The South of New Zealand's North Island: The Big City, Surrounding Hills, Wine on a Tandem and Time on the Water February 19th 2013 Having crossed the Cook Strait, we arrived in Wellington, checked into a hostel, and went out in the evening to see the sights of the city. We didn't get very far since we were a bit distracted by a small craft beer cellar with hundreds of bottles of beer and at least a dozen of New Zealand's finest microbrewery beers on tap. When we found out that they did cheese platters as well, we near ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island 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
I'm a sheep, leaving the flock to go backpacking around the world.
I'll be sightseeing, meeting new people and other sheep, hiking, hostelling, camping, eating new foods, and generally (hopefully), having a great time!
Oh, I will also be accompanied by Emma and Chris, who will be keeping an eye on me and stopping me getting into too much mischief! When I'm too busy, I'm sure they'll keep the blog updated. xx... full info