Wai-O-Tapu (in the Maori language “sacred waters”) Active geothermal area at the southern end of the volcanic centre of Okataina, north of the volcanic zone of Lake Taupo. Due to the dramatic geothermal conditions underground, the area has many hot springs that are characterized by colour. Wai-O-Tapu Wonderland Thermal Wai-O-Tapu Read more…
Taupo is a small town on the shores of Lake Taupo, located in the middle of the northern island of New Zealand. The name is an abbreviated version of the Maori name Taupō-Nui-a-Tia. The lake flows into the Waikato River (New Zealand’s longest river), which flows through Huka Falls. Taupo Read more…
Stratford Stratford is the only town in Stratford district in the Taranaki region, situated below the slopes of Mount Taranaki / Egmont. The district includes four major geological features: the Taranaki volcanic cone (2518 m), its associated annular plain, the Patea River basin, and the eastern hill country. An annular Read more…
Wellington is located on the southwestern tip of the North Island between the Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. It has a mild marine climate and is considered the windiest city in the world by average wind speed. Wellington got the status of the capital city of New Zealand in Read more…
I remember when we settled down in Malaysia for a long time and tempted other family members to come and see us and relax from work. I do not know why, but whenever we like it somewhere, we need to show it to our friends ….. The offer of Malaysia Read more…
Since Martin and I decided to travel, we had the opportunity to celebrate Christmas time in Asia (Malaysia) in 2017, last year we stayed till 22nd December in Cambodia, then we arrived to the Czech Republic and arrived home for Christmas Eve dinner, and this year we are in the Read more…
After a long time, I am adding a new article in which you will learn how our stay in New Zealand continues… .. After we finished our second volunteering, we found accommodation in the same neighborhood in Brown Kiwi Backpackers Hostel. This is where we knew that our financial reserves Read more…
And it is here! Again, we are standing at the door of the new hosts and we have mixed feelings. We don´t know if we will understand each other, etc … but once you decide for volunteering, then the uncertain feelings of it are an integral part – at least Read more…
The journey to the first volunteering We didn’t have the best weather to transport. It was a heavy rainy day but the check-out at the hostel was before 10 a.m. Fortunately, we were in the center and had a lot of bus stops nearby. And because we didn’t have a Read more…
Our first accommodation after a week is over and we were thinking where to go. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to look for accommodation, and as we have the experience of our trip in Asia, we can get accommodation in exchange for help to the hosts. Workaway is not Read more…