Looking forward to this!

Almost ready...

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October 12th 2017
I have just checked in and got my boarding pass - despite the fact it is still about 40 hours until I need to be at the airport! Technology is grand, sometimes. So, I am really just testing my new blog site and spamming everyone to let you know that I am off on another adventure very soon. This time to India. It is about 24 years since I was there last. Yes, I know one or two of you weren' ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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