Night in the Airport

Goodbye Australia, Hello New Zealand!

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November 7th 2012
Australia was amazing and it was time for the next chapter of this trip: New Zealand! We scheduled the second half of our break to be in Queenstown, NZ on the South Island because it is the touristy adventure city of the country. People go to Queenstown for skydiving, bungee jumping, and just about anything that gets your adrenaline pumping. We flew into Auckland, a major city on the North Isla ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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