View from the Gondola

May it be Gondor or Narnia

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February 22nd 2009
Heading even further down under The alarm going off at 5.15am was always going to be a nasty surprise, but it was even worse after having had only 3 hours sleep. But reluctantly, I got out of bed, got dressed, packed away the last of my belongings and headed out the door to find me a taxi. The trip from here on in went pretty smoothly. It took a while to get through check-in due to som ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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