Luge

Queenstown Supe-Fun-Packed Weekend

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August 5th 2008
This past weekend was my program’s group trip to Queenstown, a touristy town in the central part of the south island. We left in the morning and got there mid afternoon, in time to go up the gondola (and see the beautiful view about the lake). We also went luging which was super fun: you basically speed down a mountain in a go cart, and I drove like a grandma as usual. The next day we did “a d ... 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