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New Zealand - South Island - Queenstown

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March 10th 2015
Hi everyone, had a great day today, first we went on a very grand steamship and went up the Lake Wakatipu which was stunning, absolutely amazing, really can't find the words to explain how beautiful these mountains are. They keep changing throughout the day due to the light and the clouds, then you look at them again and it is a totally different picture. Out comes the camera, clicky click, I just ... 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