Capturing the View

October 24th 2008
We were surprised by Wanaka! Not only because Wanaka-Fest was taking place (their annual street party with carnival floats, market stalls and all sorts of festivities which sees Wanakians pouring out onto the streets to play) but also because no one had really mentioned how gob-smackingly beautiful Wanaka is. The small town is gathered around the base of Lake Wanaka which is another very, very l ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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

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Charlie & Rich

CharlieandRich

Hello and welcome to our travel blog! Rich and I are off on our honeymoon travelling Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Thailand. We hope you will enjoy seeing what we get up to :) Check back when you can to see how far we have got... Thanks sooo much to everyone who came and made our wedding such an amazing and very special day for us! We had the time of our lives :)Thanks also for all our presents - for those we haven't had a chance to write to yet, we promise to do so as soon as we get home - the last couple of days have been very hectic! If you happen to know wh... full info

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