The lake front, with all the little cafes and bars

QUEENSTOWN: Party town more like!!!!

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January 31st 2008
Another huge Kiwi hello!!! Or Kiaora as the Maori's say!!! :-) Left Franz Josef in a lot of pain, my right thigh is absolutely killing me and you should see the size of my blisters (yep plural i have four HUGE ones!!) Wish i had taken a photo actually lol! Stopped off at Lake Matheson on the way to Queenstown. Its called Mirror Lake because of the amazing reflections on the waters surface!! It ... read more

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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