Preview - Down Under and Far Away

G'day mates! - And hello from Down Under :D

I know, it has been ages since my last post... I'm currently traveling and I haven't got my laptop with me, so there's hardly any chance to get access to a computer and to write. :\ Spirit of adventure lead me to the land of smiles, Thailand, then back to my wonderful friends in Aoteaora, New Zealand, and at the end to its bigger brother, Australia.

There will for sure be more posts about each country, its inhabitants, culture, environment and travel experiences when I'm back in Germany :) For now for those of you who are getting curious, here is a little Preview Video :) Check it out!

See you soon,

Yoko (:

Highlights of Hamburg

Hey everyone!

I hope you're doing all well and you're enjoying Christmas time :)
Today's post is probably most interesting for my non-German readers, and especially for those of you who are keen on going to Hamburg!! :)

More from Scotland! Land of castles and lochs

Hey folks!

Today's post is about Scotland. I'm going to show you some beautiful spots we visited on our school trip and give you helpful travel tips for your trip! :) Let's see if you will recognize some of the places or if you'll get interested in travelling to Scotland!

- Getting inspired? 

Update!

Hey folks!!

So I thought it was really time to say SORRY for not putting up any posts in the last 2 months!
I'm not gonna prattle too long about it, so here's the actual reason for not finding the time to write:

Old and New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland

Hey guys, welcome back! (:

This time I'd like to introduce you to a gorgeous and very special city in Scotland - its capital Edinburgh.

You'll be given some useful first-hand tips for planning a trip to Edinburgh and you'll see a lot of pictures of this beautiful city :)

Missing my second home

8568 hours - about one year - ago my plane to New Zealand took off. 

I left my home country behind with different feelings, uncertain whether I’d easily get in touch with the new people there, sad to be separated from my German friends and family for a long time, but very curious about what these six months would have to offer. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Germany!

Hey everyone!!

I know,  it has been ages since my last post :O I feel sooo so sorry about that!!!! :/ As I am in my last year of school, it's very stressful at the moment and I often even have to spend weekends and holidays learning for school and doing homework :( I'm sure you guys know how time consuming school can be, so I beg you pardon again for letting you wait for so long.
Anyway, let's now jump back in time to the end of summer when I came back from pretty New Zealand.


When I got on the plane that brought our group of students home, I felt sad at the beginning, sad that all these lovely people I had to say goodbye to in the last few days were gone now and would be separated from me by over 18.000 km after the flight, sad that these 6 months I had been so much looking forward to were already over and felt more like 4 weeks, sad about the fact that I don't know when I will see the country and my new friends I have made again.
There are still situations in which I often think about all these things and I get unhappy. But the thought of keeping the contact and then coming back to Aotearoa after school cheers me up every time!

After the flight there were my parents and friends at the airport who cheered me up and made me feel warm and welcome again! They had even organized a suprise welcome back party at my house and they had invited a couple of my friends! Really neat! I felt so happy about that :)

TOP 10 of beautiful Aotearoa!

Kia Ora! - sadly for the last time :(

Here comes, as promised, the ranking of my 10 favourite you-must-not-miss-places from all over the North and South Island! In my opinion those are obviously the places which have to be on your list when you go to New Zealand - and you'll see why ;)

1. Number one - (dramatic drum roll...)
- Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson!!