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Icecapades

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December 22nd 2005
It’s been just a short while over a week since I left the states and not much has happened that would separate the beginning of this trip from the average Aussie/Kiwi holiday. I can’t show any pictures of Sydney that you haven’t already seen a thousand times whether it be from the Olympics or wherever. Below are some pictures from Christchurch New Zealand however there’s not much to report ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Glaciers

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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