tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461845610389277779.post8526728726479129031..comments2023-02-24T16:12:11.395+01:00Comments on Kostas Around The World: Aoatearoa means the Island of the Long Cloud (also known as New Zealand) (Day 63)Kostas Around The Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16108781119637125873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461845610389277779.post-72751202602253273282008-12-08T03:49:00.000+01:002008-12-08T03:49:00.000+01:00Hi, if you want a cheaper way of travelling around...Hi, if you want a cheaper way of travelling around, then you should travel on nakedbus. Their prices start at $1 which is why I always travel on them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768453238629878087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461845610389277779.post-25797690407193120302008-11-27T01:46:00.000+01:002008-11-27T01:46:00.000+01:00Hi KostaIndeed your observations are correct, the ...Hi Kosta<BR/><BR/>Indeed your observations are correct, the Maori's have had far better treatment by the white settlers than the Aborigines in Australia. However, slowly, the wrongs of the past are being amended...our new Prime Minister K. Rudd has fundamentally and significantly apologised to the 'stolen generation'-the first time in histroy.<BR/><BR/>I recommend watching the movie 'Australia' which touches on this issue.It also showcases in epic proportions the quintessential Aussie outback. Trivia-they shot the move in 3 locations one being in Bowen, Qld, which is showcased as a town in Darwin (movie magic!). I travelled there by car last year and it is as it appears in the movie (taking the term 'small town' to a new level). If you travel a 'little further' ( you now know what that means in Aust) you have Airlie and the Whitsundays (check it out).<BR/><BR/>It appears (esp from your 20km trek) that NZ has wide ranging diversity in much closer proximity than Aust does.<BR/><BR/>When you return home read a bit about Aborigines' 'dreamtime' stories, I think you would like them.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your Tokyo reunion, I know how much you have missed your friends.<BR/><BR/>filia<BR/><BR/>ps-the German lighthouse had me 'in stitches'! Upload the pig snoring please, I will ignore the chicken in the background.katerinakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348470313586123701noreply@blogger.com