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Nice and sunny here :)

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December 18th 2009
Greetings one and all. So I went a bit mental the other day and did this (points to first photograph). Yup that's me, 15,000 feet in the air and reaching a speed of 200kmh on the way down. Wasn't actually that scary - as I had figured in my head you're so high up you don't really realise how high you are. Admittedly when you first exit the plan it's terrifying but it's because you experience ... 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