Pippiana & Julia

The Mousetrap

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November 3rd 2006
It all started when Jake (the owner/manager) of the Mousetrap asked me whether I was able to make beds...contrary to what my mom would say I have CHOSEN not to make my bed pretty much my whole life and am not unable to do so (of course I will deny any knowledge of know-how when I'm visiting home 😊) Startled I asked whether he meant putting on a bottom sheet and a top sheet and he said "yes, ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands

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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