More wine - still smiling

The rest of New Zealand

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January 15th 2006
Sorry everyone, we're way behind with our Blog. We're just about to leave Australia, but have a couple of reports to catch up on... So, after all the our healthy activities and particularly the walking along the Abel Tasman trail, we decided to reward ourselves with a little bit of rest and recouperation. Wine tasting in the world famous Marlborough region to be more specific! We based our ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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