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    Off the beaten track

    Jun 05, 2022 2 minutes

    TOURING EDWARDIAN NEW ZEALAND, by Paul Moon (Bateman Books, $39.99)

    A 1902 handbook by travel agency Thomas Cook sells this country as an enviable slow-travel destination, a sort of “Grand Tour Down Under”. How long would a typical trip be, what would it generally include and who would have taken it?

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