New Zealand - The Last Leg December 28th 2007 After spending Christmas with the folks in Brisbane I caught a flight to Auckland where Shavvah and her new finance Rick were kind enough to meet me and put me up for the night. Jamie arrived later the same day and we headed up north to meet Jonty and more of the NZ crew to spend a couple of nights. Greg arrived the following day. The highlight of this little excursion was probably on the first ni ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland 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
I have just graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. I have a job with Shell starting in February, which means until then I have 6 months to travel and see a bit of the world!
Thought it would be a good idea to get a travel blog going so those interested enough can keep up to date on my where abouts, it also has the advantage of saving me from having to write loads of emails with similar content. Bear in mind internet connection is not always easy to find out here and when it is it's generally not the fastest, but I'll do my best to keep my travel blo... full info