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Day 36: Butterflies Aren't Free...

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January 4th 2011
... but they only cost $10. This morning, I had a wonderful time at the Otago Museum. Frances had recommended the Tropical Forest, an area featuring live butterflies from Madagascar. But I remembered the cost of similar attractions such as Butterfly World in Canada, and I was feeling a bit hyper about money, so I visited nearly all the free galleries first. The museum has a small but att ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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