Vancouver 001

Marijke and Luc

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December 5th 2007
Hello, Flying from Canada, leaving Vancouver friends Rob and Pam in a thick layer of snow, to Auckland was easy, because we had a direct flight with a 777/200, it took us only 14 hours, and we enjoyed the service of Air New Zealand, good food and drinks, a wide variety of entertainment on the little screen build in into the seat in front of you, the start was a bit shaky, cause of turbulence, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

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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