Franz Josef Glacier Tour

It was very bright, yet very shady. Very cold, yet almost warm. Very calm, yet very exhilirating! Here, two New Yorkers frame the guide. NZ is a small country: I met these same two blokes 4 days earlier on an 8 person Waitomo Caves tour too!

4 Days in the South Island of New Zealand, Part II: New Zealand Photography

March 11th 2006
Waking up in Fox Village, I knew I had no reservations but two activities in mind. #1, to see the Franz Josef Glacier in all its glory, and #2 to see the Fox Glacier in all its glory! I had planned to take a strenuous hike up the side of the Franz Josef glacial valley to an overlook but he trail was closed from a recent rock fall leaving me stuck without set plans. Fortunately Franz Josef villa ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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