The Remarkables

Day 69, Queenstown

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March 30th 2007
We have a really nice dorm right now, lots of cool people to swap stories with and travelling tips. But, we also have a casanova as well who bought a lady back in the early hours of the morning to share his top bunk bed............... Lets say none of us got much sleep and leave it at that! Chris arrives today. Helen and i had a lie in and then went to book Milford Sound and hire a car to do t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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