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TE ARAROA IN FRAME

“EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHÉ, BUT DURING THIS JOURNEY, I REALISED IT IS TRUE.”

The key focus of Up and Down is the people – do you think they made the adventure?

Before starting this journey, I was mainly thinking about the incredible landscapes I would be able to see and

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