Loading the van onto the ferry

Sometimes when I'm awake, I feel like I'm still dreaming

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February 27th 2006
Is this really possible? Do I really have a job picking apples on a farm in New Zealand? Do I really know how to operate not one, but several different types of tractors? Am I really working for a guy who regularly takes his dogs on pig hunts and told me that "living in the country is about being able to wake up in the morning and take a piss on your front lawn with nobody around for more than ... 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