Queenstown from the top of the gondalas

Queenstown and Reilly time! (26.10.12 - 29.10.12)

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November 17th 2012
We had planned to travel to Queenstown on this very important day to celebrate a big birthday with our friend Sarah! I was pretty excited to get to spend my birthday with someone else from home (apart from James obviously!) makes things a bit nicer! So we were up a bit earlier than I would have liked in order to get to the airport for our short flight. Unfortunately the flight was delayed, meaning ... 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