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The view out to blue lake and Taupo right in the distance  
   

The view out to blue lake and Taupo right in the distance

Valiantly climbing volcanoes

March 16th 2009
Having had such a great time up in the Bay of Islands, I was really looking forward to the next few weeks travelling on Magic bus. Even though for the first week I am going to be covering a lot of the country that I have already visited, I have a feeling I going to enjoy it in a whole new way. So having left Auckland once again but this time heading south into ‘King Country’ we headed to our ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

New Zealand Flag 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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