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Queenstown - The Adventure Sports Capital of the World

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November 25th 2009
They say that Queenstown is in many ways a victim of its own popularity - they may be right. This place is absolutely beautiful, but packed. Every shop has stuff to absolutely drool over - canyon swing trips; snowboarding equipment; Quicksilver fashionwear; Gore-Tex windproof jackets - anything at all to do with sports or the outdoors, this place has it in abundance. The bars are simply awesome as ... 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