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Time Travel

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November 12th 2006
Apparently it’s not possible, but somehow last week I managed it. It started off as a Thursday, not the most exciting day of the week, but far from the worst. I awoke at 7.30 after a maximum of 4 hours sleep (I find long journeys and sad farewells slightly less unbearable if I am too exhausted to think), had breakfast, checked my bags one last time and started the journey. Everything was easy t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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