Anyone for Mud Pie?

11387.16 miles from home!

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August 6th 2008
New Zealand is about as far as you can get from the UK, so for the final few weeks of our trip, we will be homeward bound the whole way! Despite arriving in Auckland at 3.30am with a cracking case of jetlag brewing, our first impressions of New Zealand have been great. There is a lot to love about the country - everyone is mega friendly and helpful, the scenery is beautiful, the food is amazing, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North 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