Original Bungee
This is the location of the first commercial bungee operation.
From: Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown
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 yea... [read more]
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 yea... [read more] Blog: Xtreme Queenstown
Date: January 12th 2007
Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of New Zealand. The world's first commercial bungee operation started here, and jetboat and other extreme activities abound. Unfortunately, the price for these activities is incredibly high. J "would have" bungee jumped, if it were not for the > $100 price per jump. You can go skydiving or paragliding in the States for cheaper than that! We decid ... read more
Date: January 12th 2007
Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of New Zealand. The world's first commercial bungee operation started here, and jetboat and other extreme activities abound. Unfortunately, the price for these activities is incredibly high. J "would have" bungee jumped, if it were not for the > $100 price per jump. You can go skydiving or paragliding in the States for cheaper than that! We decid ... read more
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In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we travelled mostly in the Caribbean, US, Canada and Hawaii. We were just too busy to post travelblogs, and Facebook has been easier to post pictures to, although not as good as this site. Hopefully we'll get back to posting our world travels to this site!
We've returned from our Fall 2007 trip to Europe, visiting Switzerland, Côte d'Azur, and Italy.
We've returned from our 2007 trip to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. As usual, we haven't completed all the posts, but will work on finishing them up.
We've returned from our 2006-2007 four month around the world t... full info
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