Our hut for the night in the bottom right hand corner. Slightly more upscale than our accomodations the night prior, which was sleeping out in the open with sand flies and a possum.
Treking in Wanaka and the Bungy! March 3rd 2008 Me and the two guys ( Evan and George) I was living with made the most of our time in Wanaka and did a good hike every weekend. The weather there was consistently warm and beautiful so it wasn't too hard to get out and hit the trails. I decided to leave Wanaka sooner than I expected because I was told by several people that if I want to head to South East Asia I must do it before the monsoon sea ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka 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
Welcome to my blog, which I wrote during my around the world trip from September 2007 to August 2008. After graduating from college, I worked for a year and saved. This along with the money I made from working in New Zealand got me through a year of traveling. My initial travel plans were just for New Zealand, but after hearing so many stories about where others have been and also just catching a bit of a travel bug I decided to make stops in South East Asia, Nepal and South America as well.
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