Paradise

Camping and Tramping

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December 23rd 2008
We have gone truly back to nature in New Zealand but have ventured from the backwoods to update the travelblog. For the past week, we have been staying in Voyager, the (slightly compact) campervan, on campsites in stunning locations on New Zealand's South Island. Although facilities are basic, we have been able to rustle up some lovely meals, venison sausages and mash being the highlight, and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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