What a way to wake up! November 27th 2004 There hasn’t been a travelblog for a while, and since we’ve finally done something worth writing about, I thought I should give you all an update.
The past month has been all about work. Weekends have been spent drinking (of course!) going to a Highland Games (weird in November!), a shopping splurge which means that we now have computer and internet facilities at home (yay!) and generally po ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland 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
Welcome to our blog! This was to keep family and friends up to date with where we were and what we were going as we travelled in 2004/2005. Sadly our travels are now over and we're both firmly entrenched in the rat race once more... but saving hard to fund our next trip :-)... full info