Abel Tasman National Park

Coastal Tracks, Glaciers In Rainforests, And The Great Car Vs. Bus Debate

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March 25th 2007
Hmmm, where to begin? Where to begin indeed. Well, I just got to Queenstown yesterday, and I've spent the past week or so at Franz Josef and Wanaka. Basically, I drank a lot of beer, did a lot of hiking, saw a glacier in a rain forest, and just chilled out a while. Before that, I was in Greymouth checking out the Monteith's Brewery Tour. Did I mention I had a lot of beer? But let's start off w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South 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