Oceania

Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand and home to more than a third of the entire country’s population. Before you arrive, you will hear many contrasting opinions about Auckland: while many prefer to flee the hectic city in search…

Lake Taupo on New Zealand’s North Island is actually the largest lake in the country. Taupo itself isn’t exactly buzzing, but it’s a very comfortable town. However, the true highlights lie outside the town centre, such as the sparkling blue…

To be completely honest, Napier was actually nothing more than a little detour on our New Zealand trip. It was thanks to the high rain forecast that we quickly chose a random place in the North Island that had the…

Sometimes you just need to give places a second chance. That was our relationship with Wellington. In short: We had stopped in Wellington on our first trip through New Zealand but the spark wasn’t quite there. So on our second…