Auckland

Auckland

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August 18th 2010
E noho rā New Zealand and a big hola from Santiago! After a very long flight we have travelled back in time and continent hopped to Chile on the last and very exciting leg of our world tour. A good thing was, since we crossed the international date line we "woke up" to the same Tuesday to live this day twice in 2 days. What was not so good was me picking up a bad throat infection in the Aucklan ... read more

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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