The snow returns

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

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August 6th 2008
Evening all, though god knows what time it'll actually be when you read this, so just accept for the moment that is indeed an evening (it is for us, it's 6.38 here). I'm here to continue the story of our trip in the South Island. Ignoring the shitty computers we had yesterday and Jason's mini rant (to be fair, yesterday afternoon was probably the first time we both lost our cool at the same ti ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

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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