Departing glacier, Mt. Cook

New Zealand

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December 18th 2011
Yis, I would like Fush and Chups. And find me a Hobbit! Leaving Sydney, they complained at the airport that we hadn't printed off our itinerary. Apparently, the phrase e-ticket didn't mean anything to this brainless, inbred motherf...ellow. I found Australians to generally be welcoming, friendly and unpretencious, though we also encountered some that could barely be classe ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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