The Country Side

The Weekend

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February 25th 2018
While he was at work, Sam offered to loan me his car since there didn’t appear to be much of anything anywhere within walking distance of the house. I’d driven right hand drive in Australia before so I was sure it would all come back to me. I went out to the car, opened the door and staring back at me was a clutch and gear lever. Huh. Well I’m only jet lagged as balls and out of practice, wh ... 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