Taking a rest

Queenstown

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March 7th 2009
I got on the coach at 7:45am and got myself comfy as i knew this was going to be a long journey, to get to Queenstown takes just over 8 hours but it wasn't a bad journey because our driver was giving commentary along the way like we were on a tour bus and would tell us everything including a count on the road kill he could see!!! He also stopped at various locations and let us off to take photos w ... 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