New Zealand is approximately the same size as the state of California with a population of just over three million. This land of majestic fjords and Southern Alps, grand forests and white sandy beaches, lakes and geysers has aptly been referred to as the world in miniature. It seems that wherever you visit you find sights that remind you of wonders from all over the world...Rotorua and its Yellowstone-type geysers; Christchurch the most English city outside England; the Alpine lake resort of Queenstown with nearby ski areas popular in our summer months; the Southern Alps and spectacular Mount Cook with its ever-present ice pack; the Scottish flavor of Dunedin; and the majestic fjords of Milford Sound.