Leave it to the Americans to have the only ATM on the continent of Antarctica

Quirky Antarctica... ADIOS!

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March 6th 2008
What’s green and rainy and gets dark at night?!? New Zealand!!! I’ve been back in the “real world” for just over a week and my whole Antarctic experience is finally transforming from a surreal dream to a memory-banked experience that I’m ready to do all over again... well, maybe. And now, just as one trip has ended, my Oceanic travels have begun. I’ve already road-tripped all around th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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