the steepest street in the world

A college town with a designers touch of eclecticism.

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February 13th 2010
Day 7: 13-2-10 First things first, visit the mysterious Petrified Forest. Second things second, realize it's not entirely what I thought it would be. The night before my dreams were haunted by an imaginative forest. Possible a scene straight out of Harry Potter and complete with wizards, elves and fairies and a concoction of my mind for what the mornings visit might reveal. Unfortunately it ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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