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Coming Home

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January 3rd 2014
Since leaving Queenstown, I went to see Milford Sound, New Zealand's top attraction. I spent New Year's Eve in the quiet town of Te Anau and then made my way to the city of Dunedin, my final stop. I didn't have many big plans for Dunedin and my lucky streak of weather has finally ended, but I've still enjoyed the city. It is hard to believe that my trip ends tomorrow. Although ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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