Me and Rachel at the lake

One of the reasons Wanaka is so special is because the town sits right on the lake and the mountains are directly behind it so you can enjoy mountain and lake views while you are doing ordinary things like going to the post office!

Wanaka

December 1st 2006
Beautiful Wanaka. After three days in Queenstown I took a bus to Wanaka. I wasn't sure what I would be doing there and Im still not sure exactly what I did there but I was there for 3.5 weeks....almost a month and I loved it. I spent some time at the YHA hostel and became good friends with a girl named Rachel who I ended up spending Christmas with. I lived in a really nice house with a kiwi co ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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