The Rees Queenstown

Hi all, Welcome to the travel blog of my trip around the world. I'm currently planning to visit Samoa, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. And hopefully I will be writing all about it here :-) Hope you enjoy reading, I know ...

... celebrate fertility, now it's just a 'sport' for people a lot braver/ crazier than me. When discoevered, William Gilbert Rees felt Queenstown was so beautiful he couldn't just name the city after his current queen (Victoria), but that it should honour ...

... only day out that we saw less than favorable weather, which was actually a novelty for us after days of sunshine. We're back in Queenstown now and have enjoyed two days of luxury after 10 in the bush (Tom - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You).  ...

... been here and if the calendar says summertime, you would never know it to be outside in it (I don't think I could live in Queenstown). We drive through Arrowtown which really looks like it jumped out of the old west and through the river in our land ...

... gonna go horseback riding tomorrow if the weather will be good, and today I go on the Gondola - a cable car that goes above Queenstown and gets you some incredible views (like much everything else around here, actually). :) Well - that's it for now. ...

... are back on! A few photos on here from yesterday afternoon's ganching about at the cricket. Jarred was playing for Queenstown against Alexandra, and despite the near Baltic temperatures we went along to have a few cups of tea and 'encourage' him ...

... be viewed here (I posted them all, since I was the only photographer on the trip):  http://picasaweb.google.com/karenrocks/QueenstownCanyoning# Other pics from Milford and Queenstown are here: ...

... ! Andy had heard that the Glenorchy area, well known for Lord of the Rings filming, was a beautiful hidden gem around 45 minutes from Queenstown. We picked the brains of a helpful DOC member of staff and went away with a few ideas of which walk to do, ...

... Deer Park Heights which had 8 film locations from LOTR and also other movies like Narnia.  It also had great views over Queenstown and animals to feed.  But only a few months before the trip I googled it and found that it was CLOSED permanently ...

... but a Fjord, don't ask me the difference) was named after Milford Haven, by its first (welsh) settler, and Queenstown was founded by a guy caled Rees from HaverfordWest. Milford Sound by the way was great, I took the Bar-B-Q bus,in a small group, which ...

What is not to like about walking around Queenstown, oh and doing a little Merino wool shopping. We were up early to drive Paul to the start of the Rees-Dart track so he could get in shape before hiking with us in a couple of days. We made it almost to ...

... much besides our tastebuds of late, we enjoyed combining some excercise with nature.  We immediately appreciated how Queenstown fosters an outdoor lifestyle and got excited for Berkeley.  After checking out the local shops, we decided to ...

... .  Merci beaucoup mon ami! And so the next chapter has begun to unfold...after we finished the Rees-Dart, our crew returned to Glenorchy and Queenstown to regroup and for some much-needed rest and relaxation.  And then to go our separate ...

... is the main idea... Well, hope you don't get to know what I'm talking about. And now - to my recent adventures: :) QUEENSTOWN I went on the Gondola that night - and the pictures you can see yourselves. It was quite expensive, but the view was ...