Finding the start of the walk, finally...

February 5th 2008
Tuesday 5th Great sleep, wake up pretty early, and by 830 am breakfasted and out the door. Wander around the top of town looking out for the Queenstown Hill walk. It's a pretty hot day so hope the timings are about right and that I have enough water. I meander up, stopping at good viewpoints to read a chapter of my book before reaching the top where I sit for an hour or so contemplating t ... read more

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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

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Bex Lewis

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In December 2006 I left my job as 'Interdisciplinary Research Officer' at the University of Manchester. Before setting out on my RTW trip, I carried out a vast amount odf de-cluttering and de-junking, completed (reading) a number of careers books, produced web sites and a chapter for a high-profile book for London Transport Museum, plus generated some ideas for further articles. I completed my TEFL training in expectation that I would go to Vietnam for 6 months, but after 4 month... full info

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