The amazing Coromandel scenery

A stunning end of the line

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November 11th 2010
If you have not gathered from reading this blog, Chasanaski as a couple do not travel well. We love every minute of travelling but when it comes time to actually move from A to B, we are a disaster zone. Take our departure from Valpo. We had to catch a coach from Valpo back to Santiago and then another bus from the terminal to the airport. All up about 4 hours. By the time we woke up, ate and had ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel Peninsula

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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