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New Zealand: Outdoor Adventures on the Stray Bus

October 20th 2007
After some teary goodbyes in Sydney, we left the 25 degree loveliness and were plunged into the cold that is New Zealand's springtime. Landing in Christchurch was similar to landing in Glasgow, and after falling asleep on the plane I awoke panicking that I had been the target of some horrible conspiracy to take me home early. As we drove through the leafy suburbs on the airport shuttle, it was obv ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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Frances Naik and Gillian Shiells

Franny and Gillian

The time has come at last, after many years of plotting and planning, scrimping and saving (and some borrowing - thanks to Parents Naik and Parents Shiells!), for us to say goodbye to the sunny shores of Glasgow and head off on our World Tour. What follows will hopefully be an exciting and inciteful look at our backpacking journey. We hope this blog will keep you sufficiently up to date and entertained with all our adventures and travels. It should be a good record to keep for posterity and to show the grandkids, but mostly to make you all wildly jealous! So, with rucksacks packed full of ... full info

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