View from Mt. Doom

Random Thoughts From A Scattered Brain...

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March 3rd 2007
Ahoy there, maties! Hope you're all doing well. It's amazing how quick things can change: I didn't have much to write about on my last blog, and now I've got too much! A lot has happened the past little while, some expected, some not. I experienced some of New Zealand's amazing natural wonders, had a taste of "Americarna" in the city of New Plymouth, and said goodbye to a friend. I'm curren ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

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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