Little Indie

The Big Countdown

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February 7th 2005
Booked and paid for a seat on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai then onto London, booked and paid for a Top Deck Trip through Europe in June. Booked a hostel in London for April, all sorted to see the UK family. Bought a pack, opened a bank account, saved some cash, quit my job and there’s a sign in the window of my car begging people to buy it. So all that’s left is the big countdown. Still ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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