On the shores of Lake Wanaka

March 18th 2006
Getting over my disappointment of Franz Josef was made a little easier by our arrival in Wanaka. The journey from FJ to here went through some of the most goosebump-making scenery I have seen so far in NZ. It is hard to describe and most adjectives and pictures really cannot do it justice, so I don't think I am even going to attempt this challenge. Just take a look at the pics and see what you thi ... 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

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Elizabeth Southey

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I have been working non-stop since leaving university and last February I felt I had got to the point where I could buy a house and settle down or I could travel the world and mix-it-up globally...it was a tough decision. While I have travelled quite a bit with my job and on holiday (Europe and the US), I felt I had never really got out there and seen stuff. Consequently, I am taking a 6-month sabbatical from work, starting in Jan 2006, and will be travelling to Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador (and fingers crossed, the Galapagos Islands).... full info

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