Advertisement
« previous next »
Franz Josef  
   

Franz Josef

Stunning snow on a mountain next to the Franz Josef Glacier.
My First NZ Holiday (South Island)

January 6th 2009
In September 2007 my family and I went campervaning (not my preferred mode of travel and accommodation with four people crammed in) along the western coast of New Zealand for two weeks. I was excited because I'd heard so much about the stunning landscape (I mean, who [i[hasn't seen 'Lord of the Rings'?). It was fascinating to see how similar and yet still different Australia is from it' ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

New Zealand Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.029s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 3; qc: 19; dbt: 0.0133s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb