Queenstown from Bob's Peak
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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 yea... [read more]
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 yea... [read more] Blog: Sandfly/Blackfly/Little B@#$*!ds!
Date: March 5th 2008
Blog covers 5/3 - 18/3. Time seems to be slipping away now, it seems ages since our last entry. We have travelled a fair distance and had many new experiences. Places we have visited: Te Anau, Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell, Fox Glacier Township, Franz Joseph Township, Lyell, Greymouth, Motueka, Golden Bay (Murderers Bay), Collinwood, Nelson, Nikau Bay, Picton. The title refers to sandflie ... read more
Date: March 5th 2008
Blog covers 5/3 - 18/3. Time seems to be slipping away now, it seems ages since our last entry. We have travelled a fair distance and had many new experiences. Places we have visited: Te Anau, Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell, Fox Glacier Township, Franz Joseph Township, Lyell, Greymouth, Motueka, Golden Bay (Murderers Bay), Collinwood, Nelson, Nikau Bay, Picton. The title refers to sandflie ... read more
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We have decided that we are ready for a break from academia/work and want to spend some quality time together seeing the world!
Our first stop is Bangkok in Thailand, where we spend a few days sorting out visas and visiting the delights that the city offers! We then move onto Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and back into Thailand in the north, travelling into the south to Malaysia and Singapore. We'll fly to the island of Java and then onto Bali, where we fly out to Darwin, Australia at the start of December. A few weeks will be spent travelling down to Ayers Rock, where we then fly to Cairns and m... full info
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