Waterfall

One of the benefits of going of the beaten track

««
«
...
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
»
»»

January 2nd 2010
Still slightly aching from our marathon tramp over the Tongariro Alpine Crossing we headed back south to Napier. Even though we had briefly passed through here a couple of days earlier there were two main reasons we wanted to go back and see a bit more of the area - the proliferation of Art Deco buildings and Hawke’s Bay Wineries. We had been told that Napier was known as “The Art Deco capi ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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

««
«
...
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
»
»»

Joined	November 23rd 2008	Trips	3
Last Login	March 14th 2024	Followers	4
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	96	Guestbook	136
Photos	1,419	Forum Posts	15