Crazy street scene in Queenstown for the Winter Festival

Queenstown and drive to Te Anau

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June 24th 2011
We got up and started toward Queenstown. On the way we passed a couple of ski resorts (downhill and cross country) that were totally devoid of snow. Queenstown is a base for skiing and other adventures, a short drive from at least two ski resorts. The mountains were bare and the town was full of angst-ridden frustrated skiers and merchants. We had a nice time shopping around the town and s ... 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