Tag: New Zealand
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Queenstown -What a lovely city !
The town was named Queenstown by Gold Prospectors in 1860’s who had invaded this region as Gold had been discovered in the nearby Arrow River. There is a story that Irish settlers named the town after a city in their country. Simply put it is a stunning lake town having a population of just around…
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New Zealand South Island- Twizel, Mt Cook and the Lakes
Though we landed in Christchurch the intent was not to spend too much time here but move on the very next day. We hadn’t carried any food item and our shoes were clean so there was no problem at the Airport as their authorities are very strict about these things. Airport shuttle at NZ$ 10…
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Sky diving in New Zealand
There couldn’t have been a more exciting start to 2024. I am not talking about the golf I played on the first day of the year at the stunningly beautiful course located on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and flanked by mountains at Queenstown, New Zealand. I refer here to what I did a couple…