Wanaka, I had to pass…
From Clyde to Middlemarch The Central Otago Rail Trail is New Zealand’s first Rail Trail. The 152km long trail follows the former route of the Otago Central Railway. Opened in…
New Zealand The land of “Lord of the Rings” nurtured a desire to travel for many years. It promised majestic mountains, powerful glaciers, secluded bays, nature reserves, alpine paradises, thousands…
Eat, drink, sleep, repeat. About 90km south of Surfers Paradise, just after passing the border into New South Wales, there is the little town of Byron Bay. It has the…
Surfers Paradise The connection from Brisbane to the Gold Coast is very good and easy. There is a direct train every hour from Roma Street Station to Helensvale and from…
Covid-19 kills While China and Europe were firmly in the grip of the Corona Crisis I was traveling through New Zealand and enjoyed a trouble-free time admiring the wonders of…