Gibbson Valley Winery

MAJESTIC NEW ZEALAND

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March 10th 2015
New Zealand is 1,200 miles Southeast of Australia. Jet Star, Quantas' no-frills carrier, threaded its way down between the snow capped Southern Alps and landed in a pastoral valley, dotted with green pastures and lakes. it was there a rainbow appeared! I felt the peace of Queenstown and couldn't wait to get out and explore! An 'anti smoking' ban was passed, which I understand has also happened i ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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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