One of the countless beaches ... and our first car.

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Like Switzerland with an ocean at the doorstep

February 16th 2007
Hello to our family and friends. New Zealand welcomed us with rain and sunshine. Us, that's Anke and me. We stayed for the first couple days in Auckland. The city is much smaller than Sydney, but still almost as charming. Auckland is easy to discover by foot, although you should take the elevator to reach the top of the 328m sky tower. Aucklands waterfront is packed with bars, pubs and restaura ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland

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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