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FRANZ JOSEF IN THE MOUNTAINS

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November 20th 2022
An early start today to catch the Tranz Alpine railway trip through the mountains to Arthur’s Pass where our coach will pick us up. The train runs through Canterbury plains farmland but always climbing uphill and into the heart of the mighty Southern Alps. There are vast fields with herds of cows, flocks of sheep and even deer farms. We travel across towering viaducts, through spectacular gorges ... 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