Nelsons Column

OK, so it's not really a column - its the spire on Nelsons cathederal looking grey and... some more grey against the autumnal foliage. We didn't stay in Nelson. It looked great and had a pretty good kebab shop (which is usually enough to keep us in a place) but time was against us - winter was on the way and we had other things to see. Sorry Nelson.

Inside the Long White Cloud

September 8th 2008
Occasionally known for our naturally gloomy outlook, Scots find winter is a time of darkness and cold; of biting winds and seasonal depression relieved/forgotten in those sacred days around the end of December and beginning of January when it’s socially acceptable to pack tightly into 70’s décor clad, sticky carpeted pubs and drink until thoughts of the cold are replaced by a cheer that is co ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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