Relaxing

Embarking SS Mariner

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January 6th 2015
Geo: -36.8474, 174.766I was struck by travelling for the first time in a long time outside of my normal routine. Can't remember the name of the movie, but George Clooney played a frequent flyer and I could relate to much of that movie due to my own international air travels. Stewart also commented to us that it was very different travelling without Dad �nyway, I found myself a little ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

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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