Tokyo, amusing Japanese metropolis, where I ended up pretty much by a coincidence. To be honest, I’ve never dreamed of going to Japan. However, when Tanya suggested I should join her on a road trip to Asia and told me, that she has a family in Thailand and Japan, I couldn’t say no. I left…
Coromandel
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….
Wairarapa
Wairarapa is one of the rare areas spared of the tourist madness. That’s one but not the only reason I love it there. It is spectacular. We took an advantage of the long Labour weekend and explored Wairarapa a little bit more. The highlights of our trip were definitely Rimutaka Forest, Putangirua Pinnacles, Cape Palliser…
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 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…
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…