Lake Taupo from the blue lake

December 9th 2006
On arriving at the Discovery Lodge in Tongariro National Park we immediately put our names down for the Tongariro Crossing. A guy in Fiji and Tom Lewsey had both recommended it. It involves pain! Lots of it! Although you only know this once you’ve done it!! It’s an easy one way 17 km trek up, and across the Mangatepopo Saddle, conveniently positioned between two mountains, Mt Tongariro and Mt ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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

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Ben & Jo

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We're about to set off on our very own adventure. Traveling first to Canada we will take a tour into the Rockies and back. Then from Vancouver we will weave our way down the west coast to LA then, time permitting venture into Mexico and hopefully Belize or Gautamala. From LA we will fly to Fiji for a two week break.....It's Jo's BIG birthday and being 30 I couldn't think of a better place to be all depressed!! Christmas will be spent bungy jumping in New Zealand then Sydney for New Year..... : ) can't wait. We'll have nearly 6 months in Oz so we may use our working visa's : S To finish of... full info

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