Tongariro Crossing

Nguruhoe/Mount Doom. Really impressive walk across proper active volcanoes, trying to destroy the hiking pole of power in Mt. Doom and end its dominion over the other poles.

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Under down under

March 30th 2007
I hope you'll excuse the length of this one, but due to being unencumbered with such annoyances as work, and having a 6 week mad dash to see the entire country, we did get up to rather a lot. I assure my faithful readers the next blog will return to the usual neglectful brevity. The Mauri driver dropped us off at the Jail around midnight, stiffling a chuckle at our answer to his usual tourist/ ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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

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