Martinborough is a picturesque vineyard region near Wellington. Coming through the Ngauranga Gorge on a sunny day, you can enjoy some stunning views. Many people come to Martinborough for excellent wine and culinary experiences. Not many…
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Tokyo
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Northland
Te Ara Hikurangi
During the first Christmas we spent in New Zealand, in 2014, we decided to climb the Te Ara Hikurangi mountain in Ngati Porou area. With its 1752 meters, it is the highest mountain of non-volcanic origin…
Asia Trip Video
My friend and the best travel buddy, Tanya Chaimonkong, created this amazing video of our epic trip to Asia. In only one month we managed to visit Thailand (Bangkok, Chiangmai, Koh Samui and Lampang), Japan (Osaka…