Felix and I just before we climbed Mt. Ngauruhoe

Hiking through Mordor

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March 24th 2008
Hi everyone, Today I surprise you with an actual holiday story I would like to share. I can assure you not to be worried, there are no cut-and-paste bits from my proposal and no short lists. Nevertheless, I cannot promise it will entertain you. You have to find out for yourself... So... last week two colleagues and I did some field work at this beautiful dairy farm situated at an estuary nea ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Tongariro National Park

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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