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Penguins and Peaks

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June 3rd 2007
Queenstown is a really cool place to stay, so whilst we were there we mainly chilled out, went for walks and enjoyed the amazing scenery of lakes and snow capped mountains. We also took a day trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound fiord, which was beautiful- plenty of waterfalls, which I got a bit carried away with taking pics. The boat got right up close and even under one of them, at this point ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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