New Chum's beach

Hop into Hobbiton

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November 28th 2009
After filling our bellies with cheesecake and other bad food we started our trek to Paihia in the Bay of Islands. Paihia is pretty much completely tourist country with a small population of only 1500 but expands to something crazy like 30 000 during summer season. We opted out of any tourist activities and settled for a hike to Haruru Falls and caught a passenger ferry to Russel, another small tow ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North 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