Home sweet home

Long time no blog... (Sarah)

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December 14th 2008
So we've been pretty slack about blogging but it's been great to settle down for a while and unpack the backpacks! From India we had a lovely few weeks in Australia visiting friends in Melbourne, Sydney and Port Augusta in South Australia. It was strange experiencing reverse culture shock on returning to the developed world after so long in Asia - Melbourne airport and train stations were eerily q ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » 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