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January 17th 2008
Thursday 17th January So, the first big hike for a while - this is all going to be good training for the Inca Trail! 5.20am, up I get, 5.40am am on the bus, but we're not at the start of the crossing until 730am. By 740am, Tom and Woshil are here, with Julie and Aaron, and we set off. We've heard about the Devil's Staircase and the first hour feels quite rough going, but no, that's the 'ea ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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