View from inside Bag End

Hobbit Country

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February 11th 2006
I've had a pretty exciting last couple of days. After leaving KeriKeri, I dropped Geshe off in Auckland. I was pretty stressed about the traffic, but all went well on our drive, and I dropped her off in Parnell (a suburb of Auckland). I then decided I would bypass Hamilton because there's nothing there of much interest to me, considering it's a university town. So I took the bypass and headed ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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