Tonga: the first impressions!
Warm, wet and exactly like we like: people, people, talking with people!
South Pacific
After she has already visited 25 countries, we asked 4,5-year-old Hanna: – Where next?
Experiencing already some few-month-long family trips to different parts of the world, our dream was to go as far as possible and it made us smile, when Hanna answered: to Taka Tuka Land. Any idea where is it? Taka Tuka is the place where the father of Pippi Longstocking from Astrid Lindgrend‘s book is living. The book says: South Seas. That is nothing else than the Pacific Ocean!
So here we go: in April 2013 we started with our two kids Hanna and Mila in New Zealand: driving for 6 weeks on the northern and southern island, sleeping in the tent. Then we flew to The Kingdom of Tonga, we hitchhiked on a yacht to Fiji and then still spend some weeks in the most wild and exiting place we have ever seen: Vanuatu.
And here is still our pack list for our family outdoor trip trough New Zealand and the South Pacific.
Video: Just a day on the road
During traveling so much things is going on. But the paradox is that we remember all of it: what was our morning view, what did we eat for breakfast and who did we meet. To give you a feeling about our typical day in New Zealand, we made this video. Wanna join us? ;)
Who can you meet? Animals of New Zealand
Seals, penguins, dolphins and kiwi birds – that was our plan of meetings for New Zealand. We saw much more wildlife in New Zealand!
Thank you, Maoris!
Coolest place to sleep in New Zealand? Marae, the sacred meeting area of Maori people. We were lucky to be invited!
Kiwi fruit, kiwi bird and the Kiwis
Our girls were totally confused. In both: Polish and German we call the fruit, the bird and the citizen of New Zealand with simple short “kiwi”. In NZ you better not mess it up.
New Zealand – a country for you?!
You have this picture in mind of far away New Zealand: freeeeee, wild and empty? Hmmm. It’s not. But it’s for sure a good country for the travel-beginners: very easy and very beautiful.
Postcards from New Zealand, to YOU
Dear Family, dear Mama, Grandma, sister, brother, dear Oma and Opa, dear Natalie, Pan, Tymus and Rui, dear Maciek and Adam, dear Imke, dear Aga, dear Ula, dear Ania, dear Casi and Marie, dear aunts and uncles, dear Hania H, dear Hania N, dear Ammalia and Gall and Kiriana, dear Undkonsorten, dear Selma, Elimar (and Read More
Christchurch earthquake: did you know?
Just imagine that there is suddenly nothing from your favourite city centre. There is no your favourite cafe, where you meet with friends. There is no cinema. There is no your office. Your lively, beautiful city changes into many little villages around. Sad story? This is what happened to Christchurch.
Crazy nature: Moeraki Boulders
Māori peoples say it’s eel baskets, calabashes, and kumara washed ashore from the wreck of a large sailing canoe. Hanna and Hanna say it’s the best playground in New Zealand.
Milford Sound: a sound of nature
I guess this was the most impressive place we have ever seen. Worth to cross the whole New Zealand to get there!
It’s all about people
– Hello! I’m Mila and I’m three! – Mila likes to tell to people around. – You are free? – asked Andy. – Then you have everything in life!
Bungee jumps’ home? New Zealand!
Every day something new? So maybe a bungee jump from 47-metres bridge above the crazy blue river, in the home country of bungee jumping?
Good travel team
You want to travel with your kids? Make two of them (at least)!
Abel Tasman didn’t touch NZ!
Just imagine: it’s deep XVII century and you are travelling on the ship for years to find new lands and draw new maps! And only after 125 years the next European person will be there! That was a story of Abel Janszoon Tasman – Dutch seafarer and explorer, who in 1642 saw New Zeleand (and Read More
A big hill of Pancake Rocks
How long does it take to make a giant stack of pancakes? About 30 million years ;)
Life is good in New Zealand
“And if we just slow down just a little, slow down just a little… …we might find!” – Video of our fist days in New Zealand.
Little cosmos: Orakei Korako, Geyserland
Gushing geysers, hot springs, bubbling mud pools and some some crazy colourful silica terraces! Add to this questions of your kids: – And what is this? And what does it do? And how does it work? – and you will have an interesting day in cosmos!
Sounds, smiles, smells: Pasifika Festival
Once a year you can do Pacific Islands’ hopping without moving from Auckland. And because the timing was perfect: we were in Auckland exactly at this weekend, and because after New Zealand we will do the real islands’ hopping – we had to visit Pasifika Festival.
Ready, steady, go! To Auckland!
What time is it? What day is it?? After crossing 13 time zones in 2,5 days, not really sleeping and being overexcited, we landed in Auckland, New Zealand. We rent the car at the airport and without the map and driving for the first time ever on the left side of the road – we Read More
Go with us!!
Our very first video, made during our flight from London to Hong Kong. Will you come with us for the trip?