Beer :-)

Queenstown - a well deserved name!

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March 12th 2008
As soon as we left Omarama, we seemed to enter Wild West country; dry mountains of reds and burnt browns - all that was missing was a tumbleweed or two. You get to take in sooooooo much scenery simply driving through New Zealand, it's amazing. Things got a lot greener as we approached wonderful lovely beautiful Queenstown. I love this town! It looks like the most perfect little alpine resort that ... 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