We've Landed!

We've Landed NZ

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February 20th 2007
Not as exotic as Bali and definitely not so hot, but the miles are behind us and the adventure begins here ........ So onto NZ arrived 10th Feb via Sydney and Christcurch - on arrival we caught the local bus to the centre then onto our first taste at a backpacker hostel at The Marine Sumner Beach 10k outside Christchurch. We arrived on the day of the Coast to Coast event which is a run /canoe / ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Lake Tekapo

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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