New Zealand: South Island: Swimming with Dolphins, Glaziers, Blow Holes and Dramatic Scenery :) April 10th 2013 We arrived early morning in Picton and set off on a 3 hour journey to the Nelson area, home to our friend Ben Cameron. We stayed in Motueka the first night and drove up to Farewell Spit in the furthest reaches of the North West tip of the South Island.
We stopped on a site near the Able Tasman park right next to the beach. Whilst swimming we spotted some Dolphins jumping in the distance. I deci ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Kaikoura 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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We are about to embark on an adventure that has taken us 3 years to get to. We will be volunteering in South India for 6 weeks with two charities, SCAD and Salt of The Earth. First we will travel by train from Mumbai stopping off at Goa and Alleppey along the way before we get to Tirunevelli, where we are volunteering. After India we will be traveling around Thailand, Laos and Cambodia before heading back to Bangkok to make our way to Malaysia. We plan to go to the East side of Malaysia and catch the Jungle Railway down to Singapore where we fly out to New Zealand for the last ... full info