Views over Coromandel (3)

February 13th 2009
Thursday 12 February I probably should have said this before now: I hope that nobody feels obliged to read all of these, there won’t be a test when I get back! In many of them I’m putting so much detail in so that I don’t forget about so many of the people I’ve met along the way - I’m sure my conversations with people by the side of the road aren’t of that much interest, but if I wr ... 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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Claire Duff

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I think it was Benjamin Disraeli who said "Like all great travellers I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen" In the hope that this doesn't happen to me, I'm preparing this journal. I'm writing it mainly for myself so that I can look back on it in years to come along with the thousands of photo's I'll end up taking. I'm writing it also for the many family and friends who have helped me on my way in so many different ways - I might take forever to make a decision but once I do, I move pretty fast!! It's also for anyone who stumbles across it and wants to... full info

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