After recovering from our jetlag in Auckland (Amsterdam – Auckland in 33 hours is no stroll in the park…) one of the first stops of our Northland itinerary was The Bay of Islands. This area, which is about a three hours drive north from Auckland …
(and spend the entire day at Cathedral Cove instead) It was in our Lonely Planet, it was in all New Zealand itineraries we saw, and it was supposed to be awesome. But to us, Hot Water Beach was an amazing disappointment. Why? Read on and …
As part of our honeymoon in Indonesia in september 2017, we spent three days in Yogyakarta. This city of about half a million inhabitants is way more relaxed than Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. For example, there is far less traffic. However, we still wouldn’t recommend …
Budapest is a beautiful city where there are things to do for everyone. You see a lot of young people drinking cheap beer and enjoying night life, bachelor parties roaming the streets and organized pub crawls. Although we do enjoy a nice drink and join …
We stayed in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, for 24 hours on our way from Vienna to Budapest and we enjoyed it a lot. Bratislava is fairly small and not yet touched by mass tourism. But this doesn’t mean that it’s a sleepy and boring city; …
Vienna, the capital of Austria, was once the home of Sigmund Freud and Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the latter one better known as ‘Sissi’. The city offers an abundance of historical, cultural and culinary sites. So where to start when visiting Vienna? No sweat! Here …
During our two weeks of traveling through Java, Indonesia, we did a lot of great things. But one of the most memorable highlight was our overnight stay at the Sukamade Turtle Hatchery. Seeing a female turtle laying her eggs at the beach at night and …
What if we told you that you can score Vienna opera tickets on the cheap? Even cheaper than what you’d pay for a guided tour? Would you believe us? “Aren’t opera tickets really expensive?”, we hear you think. True, usually they are. And we feel …
We already hear a low rumbling as we walk up the hill. With a mix of anticipation and excitement we slowly climb to the edge of the crater. As soon as we reach the top we can see dozens of meters down into the crater, …