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Beauty and the bumpy road

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June 17th 2014
We woke up before the sun to an incredible site. The sky was clear and the stars out our window were amazing. Billions of them. So many more then at home. One of the reasons is this area of New Zealand has been rated the 4th darkest place on earth and a brilliant place to see the galaxy we live in. It is stunning. When the sun began to rise the mountains began to glisten with the colors of the ris ... 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