The Whisky Factory

Little Penguins Everywhere!

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February 1st 2008
Yeah - today we go and see penguins! After a really short drive of only 2 hours (will think nothing of driving in England now) we arrived at a funky hostel called Swaggers Backpackers. At 11am we were the first to arrive and so the owner (a wacky lady called Agra) showed us around and let us chose our own beds! It looked like Agra had just converted her home into a hostel (with a private sect ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Oamaru

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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