This book describes New Zealand's other island, the North Island, which is often neglected by tourists and travellers fixed on the mountains and lakes of the South Island. It's in the North Island that most of New Zealand's Māori culture is to be found, as well as warm subtropical beauty and Polynesian volcanic landscapes not seen in the chilly south. The chapters of the book are divided into eight road trips. Each chapter ends with links to relevant blog posts on Mary Jane's website, a-maverick.com, where the chapter content, and in particular the images in each chapter, can be seen in more detail and in greater number.
Other books by Mary Jane Walker
Mary Jane Walker is a writer of true travel stories that come with an autobiographical flavour. She comes from New Zealand, a country whose inhabitants are used to making long journeys to get to to almost any other place.
Mary Jane first experienced world travel as part of the crew on a Chinese junk named La Dame de Canton, which sailed from Guangzhou to Paris to become a floating restaurant.
She has visited 71 countries so far and published five books. Her books are unconventional and outspoken, and heavily illustrated as well. Four more are forthcoming.
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