That's not Coco the Monkey!

And what on Earth are Rice Bubbles?

April 9th 2006
Before getting to Dunedin, we drove along the Southern Scenic Route via the Catlins which is another huge national park. Stopping off along the way, we visited a forest that was 180 million years old, which had fossilised and was now set into the rocks on the beach. At the bay down the road we caught sight of a yellow-eyed penguin, but as we tried to get closer to get a photo it ran off. We lat ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin

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

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Eleni and Eric

Quest for the Golden Carrot

Let's face it, travel diaries are boooring! No-one cares that you spent 59 hours balanced on top of a train holding onto the goat you hired, or that you had to wake up at 2am in order to trek up the local hill with your 15-year-old tour guide Chang. Sad but it's true. Well my friends, this diary is different. You see Eleni found a treasure map in her attic. It talks of a mysterious magical Golden Carrot, the ultimate vegetable-based prize! Legend has it that the owner of this Carrot becomes inundated with offers of full-time employment, and so we are giving up the traditional method of job ... full info

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