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Freefaaaaaaalllllll

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June 10th 2005
WOW, WHAT A RUSH!!! Jumping out of an airplane at 12000 feet might not be your everyday thing, but it sure gets your blood pumping!!!! In Taupo on the north island of New Zealand right now. It's supposed to be one of the cheapest and best places in the world to go skydiving, and so I decided to go for it! I must admit I was petrified at first, and had many-a- sleepless nights worrying about it, so ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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