There is a bit of nostalgia in today’s post as we visited Coromandel peninsula and Tauranga in the summer of 2015. At that time, we were in a fairly decent climbing form and decided to follow the instructions in our climbing guide and explore a hidden gem few kilometers from Rotorua – the Mangorewa Rock….
My favourite facts about New Zealand
Do you love ocean? Move to New Zealand. No part of the country lies more than 140 km from the sea. The Māori name for New Zealand is ‘Aotearoa’ – it means ‘land of the long white cloud.’ There is certainly a lot of beauty hidden under this cloud. The first man to…
Organic Dairy Farm Bentham
When you come to New Zealand on Working Holiday Visa, you most likely end up working in agriculture, either on orchards, vineyards or farms. Most lazy assess, like me, don’t quite enjoy it and just survive it to earn some money. There are, of course, some exceptions – like my friend Honzik. He spent 3…
Northland – where Tasman meets Pacific
After a short break in Auckland, where we enjoyed the hospitality of our friends on the Te Atatu Peninsula, we set off for the last part of our 2015 summer adventure – to explore the northernmost part of New Zealand – Northland. This subtropical area is well-known for its beautiful beaches, dunes and majestic Kauri…
Samoa part III.
We arrived to Savaii Island by ferry and were totally captivated by the surroundings within a few seconds. The sea was even bluer, the sand was even whiter, the fish in the sea even more colourful and the locals even warmer. Samoa is a real tropical paradise with all the trimmings as you can imagine…
Samoa part II.
We continued to the southeast coast of the Upolu island and discovered another wonderful accommodation – the Return to Paradise resort. It was a picturesque spot and as a bonus we were the only guests there. We had a beautiful white sand beach just to ourselves. The sea was turquoise and lots of colourful fish…
Samoa part I.
„Paradise exists and it is Samoa!!!” „Talofa Lava in Samoa, Palagi!!!” – „Welcome to Samoa, white faces!!! We had planned our trip to Samoa for August 2015 and we just couldn’t choose a better time to visit this tiny Pacific state. There was a „severe and cruel” winter ruling in New Zealand and nice and…
Taroko Blog
The last stop of our Taiwanese journey was the western coast and its well-known Taroko National Park. This time we travelled by a cheaper and considerably slower train. It took us almost whole day to get from the south to the west. The National Park was located about 30 km from our hostel, so we…
Kenting Blog
The fourth day our our stay in Taiwan, we went to the southernmost part, specifically to the Kenting National Park. Kenting is located on the Hengchun Peninsula in the Pingtung county. It is the oldest national park in the country and all the landscape scenery lovers will be thrilled here. They can enjoy majestic green…
Taipei Blog
Taiwan is a country full of contrasts. Beautiful green forests and pristine sandy beaches are followed by blocks of ruined concrete housing estates and abandoned factories. There is a modern transportation and infrastructure, latest electronics accessible for everyone and yet their power lines and internet cables hang in dense bunches from windows like lianas in…