Auckland

October 6th 2006
So, 24 hours later and I amde it, deyhdrated, weak and dying to pee in Auckland. Auckland is a strange city, it is almost exactly like Toronto only smaller. Ways in which it is like Toronto: they have the Sky Tower, which is a smaller version of the CN Tower, Queen Street is one of thier major streets and the street on the water front is called Quay Street. Auckland was a pretty cool place to be i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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Alison Jones

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Everyone always says that these are the days of our lives, when we are young and free from responsibilities. My rebuttal to this often used phrase was, "hell ya" and "which plane should I jump on?" The only way I could reasonable see myself doing this was to take a year off before University. No problem, I was tired of school anyway, the educational system will survive without me for a year. This lead me to planning out the upcoming year, the possibilities were endless, backpack Europe, teach in Africa, or travel to the farthest corners of the world, the last of which is what I decided to star... full info

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