Advertisement
« previous next »
Precarious Position!  
   

Precarious Position!

When standing out on the small platform for nearly six hours of the trip it’s a good idea not to think about what would happen if the train was to derail.
Warning: The following photos may distract you from work and leave you wishing that you were in NZ. View at your own risk!

September 30th 2006
9/28/06 - 9/30/06 (Thursday thru Friday) The end of an era: The last train journey that wasn’t. Warning: The following photos may distract you from work and leave you wishing that you were in NZ. View at your own risk! In New Zealand you travel by train for the journey, not in order to get anywhere. There is very little left of New Zealand’s passenger train service. On Saturday the country ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

New Zealand Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.349s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 18; qc: 70; dbt: 0.119s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb