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day 30

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November 30th 2010
. A month into our trip! Hard to believe we’ve crammed so much in already, but there we go! Time for me to select my photo of the month for November, because that’s still on-going! Now just 31 days left to have a photo a day (pretty much) for the entire year. Been an interesting year, it has to be said, and the last month especially has been packed and varied, so it’ll be tough to select the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » New Plymouth

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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