Paradise

Whistlestop tour of Australia/New Zealand

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April 7th 2008
Since our last entry in mid-March, we have been in Singapore, Cairns, Melbourne and New Zealand's south island. Singapore is a complete waste of time if you are backpacking. Whatever sights it does have i.e. Sir Stamford Raffles landing sight and the Parliament building is overshadowed by the fact that they are total pish and there is hee haw else to do apart from shop, buy a beer for four frig ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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