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Franz Josef Glacier

February 13th 2007
Paradise Lost So maybe we don't qualify to get into Paradise just yet. We tried hard to find the Lord of the Rings film location. Pushing our van to its limits driving on a dirt track and fording streams. But Paradise did not reveal itself. The area around Queenstown and Glenorchy could be described as a paradise in itself. More photo opportunities than you could shake a stick at. ... 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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Carolyn and David

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Now finished our year long, round the world trip, during which Carolyn was able to carry her backpack and we both became experts at packing and unpacking in double quick time. We saw some amazing sights and met loads of interesting people. The best of both should appear in what we've written from Russia, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. To answer a few of the questions we heard regularly from fellow travellers and those at home alike, we don't have a favourite country, no w... full info

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