Another one of Mt Doom

March 12th 2006
Big tip for today: never ever ever do the Tongariro crossing with a hangover and anything less than 8 hours sleep. Never. Ever. Having said that I managed to trek, climb, walk and crawl the 17 km across volcanic craters and up to 2000m above sea level with both of the above having gone out the previous night in Taupo. However, this is not a good idea when all powers of concentration and coordinat ... 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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Elizabeth Southey

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I have been working non-stop since leaving university and last February I felt I had got to the point where I could buy a house and settle down or I could travel the world and mix-it-up globally...it was a tough decision. While I have travelled quite a bit with my job and on holiday (Europe and the US), I felt I had never really got out there and seen stuff. Consequently, I am taking a 6-month sabbatical from work, starting in Jan 2006, and will be travelling to Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador (and fingers crossed, the Galapagos Islands).... full info

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