Dunedin CBD

Day 67, Dunedin

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March 28th 2007
Lots of chat with randoms in our hostel last night - all part of travelling! Discovery Lodge is a good hostel, nice and central so not far to lug my bag to the bus stop this morning at 7am! Got the coach to Dunedin. Dunedin is Celtic for Edinburgh and that is definatly the vibe we got as soon as we arrived. A real scottish feel to this city. It is the second biggest city in the south island wi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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