Our bus

Onwards

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April 13th 2007
Sorry i havent been on for a while, been stuck in the middle of nowhere!! not even mobile phone signal!! Since Wellington we have crossed over into the south island (with a rather large hangover). And our first stop in South Island was a free wine tasting in the vineyards of the Nelson region, the sunnyest part of New Zealand aparently. Then it was straight into Nelson - a lovely little town, th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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