SAMPLING THE LOCAL PINOT NOIR

WINE, JESUS AND LOBSTERS

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February 23rd 2010
BLOG 5 - WINE, JESUS AND LOBSTERS ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS.. THIS BLOGGING IS NEVER EASY LYING FLAT IN THE BACK OF A CAMPERVAN TYPING ONE HANDED! (FRIGHTENED TO LET PEOPLE SEE THE COMPUTER AS WORRIED SOMEONE MAY BE TEMPTED TO BREAK IN FOR IT, THO I RECKON THE CAMPSITES WE ARE STAYING AT ARE REALLY V SAFE AND CRIME FREE..) SO, WE LEFT MARTINBOROUGH WINE REGION AFTER A GOOD SAMP ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hanmer Springs

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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