Auckland and diving Poor Knights inTutukaka February 10th 2013 Auckland was a great start to my New Zealand trip. The flight from Melbourne was OK, even though I got about an hour of sleep during the night and arrived at around 5:30am. Customs went by smoothly and then I took a shuttle bus to my hosts' house: The Hackings. The family is Robert and Penny and their daughters Frances and Alexandra. Robert is a barrister and Penny is an artist who works in th ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland 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
"The most dangerous risk of all - The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later".
Patiperro: "Chileanism" used to describe someone who likes to travel a lot.
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