The Promised Land

You travel the north and south islands on a pilgrimmage to Queenstown which is on the southern end of the South Island. This is the adventure capital of the world.

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New Zealand

December 2nd 2007
12-2-07 This is the first day of the round the world trip at least sort of. More correctly this is the first day outside the United States. I left Honolulu at roughly 10:00 PM on November 30, 2007 and arrived in Auckland on December 2, 2007. It seems weird doesn’t it? It was almost December 1 when I left and once you cross the International Date Line the day moves forward. Midway through ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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