Queenstown is a popular and secluded destination in the beautiful, mountainous shadow of the Southern Alps. The city occupies a special place on the edge of the glacial waters, close enough to the mountains to enjoy them and far enough from another city of any size to be secluded. Popular, enjoying a busy airport and accessible by road, Queenstown is a shining jewel in the treasure chest that is New Zealand.
Those of us who live here in the U.S of A are blessed with a plethora of national and state parks to visit. It is not hard to get to scenes of natural beauty anywhere in this country. However, we often can take these places for granted and see them as just another place to spend a weekend with friends and family roasting marshmallows and telling ghost stories.
