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Amelia Norman spent a large proportion of her childhood travelling the world, and vividly remembers complaining about it much of the way: there was the eyebrow-raising tantrum in the Montreux market at age 3; the defiant disrobing in Bath (note: not in the bath), aged 4; falling asleep in a plate of Bangkok noodles, aged 8; and the disgusted indignation that only a 15-year-old can muster at "yet another boring glacier" in Alaska.

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Agrodome: Tourism on the Sheep's Back
New Zealand's got sheep. Lots of sheep. Millions, in fact. We eat them, we wear them, keep them as pets, sleep with their skins, and we wait patiently in the car while herds of them meander across our major highways. We're living off the sheep's back, so the saying goes....
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Time for Tales on Stewart Island
Be warned: if pressed for time on Stewart Island, don't speak to the locals. They're a proud lot, and with one question about the island you could easily miss your boat home. ...
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Close Encounters at Orana Wildlife Park
A zebra can run at 60kph and can kill a leopard with a fierce hind-kick: not facts I'm happy about as the zebra I'm watching turns its stripy head and settles its beady gaze on me....
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The Spirit of Rotorua
I think I'm going to be sick. I can't tell top from bottom of this giant plastic ball in which I'm encased. It's rolling faster and faster downhill and changing direction willy-nilly. ...
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