Australia is a land of spectacular natural wonders, great beaches and exciting people and not surprisingly travelers flock there every year to enjoy this great country. During our trip a few months ago we were driving with our campervan through a small town and reached a small fishing harbour set right besides some rocks when […]
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The Best Trek in New Zealand: Tongariro National Park
by maitravelsite on July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is claimed to be the best trek in New Zealand. This 4 day journey takes you accross 2 volcanoes, several lakes and picture perfect sceneries, but if four days is too much walking for you no problem: there are shorter alternatives as well. This time I have posted my article as […]
New Zealand: North Island in 10 pictures
by maitravelsite on July 12, 2010 | 7 Comments
New Zealand’s capital city, Auckland, is known as the city of sails because of the hundreds of yachts that can be spotted near the harbour. Two things make Rotorua stand out as the second most visited city in New Zealand’s North island: geothermal energy has been used here as a natural resource for hundreds of […]
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7 Comments »Taranaki in New Zealand– a hidden secret
by maitravelsite on June 18, 2010 | 8 Comments
It has always been known that New Zealand has an extravagant nature and is one of the mose traveler friendly countries in the world. This was emphasized right after the Lord of the Rings saga which was the ultimate free advertising could have gotten and rightfully so. Today Arotearoa (the Maori name for New Zealand) […]
Posted in Australia & New Zealand, New Zealand Tags: arotearoa, new zealand, surfing, volcano, windsurfing 8 Comments »Beach tennis: the Asia-Pacific tour
by maitravelsite on June 11, 2010 | 7 Comments
Traveling is a lot of fun by itself, with new destinations and new people you meet being an eye opening experience that keeps you busy and in awe most of the time. Yet sometimes the trip itself can be made into an even better experience if you are able to practice a hobby, sport or […]
Posted in Australia, Bali, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Tahiti and Moorea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam Tags: Australia, Bali, beach tennis, Brunei, Cambodia, French Polynesia, hong kong, Indonesia, JAPAN, Macau, Malaysia, Moorea, new zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, video, Vietnam 7 Comments »Australia road trip: Sydney to Melbourne
by maitravelsite on June 5, 2010 | 5 Comments
Happy as we were with our free camper van we left Sydney heading South to Jervis Bay , our first stop which had been recommended by Tim. Along the way there are great stopovers: beautiful seaside villages like Kiama where we stopped for a coffee (I recommend you pull over too) or youthful Wollongong, home […]
Posted in Australia, Australia & New Zealand Tags: Australia, camper van, road trip, Sydney to Melbourne, Traveller's Auto Barn 5 Comments »
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