"Zen" @ Lake Tekapo, NZ

Day 11: Mt Cook + Lake Pukaki + Lake Tekapo + A Surprise Yellow Field!

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December 28th 2011
I take all my vacations very seriously. For me, it’s like a military operation in a way. You need to do proper research, know your grounds & destinations – which I do by spending nights researching hundreds of pictures, videos, hotel reviews, etc. You need to have a good plan of “attack” – because how else you can cramp those 999 things you want to do and see in 1-2 weeks unless you plan ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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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