Hobbit Hole

The Start of the Tour

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February 28th 2018
Sam graciously dropped me off at the local train station so I could ride back downtown. After I mistakenly grabbed a Canadian $5 bill out of my wallet, the ticket counter man asked if the Canadian dollar was actually called the Loonie. I tried to explain that it was only the one dollar coin but I’m not sure he believed me. Perhaps we should start a petition to have “dollar” changed to “loo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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