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My wife and I love to spend a weekend every now and then on the coast of Napier. Besides a very beautiful city known for its Art Deco architecture, Napier also has somewhat of a sentimental value for us since it was the place where we met eachother for the first time.

Born in Hastings my parents had a second home in Napier, near Hawke's Bay and we spend a lot of holidays and weekends...

Welcome to part two of our touring New Zealand travel blog. Last time I wrote a blog about Kaikoura, the beautiful town on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island.

This time Rotorua is on as it's the first town we visited on the North Island and it's a place that can't be missed if you wan't to really explore New Zealand.

Rotorua is the heart of the Maori culture and the old New Zealand traditions and customs all lead back here as Rotorua is known as the place where Maori first settled.

Today Rotorua is a very popular travel destination for both New Zealanders...

Kaikoura is the place to travel to if you want to go on almost any possible wildlife tour as this is a haven for animals and mammals in particular.

Kaikoura is known for its superb whale watching, seal spotting and of course..swimming with the dolphins!

Who doesn't wan't to swim with dolphins? When we were planning our trip to New Zealand I knew that was one of...

From Picton we travelled to Blenheim in the northeastern tip of New Zealand.

Blenheim is known for its spacious landscapes and with its rich vinyards Blenheim is also known as the heart of New Zealand's wine industry.

Besides a wine capital Blenheim forms the seat of the Marlborough Region and a popular place to visit, like in our case, if you want to travel all...

After leaving the city of Nelson we had entered the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island which is famous for its gorgeous landscape dominated by the river valleys of the Marlborough Sounds.

We explored these beautiful waters and islands from Picton where we arranged for a boat tour and headed for the sounds of Marlborough.

The tour was amazing and we...