View from Auckland's Sky Tower
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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the nam... [read more]
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the nam... [read more] Blog: From Middle Earth to the Khao San Road, via Metropolis
Date: November 29th 2005
Date: November 29th 2005
Leaving New Zealand
I think the only mistake I made in planning this trip was flying out of Auckland, rather than Christchurch. I’ve ended up on the South Island after a month and was hardly likely to do a “figure of eight” tour, crossing the Cook Straight twice. I’ve now had to buy a plane ticket to take me back to Auckland and effectively have lost a day on the South Island tha ... read moreComment on View from Auckland's Sky Tower
I started writing this during a six month sabbatical in 2005/6, where I explored the world in search of adventure and professional IT certification (...yes really!)
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