Headphones, seatbelt, I'm ready?

Besides noise control, the headphones enabled the pilot to tell us where we were, what we were seeing and also we got to listen in on the tower control "talk."

Franz Josef

April 25th 2005
After an incredible morning enjoying a scenic flight to Milford Sound and a cruise through the sound, we once again got settled into our little plane for a scenic flight over Mt. Cook, Fox Glacier and Franz Josef (the township and the glacier). What a treat... and sooo nice to avoid a 8 hour bus trip!! I am sure the trip is beautiful, but I (Elizabeth and guest writer on this amazing blog by Tanya ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » West Coast

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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