view from garden rooftop at our hostel in sydney

Kia Ora from Windy Hilly Welly

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October 27th 2008
Well folks. I'll start with Sydney - really we didn't have enough time there but what we did see was great. We were able to walk from our hostel through a lovely park full of people running, cycling, lazing about, to the opera house. Very impressive and great views of the city. We wandered round a bit and enjoyed ourselves. We arrived in Christchurch on the 16th and booked ourselves into a host ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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