Day 5 Going to Taupo 20130210_144134

Day 5 Going to Taupo

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February 10th 2013
Time to head to Taupo and Emma! :D I have never flown Domestic before so I'm not sure if this is normal, but the check in was completely self served and I even but on the slip on my luggage and when I boarded I only handed my boarding pass. I never had to show my passport and there were no security check what so ever. That felt very very strange to be on a airport and not having people want ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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