Emma the giant and Emily the hobbit

Queenstown adventures!

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August 8th 2006
Well here we are in the party capital of New Zealand and disapointed we are not! They have everything you could possibly dream of doing here - even if that's only heading to the nearest cosy pub for some mulled wine! We've been here for a week now, catching up with Gordy and waiting for our friend Tom to arrive. Emily is seriously contemplating a bungy, or at least a canyon swing, but why do today ... 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