It was raining, then it cleared, then it rained, then it did both at the same time. But despite all that it remained constantly teeth chatteringly freezing.
"FREE Babes and Boars Calendar for Every Reader!" April 11th 2008 Mount Cook - Rakiura Track (Stewart Island) - Kepler Track (Te Anau) - Milford Sound - Routeburn & Greenstone Tracks (Glenorchy) - Rob Roy Track
Country walks usually fall into one of three categories: walks to waterfalls, walks round or along bodies of water or walks up mountains. As walkers we look at the descriptions guidebooks give us and think “hmm, this walk goes to a waterfall - t ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island 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
Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global.
Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey...
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