In the chill out room

Int New Zealand brilliant!

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February 15th 2008
Before we left Asia behind we had a couple of nights in Bangkok. It's a great city with lots going on and lots to see, hustle and bustle, shiny new buildings, shiny old buildings, freeways, flyovers, skytrain, river traffic, bars, go-go bars, neon signs, temples, palaces, markets, malls, parks....Bangkok has got the lot. We'd already seen the most of it on a previous trip so this time we gave the ... 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