View from ZQN airport

First full day in Q'town; itinerary revealed

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September 22nd 2009
Queenstown 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, 9/22 Arrived to beautiful weather just after noon Monday ... picked up rental car at airport and proceeded to frighten half the drivers in town, turn on wipers while trying signal turns and, generally, put our wedding vows to a stiff test. Fifteen minutes we arrived at the hotel where we drove up into a steep driveway thinking it was the way to the car park area. ... 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