the road winding through the hills

February 21st 2008
On Sunday we, Rina, Carrie, Anita and I, set off on our road trip heading South from Auckland. The Coromandel Peninsular was our first stop and after a few scenic stop offs on the way we arrived in Cormandel Town. We stayed at a campsite there in newly purchased $50 3 man tent, it was cosy but so much cheaper than dorms so def worth the squeeze. The next morning we left Cormandel and headed ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Hahei

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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Claire Lewis

TravelBlog: I started writing this blog to try and keep any interested parties updated on my travels. I actually haven't been that greta on updating it as often as I should of really. I could say I was too busy seeing the world to spend time writing about it but I think the real excuse was that I have just been a bit lazy at doing it! I have already arrived home now. I set off on 19th Aug 2007 and returned home on 8th June 2008. I will just finish off a few more entries for the countries that I have missed now that I'm home and have time too..... full info

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