Centre of Christchurch - great place to chill out, play giant chess, listen to street performers, buy from the markets or food stalls, or my favourite - people watch!
"Kia Ora!" from Christchurch, New Zealand! July 16th 2006 Sunday 16th July 2006
In the words of the Kaiser Chiefs: "Oh my god I can't believe it
I've never been this far away from home"...
I made it! I'm in New Zealand, and about as far as I can possible get from Yarnton...
I have an exciting feeling about being here - all the rest, Vegas, Hawaii and Fiji were just nice places (Maui being VERY nice) to visit on the way to somewhere - to ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch 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
I had been on holidays to Europe and a bit further afield, but never done the proper 'Round the World' backpacking adventure. I started planning for that very event in 2004. Finally in June 2006 I got on that plane that started my year of backpacking around the planet. What an amazing journey! It changed my life like nothing else. And it was where I found my life partner...
My plans for that year included living and working in New Zealand. This was because I felt like I really wanted to move there permanently but needed to 'check it out' for six months first. I liked that NZ offers the perf... full info