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Dunedin

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October 1st 2009
Back on the road again! Got my backpack packed, and back to living in dorms. Went to Dunedin, nice place. First hostel had creepy guys in the dorms, so switched to another one that had a cat! I love hostels that have nice cats (not like the hostel in Wanaka that had a nasty demon cat). We spent the day walking round the Botanic Gardens then hauling ourselves up Baldwin Street. The morning befo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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