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Tag: World War Two

The Cultural Misunderstanding that Killed: Featherston at War

The Cultural Misunderstanding that Killed: Featherston at War

amandaFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 20201 Comment
There’s been a lot of attention in the media recently about detention camps or internment camps, how they should be...
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The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth

The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth

amandaJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 20204 Comments
We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...
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On Fear and Courage, and the Fall of my Hero

On Fear and Courage, and the Fall of my Hero

amandaMarch 19, 2019March 18, 20194 Comments
For the last eight years I’ve thought that the one moment in our nation’s history that I’d be asked about...
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Back to Pakuratahi

Back to Pakuratahi

amandaJanuary 23, 2019March 27, 20196 Comments
As I continued southward through the North Island on my great New Zealand road trip, I entered a strange half-known...
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Intriguing Maryhill

Intriguing Maryhill

amandaAugust 1, 2017November 10, 20176 Comments
It was time for my usual weekly adventure with Dad, but we were growing sick of the slippery winter mud...
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The Truth About Tyneham

The Truth About Tyneham

amandaJune 14, 20171 Comment
For my final English adventure, I decided to seek out a place I’d seen in many an online clickbait article...
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A Pilgrimage Continued! From Calais to Wissant

A Pilgrimage Continued! From Calais to Wissant

amandaDecember 18, 2016December 18, 20163 Comments
With a week to kill before I left Dover for my great British road trip, I thought it might be...
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On Foot To Folkestone

On Foot To Folkestone

amandaNovember 16, 20162 Comments
I’d done the two English sections of the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route that runs from Canterbury to Rome....
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Dover Castle: the Gateway to England

Dover Castle: the Gateway to England

amandaOctober 22, 2016October 24, 20163 Comments
It was the day I’d been waiting for since I first arrived in Dover. I was finally going to visit...
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The Bluebird Heritage Trail: An Introduction to Historic Dover

The Bluebird Heritage Trail: An Introduction to Historic Dover

amandaSeptember 28, 201613 Comments
A month ago I’d left New Zealand for the adventure of a lifetime. I’d stopped a while in Italy, cruised...
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