Taupo... the road back to Auckland

February 8th 2015
We used Waitangi weekend in Napier, a perfect escape from the Auckland rain. We cycled 50km on Saturday to hit a number of vineyards - beyond the wine the highlight would have been the BMX pump track that we had a play on. Sunday was checking out a local Sunday market and touring a bit more around Napier's art deco buildings. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Napier

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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Donavin Wick

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I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers. To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed. I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog. Enj... full info

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