Waitomo Caves

Going Solo

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November 7th 2006
Monday morning on 30th october I was standing on a street corner waiting to be picked up by the Stray Bus. For those not in the know, the Stray Bus is one of about 5 companies which offer hop-on-hop-off bus tours across New Zealand. I chose mine on the basis that I didn't want to go on The Kiwi Experience which I had heard was full of rampant 18 year olds, and Magic Bus didn't go to as many places ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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