Cormorant at Eastbourne

The Calm Before the Storm

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May 4th 2005
Two days left - well less actually - before I leave home for a month in Europe. As usual, I am not ready. Have looked at suitcase, but not packed anything yet. The list of things to do, before leaving seems to be getting longer, not shorter. Having recently read "The Art of Travel" by Alain De Botton, I have convinced myself that travel is a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington Region » Wellington

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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