Me before my 750m high paraglide

Queenstown? Mytown!

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March 11th 2007
Hi Folks Right, so hear I am in Queenstown. If I could live anywhere in the world for a year, this would be it. Surrounded by the mountains of Mordor, this 'extreme-sports town' is so picturesque. They have a cable car which goes up one of the huge mountains so that you can look out over the town, lakes and mountains. Also at the top - the luge! Like little go karts except faster and at the top o ... 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