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Seaside Alps, Mountain Lakes, and...Ents in Fangorn Forest?

December 28th 2009
Well, after two weeks of life on the farm, we found ourselves in need of a little...escape. A little mountain scenery. A little natural wilderness. Compound that with the fact that New Zealand basically shuts down for several weeks over the holidays - I mean literally SHUTS DOWN - even the banks! We've found ourselves in the unfortunate position of needing to set up everything (i.e., auto paym ... 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

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Amy Rogers

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Greetings!! To our readers who followed our trip across Asia and New Zealand in 2009/2010, we're up to our old tricks again! Over the past three years in Colorado, we've arranged our circumstances to be able to spend an extended period of time in southeast Asia - namely, Bangkok, Thailand! This blog will contain our thoughts and experiences from life abroad as true "ex-pats," as well as any incidental traveling we take in the meantime. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some "armchair traveling" with us... Days abroad: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappoint... full info

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