Happy New Year from the Blacketts!

There IS a heaven... The ultimate get away from London life

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January 20th 2008
How to lose yourself and utterly forget that you live in the grey smog and battle the 45 degree pavement rain of England’s grand capital?... You come here of course… Five miles of uninterrupted burnt golden sand, aqua blue skies, a sea of three, maybe four colours at any one time, an energetic breeze and a large glass of Sauvignon Blanc. This is Hawkes Bay. Known as the Wine Country of New Z ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hawkes Bay

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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