em and the van

Saying good bye to the Kiwi's

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April 11th 2008
So the time has come to bid a sad farewell to the Kiwi's and thier wonderful country ... Holly and I (after changing our minds and flights twice in the past week) are flying out tomorrow into Sydney. We spent the past week road tripping with an Aussie chef and his campervan. We first met Ryan on the Luge track (remember the plastic carts racing down a hill) then again in the hostel bar but it ... 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