Can you tell the train was moving?

October 10th 2005
Back in Auckland now! I made the 3 day journey from Sydney to Perth two weekends ago on the Indian Pacific train. It was quite remarkable to see the various landscapes across the southern portion of Australia. We stopped in Broken Hill (ghost town - previously busy mining town), Adelaide (charming city - great parks and botanical gardens - I went for a run and skirted around a number of lovely out ... 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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Mohna Shah

Quo Vadimus

It's taken some time, but I am finally running away! I am traveling around the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Ecuador. I'll try anything once if it doesn't kill me. . . For those of you who are curious, Quo Vadimus is Latin for "where are we going?" and is a reference to the sitcom Sports Night (as recommended to me by my friend and pop culture guru Jordan). I thought it was an appropriate approach to this trip. My domestic trips are sort of a trial for this blog . . . hopefully, I will improve my writing and photography skills as I go. ... full info

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