lounging on top of the boulder

Camper Vanning Around New Zealand

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June 13th 2008
After a few close calls, I finally made it to New Zealand to meet up with Gary, where yes, it was approaching winter. It didn't seem like the smartest idea to be leaving tropical weather for close to 0 degree weather, but there are lots of benefits to traveling in low season...not so many obnoxious tourists around, lower prices and it was actually a welcome change to not be sweating out of parts o ... 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