Down at the Glacier River
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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 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: Franz Josefs Glacier
Date: March 19th 2009
The Austrian mountaineer Julius Haast first explored the glacier in 1865 and named it after the Austrian Emperor "Kaiser Franz Josef". It was very nice and impressing having a walk around the glacier. Greets ... read more
Date: March 19th 2009
The Austrian mountaineer Julius Haast first explored the glacier in 1865 and named it after the Austrian Emperor "Kaiser Franz Josef". It was very nice and impressing having a walk around the glacier. Greets ... read more
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About me: I am a 26-year-old guy from Austria. Last year my very good friend Evelyne and I came up with one of the best ideas that could ever come into our mind. So that leaded to one of the most important decisions in my life: to go on an around-the-world trip. When I told Christian of this idea he liked it as well and decided spontaneously to join.
So I left Austria on the November 26th 2008 and went on to Asia. My trip which was supposed to start in Bangkok got its first spontaneous change at the very first day. As the international Airport in Bangkok was closed due to demonstrations my ... full info
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