New Zealand – Day 23 – Singapore and a hop to Malaysia

Monday, April 16 2018 We landed in Singapore at 4:00 in the morning. The thermometer is already at terrible 27 degree C and it is said go get warmer over the day. The weather forecast also say that there is a high possibility for rain and thunderstorms. Sounds great. After finishing immigration (I was the…

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Geocaching event – TElgs 40th birthday in Nelson, New Zealand

Wednesday, April 11 2018 My geocaching event was planned long before I went. When traveling far while I have my birthday why not getting some people gathered to talk geocaching and celebrate a little bit. The event is set to take place between 17:30 and 18:00. The first guest to arrive has actually bought a…

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New Zealand – Day 18 – Nelson

Wednesday, April 11 2018 Happy birthday to me. 🙂 Today is a lazy day with nothing big planned at all. First things first – get into the city to find something nice for breakfast. The night has been cold. My host even send me a message to give me an extra duvet. Not needed, it…

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New Zealand – Day 16 – Christchurch

Monday, April 9th 2018 After a good nights sleep I get out at about 9:00. The weather is gray, compared to the last two weeks cold and as I found out at the geocaching event, there is not so much interesting to do in the city. They are still in after-the-quake mode and I am…

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New Zealand – Day 15 – Auckland to Christchurch

Sunday, April 8th 2018 Today I am leaving the north island and will go to the south island. A short flight from Auckland airport to Christchurch. As always when I have to catch a flight I wake up before my alarm goes of. Enough time to take a shower, pack the rest of my stuff…

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Geocaching challenge done

After nearly 60 caches in New Zealand I finished my last goal today and filled the 500 points before April 8th. But this will not mean that I stop finding caches on holiday. 🙂 All nine planets visited (thanks for including Pluto the poor small guy^^).

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New Zealand – Day 11 – Coromandel east coast

Wednesday, April 4th 2018 Starting the day with breakfast at the owners kitchen. A very nice variety of everything. Elena is providing me with tips for the day – where to go, what to see – and some small talk. The family emigrated from Germany to New Zealand 7 years ago. Interesting to hear how…

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New Zealand – Day 9 – Waipoua Forest

Today another small driving tour. My goal is Waipoura forest, about 100 km west of where I am staying. The forest is the largest remaining native forest in the region and home to two of the largest living Kauri trees. But first things first, there is a special public toilet in the town I am…

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Geocaching madness

The short summer in Romsdal is coming to an end (that is realism, not pessimism^^) and I want to take the opportunity to do some more geocaching. After successfully completing the challenge “Møre og Romsdal rundt” where you have to find one cache in every municipality of the county, I would like to do the…

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