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April 23, 2008
The road to Milford Sound is the tourist road in the South Island Dozens of coaches full of day trippers from Queenstown dominate the road there and back. An early stopping point for them is Lake Te Anau, and the township is heavily reliant on international tourists:
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Te Anau, New Zealand, 2008
The backpackers presence is strong on this tourist road. Many of thel ocals see them as grungy travellers lugging packs around, pinching food from supermarkets and inhabitating mozzie-infested hostels even though they bring cash to the local economy.
The backpackers are outnumbered by the international tourists--mostly Japanese--- on daytrips to Milford Sound from their base in Queenstown.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, Japanese tourist, Te Anau, 2008
There are different tourist markets based on the wealth of the tourist. All travel the same road to the same iconic places. Milford Sound and the National park is a world heritage one.
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That's one scary looking bird. What's it supposed to be?