King of all he surveys

Queenstown oh Queenstown you are so lovely!

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November 8th 2012
Well we have arrived in Queenstown and the views are amazing. We travelled up through Otago and the views again were spectacular - I think I need to take back my original thoughts that New Zealand was just like Scotland as some of the scenery here is even more amazing than the scenery in Scotland (sorry Scotland). We have booked into a little B&B and found it immediately so no cross wor ... 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