In Rotorua, this same park had a murder three weeks before. We were advised not to venture through at night. Warnings like that make me feel like I am back in America.
New Zealand's North Island: history, scenery, and fun facts February 29th 2012 New Zealand has been a wonderful journey. You can tell this country was colonized less than two hundred years ago. The relationship the New Zealanders have with the native culture is very different from anywhere else I have been. Maybe because they had more experience with taking over the locals or because the Maori were cannibalistic and cooked a few unsavory European interlopers, but Europeans d ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington » Lower Hutt 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
In my normal life I work at Wal-mart and help customers find the aisle with the raisins. But that is just what I do to finance my dream of world travel. In this life I am commencing part II of my world journey, in which I will be starting by seeing parts of the US. Then I will be moving on to Australia and South East Asia. I will be home after 15 months, and it still isn't enough time.... full info