Franz Josef

Franz Josef: Home to the steepest glacier at the moment!!

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January 30th 2008
Hellooooooo to all!! Im back AGAIN!!! You're all gonna get fed up of these pretty soon me thinks!! ha ha! Arrived in Franz Josef about 12ish so pretty early for once which was nice, im so fed up of the long journeys already!! i seem to spend the majority of my time on the bloody coach! lol! Oh well its nice to catch up on some sleep anyways-am trying to shake this stupid cold i seem to have had ... read more

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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