Mt. Cook

Kiwi Birds

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March 23rd 2007
Greetings from Queenstown, which is located on the south island of New Zealand. Its been an interesting few travel days, and I am happy to report I can confirm today is the 23rd of March. Brenda and I finally made it to the airport in Ko Samui on the right day for our 6am flight into Bangkok. Once in Bangkok airport we had approximately 10 hours to kill with all our gear in tow as we couldn't che ... 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