Playing guitar in the grass

Arrival in Dunedin

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January 4th 2008
Hello everyone! I arrived in Dunedin yesterday! I can’t believe I’m actually here… The plane ride went okay, although it was very long. After having said goodbye to my mother and her boyfriend in Brussels, I got on the plane to London. After some hassle in London (very strict customs check, taking a bus to another terminal), the real journey began, the one to New Zealand. Although it was not ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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