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Hitching to Hamilton

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July 10th 2015
I had no interest in Hamilton - it just seemed like the longest I could realistically hitch a ride in a day. Lots of foreigners here rent cars. Anyone who thinks that my hitchhiking is more dangerous than my renting a car and driving on the left side of the road doesn't know me very well. I asked the manager at the hostel for a piece of cardboard and a marker and wrote Auckland on one side a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

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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