An un-planned stop, in two great towns Photo 21

October 24th 2010
The drive down from Franz Josef was easily our most spectacular yet, with a back drop of snow capped mountains, lush forest winding forests and mirror blue lakes. After driving for around 4 hours we reached a town about 50 minutes from Queenstown called Wanaka. We had origninally planned to just pass through this town to view the large lake, but on arrival I think we both immediately realised th ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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

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Victoria & Scott are off... September 2010...We work hard and play hard and love our holidays! So much so that six a year just wasn't enough so we left our jobs, friends, family and home behind and took off for nearly 5 months to travel around the world! We visited: South America- Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile (September-Mid Oct) New Zealand- the North & South island in a camper van (Mid Oct-early Nov) Australia- the East coast from Melbourne-Cairns (Nov) South East Asia- Singapore, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia (December & January) We blogg... full info

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