Beautiful!

Glowworms, Mordor and Driving like a Kiwi!

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May 25th 2011
Geo: -39.2901, 175.562Part one: Auckland to Tongariro National Park. Today was the first full day of driving like a Kiwi! And it was a successful one! No turning onto the wrong side, no getting lost and no accidents. Traffic around Auckland was not bad and once we were outside the city, it was pretty light. The scenery outside Auckland was mostly rolling hills with lots of cows and sheep. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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