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New Zealand - Pen's Early Birthday Present

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January 31st 2007
Pen's Early Birthday Present We are in Queenstown, Adventure Capital of the World. After watching a documentary on it when I was 18, I've always wanted to come Queenstown. I have always said that I wanted to bungy jump, but over the years and with added maturity I've come to think less of the idea. It was very special for me when Dave came up with the great idea that I do a bungy j ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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