Our van!

Papa Aroha & First Evening in Rotorua

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January 12th 2011
English (Lisa) 10/1 The Day We Hit the Road Monday morning we were picked up by an Indian taxi driver to go to the “Escape Campervan” office in Auckland. After some formalities, we were assigned the van that we would be living in for the next 3 weeks. We were lucky, because there was just one manual left. It is called “McGregor Bird” and the graffiti art on it displays the Ne ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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