with Mellie and Annamie

Welcome to the Windy City

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February 11th 2007
I must start right at the beginning: the bus ride down to the southern tip of North Island. I have to say, and I really cannot believe I am actually going to use this word, but it was just AWESOME! I'm so glad I decided to do it by bus, rather than fly - it gave me such a great feeling of the size and diversity of this magnificent country. The first part of the journey from Rotorua was just over a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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