Tongariro Crossing

Coloured lakes on New Zealand's greatest day walk.

Kaikoura - swimming with dolphins - the most amazing experience!!

March 2nd 2005
To head north from Christchurch, I managed to snare myself a hire car! Because a lot of tourists travel New Zealand from North to South, hire cars often end up down in places like Christchurch, when punters are actually looking to pick them up further North. To get the cars back up to the North, the rental companies give you 24 hours to relocate the car for free - you only have to put in the petro ... read more

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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

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Mark Freitag

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Having graduated from University of Nottingham I started travelling and absolutely loved it. I did one trip around the world, then a second major trip through Latin America. I then went back to the real world with one of those job things, but the wanderlust didn't leave and I managed to fit in plenty of short trips. I've now taken 12 months out to learn/perfect my Spanish. I'll be travelling through Spanish speaking South and Central America with a trip from Buenos Aires to San Francisco. The primary focus of the trip will be learning the language - so I'll be regularly settling to st... full info

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