View of Queenstown

My Queenstown Time

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April 19th 2006
I decided yesterday to take a day and go explore Queenstown, and since it's only an hour out of Wanaka, it could be a day trip. Instead of taking the nice leisurely way around some of the ranges, I thought I could cut some time off the journey and take the range pass way. It was pretty hair raising at times. I mean, only if you don't think about falling off the road due to no guard rails. If I ... 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