East As - first night

big ol' update numero dos

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March 4th 2008
Ok still not getting the hang of this whole updating travel blog in a timely fashion concept. Oh well. So from where I left off, I departed on a 4 day trip to the East Cape, which was still with the Kiwi Experience, but very different. I think it was probably my best experience thus far on the Kiwi bus. It was a much smaller group, only 11 of us, including the driver and the driver's boyfriend ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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