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Queenstown Rest-up Day

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September 22nd 2009
Spent first full day here resting. We rested by walking all over town, eating some good food, climbing a big hill overlooking the area and walking among some million-dollar homes ($NZ or $US either way that's some serious money). Lots of new construction and development going on here. No appearance of recession here. Enjoyed some really nice pub food for lunch at The Speights Ale House (http:// ... 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