Mud pool

Bog of Eternal Stench!

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May 25th 2007
Rotorua is famous for its geothermal activity and it's sulphur pools, what this really means is , this place stinks. All of the geothermal activity releases sulphur in the form of sulphur hydroxide in to the air. If you remember back to your school days sulphur was the bright yellow stuff that stank of rotten eggs, well that is exactly what Rotorua smells like, all the time. To be fair when it rai ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more