Surfers in Raglan

Me and my campervan man in NZ

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September 14th 2006
The joy (and sometimes the pain) of backpacking is the many people you meet in hostel dorms. My trip so far had been nut job free...that was until the last night in Sydney. I should have known the new arrival was odd as soon as she unpacked 10 pairs of shoes. No one takes that many shoes travelling - not even me! Soon after the shoes were all lined up across the room she started to tell me about t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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