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Tips from the Road

Tips, Tricks, Advice and Pearls of Wisdom. Here’s a few things we have learned over the last two years of bike touring, travelling, camping, commuting and having fun. This list will also include things that we would do differently when travelling again. Deciding to cycle tour through New Zealand was one of the best decisions…

September 7, 2015 in Bike Touring, Cycling, Germany, New Zealand, North Island, South Island, Uncategorized.

The first leg Home

Riding our bikes to the Tekapo bus station marked the end of the cycle touring for us, although it wasn’t the end of the over all journey. We still, somehow, had to get ourselves, the bikes and all of our luggage back to Germany. We waited anxiously and hoped the driver would accept all our…

October 7, 2014 in Bike Touring, New Zealand, North Island, Off the Bike, South Island, Uncategorized.

The North Island in pictures

After almost 5 months on the North Island of New Zealand, I think Its time to recap on all that has happened. Here’s some of the ‘best of’ photographs Jasmin and I have taken.  Auckland   Hawke’s Bay Apple Thinning   Tiniroto Rd     Gisborne   Eastwood Hill Arboretum     East Cape  …

May 18, 2014 in Bike Touring, New Zealand, North Island, Travel, Uncategorized, Work.

Wellington

After cycling across the North Island we decided to take the bus from Wanganui to Wellington and avoid 200 kms of very busy highways that are not cycling friendly. From what we heard most cyclist go part of the way by bike and then take the train once the motorway opens up as you approach…

May 5, 2014 in Bike Touring, New Zealand, North Island, Off the Bike, Travel, Uncategorized.

The Tongariro Crossing

April 7, 2014 in New Zealand, North Island, Off the Bike, Travel, Uncategorized.

Volcanic Action

After the Wwoofing was done we picked up the bike trail in Rotorua close to where we left off. We stayed around Rotorua for a few days to relax and to get a few things sorted out on the bikes. We upgraded our tires to puncture proof ones. I got myself a set of Schwalbe…

March 19, 2014 in Bike Touring, New Zealand, North Island, Travel, Uncategorized.

Wwoofing

After the trip around the East Cape it was back on the bus to Gisborne where we had some Wwoofing work lined up. It wasn’t the greatest feeling ever to pack our bikes onto a bus but it would have been really silly to cycle 350 kilometers back the way we came. The bus ride…

February 27, 2014 in New Zealand, North Island, Off the Bike, Travel, Uncategorized, Work.

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