Poor Knights Islands

February 24th 2012
Arriving in Auckland, we learn that it stands on about 50 volcanos, the last one erupting about 600 years ago, brave are those living in Auckland! Not the bravest though, the award goes to Christchurch with its almost daily earthquakes. It has become such a usual occurance of daily life, that it has even made its way to the topics of the comedy scene of Auckland. We took a look at one of the volca ... read more

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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

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Kalle&Nastya

Anastasiya and Kalle

A newly wed couple on an extended honeymoon in amazing Asia-Pac for 8 months. Our itinerary begun in Bangkok in mid-October 2011 and is through by end of June 2012, although one never knows when the journey ends. It has had us traveling in Southeast Asia, Nepal (28.10-16.12), Australia (17.12 - 6.2), New Zealand (7.2 - 11.3) after which we bounced back to SE Asia starting with Indonesia for 4 weeks, then up to Northen Thailand and through Laos and Cambodia, followed by a coast trip from South to North of Viet-Nam, then getting back to square one.... full info

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