The Asian Dragon

Last leg of US roadtrip - Gila, New Mexico, San Francisco, Auckland

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March 21st 2009
A fews days driving through wonderful high desert landscape through Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos, displaying the terracotta coloured adobe housing landscape and cactus galore. We had a great time in these towns, which were fascinating in that most of the inhabitants were artists and musicians providing lovely entertainment. A short, turbulent flight to Silver City for a week on a dude ranc ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » North Shore

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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