New Zealand with kids: travel preparations
This guest blog is written by Lonneke, she is living in the Netherlands with her husband Marcel and two sons Thije and Hidde . Lonneke tells us about the amazing trip she made with her family to New Zealand when the boys were 2,5 and 4 years old. The flight YES! We booked […]
New Zealand with kids: almost ready
15 Days to go After waiting so long we are almost there: our trip to New Zealand with kids! Only two weeks before we go, I begin to feel some sort of holiday stress. I need to finish the last things at work and have to pack lots of stuff. I am wondering if you […]
New Zealand with kids: off we go!
We are leaving tomorrow We are looking forward so much to our holiday in New Zealand with kids!! Or scheduled time of departure is 02:00PM, destination: Bangkok. Love it!! Everything is packed and checked in. Now we have time for a nice glass of wine while we wait to board the plane. We fly 4 […]
New Zealand with kids: Rotorua & Napier
Bright green lakes and boiling puddles Our trip to New Zealand with kids continues… We have arrived in Rotorua, staying on a stunning campground at Blue Lake. Our drive to Rotorua was very rainy, nothing new though. In Rotorua a gondola takes us up on the mountain. When we arrive we watch a spectacular movie of […]
New Zealand with kids: down South
Ice princess Our RV roadtrip in New Zealand with kids continues… We left for the Southern Island on Wednesday morning, the boat trip was stunning. When we left Wellington I was already `wowed` by the views, seeing the Southern Island was even more beautiful, indescribably. The clear blue sea, the lush green hills and the rocky […]
New Zealand with kids: whale watching
Christmas with a New Zealand farmers family Our amazing trip to New Zealand with kids still continues..Finally I have wifi again and so much to write about! Let’s start with our visit to Kaikoura, where we went on a whale watching tour. The weather was beautiful, the sea was calm. When we are out on […]
New Zealand with kids: helicopter
The luge Another blog of our holiday in New Zealand with kids. Queenstown is a vibrant, busy city with lots of tourists. There are heaps of activiteit to explore. We arrived on Wednesday. starting to explore the city straight away. On Thursday we take the gondola up the mountain. After buying our tickets we can […]
New Zealand with kids: Nelson and more
Making miles Of we go again, continuing our RV roadtrip in New Zealand with kids. Wanaka to Greymouth is quite a drive, with beautiful scenery: the Fox and Franz Josef gletsjer. We stop at the Franz Josef gletsjer for lunch and a stroll around town. To be honest the drive is a little too long, […]
New Zealand with kids: almost time to go home
Dropping off the RV Today our RV roadtrip in New Zealand with kids comes to an end… We have to drop off the RV. The RV was thoroughly checked, luckily all good. From the rental company we take a taxi back to Auckland to checkin into our hotel. We choose the same hotel where we […]
New Zealand with kids: (almost) home
Flying back home Unfortunately our awesome New Zealand with kids, RV roadtrip is over. After breakfast we take the taxi to the airport. As we are quite early there isn’t any queue and we can check-in straight away. One of the things I love about travelling with kids: in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, they […]