Buller Gorge Swingbridge

Longest in New Zealand

May 18th 2007
It was a fair drive to the beginning of the West Coast, roughly 4 hours, but it seemed to take longer. Around five we arrived at a very small place called Haast. This is located at the far bottom of the West Coast. We decided to stop here for the night, rather than contiuning on the road for the next 120km to Franz Josef. Im glad we did stop here, as it was only then I realised just how tierd I fe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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James Dalton

Globetrotter 07

Welcome to my travel blog. For 2007 my friend Rob and I have made the decision to take a break from working life to fulfill our desire to travel the globe. Our journey sees us depart the UK at the end of 2006 bound for Hong Kong. From there our itinerary will take us through Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, across to Tasmania and over to main land Auz. Next stop will be New Zealand then over to Fiji for some chill out time, before finally heading to America where we plan to land in sunny LA and road trip all the way across to New York. From the trip I hope to take away many happy memories ... full info

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