Living the High Life...Darling!!! February 11th 2006 Yay!! A new destination! We're now in New Zealand. The poverished travellers we are we decided to book ourselves into the most expensive hotel in the world! The Carlton hotel is a mere 5*s! Our room was on the Penthouse level and included an invitation nightly to the Carlton Club Lounge where we received complimentary pre-dinner drinks and canapes-me and Paul always chose Champagne and filled up o ... 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