Kata Tjuta

Not as famous as Urulu but still amazing hills just few kilometers from the big red rock. We did a short walk around it together with some flyes and tourists :)

SK: Menej známe ako Urulu ale stale skvelé miesto ibo zopár kilometrov od "veľkého červeného kameňa".

Oodnadatta Track

We could not resist! To have have a better look we rented a 4WD car for two days and did a part of the famous Oodnadatta Track :)

Outback!

This is how we always imagined Australia and here it is. Red, hot, dusty and abandoned! We love it!!!

Dubbo ZOO

Well we expected more "Safari" style experience and at the end it was just normal ZOO. But at least we finally had a cance to see kangoroos alive, not just dead on the side of the road :)

Pacific Highway

Random pictures from driving up north from Sydney to Port Macquarie

Whale Watching

Pictures from whale watching @ Port Macquarie.

Fotky z pozorovania veľrýb v Port Macquarie.

Blue Moutains, Australia

Just a quick one day stop in Blue Mountains which were bit gray but stil awasome :-)

Sydney

Three days in Sydney and we did a lot - got our lovely Spaceship Van called Boomer, had couple of drinks with Palo, Janka and Dirk and of course had a bit of time left for sightseeing :)

Fiji - Yasawa Islands

7 days on Yasawa Islands - Fijis main travelers attraction. We did bit of island hopping and were enjoying stunning white sandy beaches and crystal clear lagoons.
Our night with a local family in Namuamua Village up the Navua river and last few days busing around the Viti Levu Island.

Samoa

Talofa,

We didn't have much time to say goodbye to you, but maybe it's because we will have one more chance. The truth is, it was really tough to escape from New Zealand ;)

Huuuuuuge THANKS for all your support, help, hugs, smiles and gifts. You won't be forgotten never-ever and that is also why you made it to this spam email from the roads :)

You wouldn't believe it, but after all the chaos before leaving New Zealand, we didn't miss our flight and made it to SAMOA at the end :) So you definitely won't see us - troublemakers - for next couple of months.

We are in Samoa almost 1 week, but all what we managed so far was to get on one of the colourful local buses (btw. Orange is still missing here), heading to most beautiful and charming place on south-east coast of Upolu Island, called Lalomanu; found our romantic beach fale (small basic hut made from wood and palm leaves) just 10m from the sea; done lots and lots of reading, swimming or snorkelling around coral reefs; walked to nearest village to admire their slow, laid-back lifestyle and to speak to locals, especially saying hello to kids; eaten Samoan specialities each evening (we've even broken our strict vegetarian diet and tried the yummy dead fish here); had fun on fiafia (traditional dance performance, fire-show together with singing) and last but not least we slept 10 hours a day. What a tropical paradise! :)

Last 2 days we were already bored with doing nothing, so we had to come to the city - Apia and find the internet café. Addiction after being online 24/7 last 2 years :)))

Today we are meeting our Czech friends Jana & Lukas from Dunedin, renting a car together and going all around the islands. Finally doing bit of travelling. Till now we were more lazy tourists than truly backpackers. For this simple reason, we will bring you more stories and pictures about Samoa in our next email.

Tofa,

Stanka & Polko

>>> photos here :)

Howick Historical Village

Skanzen v Howicku raz do mesiaca oziva vdaka mozstvu milych dobrovolnikov preoblecenych do dobovych kostymov. Postavicky ako vystrihnute z rozpravky. Je to uzasne divadlo, vdaka ktoremu sa prenesiete do konca 19 storocia.

We explored gardens and buildings in a Fencible settlement during the 1840 to 1880 period. There are over thirty original colonial buildings collected on site, including schools, a church, forge, liquor and general store. Cottages look as though family members have just stepped outside for a moment. Lovely and friendly volunteers in period costumes create the atmosphere of fairytale. Worth to visit (each 3rd Sunday in a month) while you are in Auckland :)

Our itinerary / Náš itinerár

Ok, so here it is so far. We have about a year to see as much as we can with as little spending as possible :)

Tak toto je náš plán. Do Novembra to máme jasné potom sa uvidí. Každopádne doma budeme v polovici 2010.

Samoa (14/7-28/7), Fiji (29/7-12/8), Australia (12/8-15/10), New Zealand (15/10-20/11)

Next/ďalej: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia...

Danka, Hojso & Marek @ NZ

Ako si Danka, Hojso a Marek na vandrovku do krajiny tiahleho bieleho oblaku vyšli.


Our ex flatmates from Slovakia visiting NZ

Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium

Ako stráviť upršaný víkend? No predsa pod vodou! :)

Ako stráviť upršaný víkend? No predsa pod vodou! :)

East Cost / Východné Pobrežie

Our Easter trip to East Cape with Zuska & Tom

Náš veľkonočný výletík po východnom pobreží až na East Cape a poloostrov Mahia. Tu su dva albumy na Facebooku, čoskoro ich prekopneme na Picasu aby aj Zuzka mohla vidieť :)
East Coast (1/2), East Coast (2/2)

Te Henga

Náš malý nedeľný výlet niekoľko kilometrov od Aucklandu

Nothing special just the Te Henga walk :)

Pasifika Festival

Kia ora, talofa lava, malo e lelei, ni sa bula vinaka, kia orana, fakaalofa lahi atu, kam na mauri, taloha ni, greetings.

Pasifika Festival is one of the largest free community events in the South Pacific.

Pasifika je jeden z najväčších komunitných festivalov v Južnom Pacifiku a koná sa každoročne v Aucklande.

Great Barrier Island

Great Barrier Island je skrátka fasa! Vybrali sme sa tam s čechúňmi (Tom a Zuzka) a čmáralmi (Lukáš a Jana) a bolo nám super až nás z toho nohz boleli :-) The Barrier, ako ho domáci volajú, je vzdialený od Aucklandu 3 hodiny plavby trajektom. Je to ostrov kde by sa nebyť turistov zastavil čas asi navždy.

Happy New Year 2009 from Northland

Kedze sme vianoce stravili na najjuznejsom mieste Noveho Zelandu, preco nepobudnut na Novy Rok v najsevernejsom kute krajiny :)
Nase novorocne putovanie po Northalnde sme zacali u Jany a Lukasa v Mangawhai Heads, pokracovali cez Matai Bay, surfovali na pieskovych dunach Ninety Mile Beach, nevynechali sme zahmleny majak na Cape Reinga a cestou nazad pozdravili majestatne stromy Kauri.

Tirau

Mesto vlniteho plechu by sa inak moho volat Tirau. Najdete ho iba par kilometrov juzne od Hamiltonu a jeho atrakciou su sochy, reklamy, vyvesne stity vyrobene vylucne z vlniteho plechu. Pozrite sa sami.

Tirau - bizarre town of corrugated-iron. Just check this out :-)

Catlins

Žltooká tučnkiaky, tulene, pláže prechádzajúce do strhujúcich útesov - to všetko je oblasť Catlins na juhu Južného ostrova...

Yelow eye pinguins, sea lions, beaches and dramatic clifs - thats all Catlins on the bottom of South Island...

Steward Island

Nase predvianocne dni na ostrove Steward Island. Je to viac menej najjuznejsi ostrov v NZ. Dostanete sa tam but malym trajektom za cca hodinku alebo lietadlom. 80% jeho uzemia zabera Rakiura National Park ktory je zatial poslednym zalozenym v NZ (2002). Velkou atrakciou ostrova su ciste plaze s krystalovo priezracnou vodou v ktorej plava mnozstvo ryb pritahujucich sportovych rybarov a hlavne lesy cez ktore sa da predierat niekolko dni a pozorovat uzasny faunu a floru. Na ostrove zije 20 tisic kiwikov ktory sa po nociach prechadzaju po plazi. My sme sa na ostrov vybrali povodne iba na dva dni no nakoniec sme si to tu predlzili este o jeden den a pozicali si na niekolko hodin kajak...

Our Xmas holidays on Steward Island. It's clear, clean waters, the lush rainforest, sweeping sands, flora and fauna and the unspoilt natural beauty made us stay there 3 days but we wish to come back again to spend more time on longer tramps or kayaking around the island :)

Moeraki Boulders

Tak sme ich konecne videli - najznamejsie gulle na Novom Zealande - Moeraki Boulders :)

Finally we saw them. The most famous balls in New Zealland - Moeraki Boulders :)

Mangawhai Heads

Na navsteve Lukasa a Jany v Mangawhaiskych Hlavach :)

Visiting our Czech friends Lukas & Jana in Mangawhai Heads.

Wellingtooooon

Our November escape to Wellington.

Nas novembrovy utek do Wellington.

Skiing Mt Ruapehu (Tongariro National Park)

Amazing weekend on snow (11 & 12 October)

Paradna lyzovacka na Mt Ruapehu. Nadherne pocasie malo ludi a kopa snehu :-)

Shanghai

Shanghai in 5 days:
Part 1 - Shanghai
Part 2 - Old City

Our trip home (by iPhone) ;-)

"Christmas" party (June 2008)

Vianoce majú byť v zime a tak sme sa ich rozhodli usporiadať. A skombinovať s Polkovimi narodkami samozrejme. Tak tu máte nejaké fotografie z vianoc na stredoeurópsky spôsob ;-)

Christmas should be in winter. So here they are :)
Foto: Tomas Friml