Travel Blogs Nearby
Natur Pur!
Der Abel Tasman Nationalpark ist der in der Region am meisten besuchte Nationalpark. Bekannt ist der Abel Tasman Coast Track, welcher über 50km der Küste folgt und in mehreren Tagesetappen erwandert werden kann. Der Weg führt durch das Innere des Parks zum Ausgangspunkt zurück und kann so auf über 80km erweitert werden. Ich ...
And the seagull's name was...
... via this. At least got some views of town and the marina from the top. Now that the rain had gone and the mists lifted, you could see all the lovely hills surrounding Nelson. A lot of houses have been built up on these hills. I then traipsed back towards the center of town, stopping at another info panel. This was most revealing – and clearly it has taken this long for it to sink in – why is Nelson called Nelson? Why there are streets and parks called Hardy, ...
End of RWC and South Island travels begin
... and the journos had invited me to stay with them if I made my way out there for the Boks vs Pumas game in Argentina. Definitely something to consider.
As I made my south island preparations, booking a bus passport through a coach line called nakedbus (no the costs are stripped down, now the commuters) and had a general idea of where I was heading, Tana arrived on the Saturday of the Wales vs France semi-final and we, with a few other friends decided to hit the fan ...
Big Trip, die erste
... Am Samstag sind wir dann nach Picton. Picton ist die Hafenstadt, an der die Fähren von und zu der Nordinsel abfahren/ankommen. Wie fast alle Städte in NZ ist Picton recht klein aber dafür recht schön gelegen. Mehr kann man hierzu allerdings auch schon wieder nicht schreiben.
Nachdem ein grausliger starker Wind aufkam sind wir dann auch von hier nach Nelson aufgebrochen. Zuvor hab ich mir noch eine Unterkunft für die nächsten Wochen gesucht, da die ...
Heaphy Track - Day Three
... hour, Karla's drugs were wearing off and her pace was slowing noticably. The final hour to Heaphy was a painful one, and this was made worse when we discovered that we had mis-read the map and were 30 minutes behind where we thought we were!
When we finally arrived at Heaphy the views were well worth it! We had an early dinner and Karla sat in the sun while I walked down to the beautiful Tasman Sea!
...


