Tranzalpine Train

New Zealand

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June 27th 2009
Day 1 - Sunday 28th June 2009 - Christchurch Woke up to the sound of someone incessantly buzzing the flat door at 5am today, and just as I am about to go crazy and shout to them to give it a rest, I realize it is our taxi driver for the airport! I had set my alarm for 4.30am but must have slept through it and have visions of Tasmania all over again… We run around like crazy and grab our suitcas ... 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