Day 12 The following day we left the coast and drove inlands to Rotorua. On our way we already passed 3 of the 16 really lovely lakes the Rotorua district can offer. See a map of the trip and the area here! Shortly before we … Read More →
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Coromandel Region and Bay of Plenty
Day 10 – Coromandel Peninsula This post’s first paragraph I would like to dedicate to all hills, curves and narrow one-lane bridges one is going to encounter when driving around New Zealand. It’s hardly believable how many of them NZ can offer. Especially after having … Read More →
The Northland Region of NZ
Day 5 – Auckland to Whangarei Ok, I reckon it’s time to leave the city now. We honestly have seen far to many people. Need to catch up with the sheep to get the ratio of 1/10 right. Right?! What follows is a wrap up. … Read More →
Auckland, New Zealand
Day 1 Saturday morning, the 13th of October, after more than 6 hours on the plane with Air New Zealand we finally arrived in Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city. Also known as the City of Sails, this vibrant Polynesian centre resides astride two beautiful harbours … Read More →
The Southwest of Western Australia
Lush green forests and spectacular coastline characterises the popular southwest with the prominent capes and countless national parks. Check out the route! Day 1 Thus on 4 October we hired a small Toyota Corolla at Bayswater Car Rentals and started our 1,500 km trip down … Read More →
Perth – Broome – Perth
Day 1: Perth – Kalbarri On Friday 21 September early morning at 7 am we departed Perth. Our trip with Planet Perth Tours was going to take us up the West Coast of Australia to Broome in 10 days and then back down to Perth … Read More →
The King Country and Taranaki Region
A map from this part of the journey can be found here… Day 15 – Rotorua to Waitomo It was time to leave stinky Rotorua. Heading westbound on the highway to Matamata, a small town being famous for its nearby Hobbiton movie set. Right after … Read More →