Queenstown

Queenstown

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June 9th 2013
After the excitement of our skydive in Wanaka, we drove to nearby Queenstown, New Zealand's tourist Mecca and adrenaline capital. On the way we came across the birthplace of the modern bungee jump, at the Kawarau bridge. I pulled into the car park and Sonya wasn't impressed. 'I am not doing a bungee jump!' I had no desire to do one either lucky for her but I was intrigued. We went ... 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