The mouth of the Fjord

Milford Sound

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April 16th 2008
The night that we arrived in Queenstown, we got some shopping for dinner, came back to the hostel and made spaghetti bolognese for dinner. It was really nice, especially as we had some cheese to put on top of it! Then after dinner, we got showered and dressed nicely, and went out to the bar that is attached to the hostel. It was the karaoke evening, so we decided to go and laugh at people doin ... 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