Purty...

Out, out, and away!

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December 11th 2011
LEFT KEEP We’re renting a car in New Zealand. We’re about to drive on the wrong, I mean left, side of the road. Kristy drives first. We’re caravanning with Jill, Katie, and Angee. I’m navigatress and I hold the map(s) firmly and keep them in my lap or in my hands throughout the entire driving time. There’s some major stress, confusion, and even one near mishap. But otherwise we get ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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