When the kids go to bed, we tell each other what was the best and the worst of the day. To our surprise, Anna mentioned…

After spending almost 8 months in NZ, sleeping in many different types of accomodations during our road trips, I was almost about to blog about…

We’ve booked our flights back home today. We knew that they are only going to be more expensive if we wait even longer. Most interestingly,…

A recently found local magazine described Christchurch a “Donut-City” – because it has a hole in its center. What initially sounds kind of funny turns out…

I admit it – I pretended to be (or become) a local for some time after we arrived here. But the truth is, we’re still…

It’s late December in Queenstown, christmas promotions and kitchy songs everywhere and people go shopping like it was their last day on earth (well, actually…

After living almost half a year in NZ, we seem to have found what we were looking for: Our family, our children. We have proven…

The famous rolling hills of New Zealand:  

Wow!! What a waterfall! Despite its beauty, the Bridal Veil Falls near Raglan (Hamilton) are not really well known. The waterfall is 55 metres high,…

Here we are again, about one hour drive from Auckland in Muriwai, to see the permanent colony of about 1200 pairs of nesting gannets. They’re located…