fruit market

in the world of hobbits and hydrothermals

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February 27th 2008
New Zealand (miniature Canada) is a dreamy playground for mountain lovers like me. Unfortunately I was not met with the warmest welcome. Arriving in the airport I was selected for a random bomb search with a full pat down, when I picked up my bag from luggage claim the K9 team (a tiny beagle) got me pulled over and I lost a bag of dried emu meat, and I spent a good hour in quarentine where my bag ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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