Michelle couldn't handle the smell of the Geothermal wonderland!

New Zealand

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May 15th 2008
Arrived in Auckland and the first thing we did was go to Burger King for real food - we had a lot of 'meat' in Fiji but none of it was ever called beef so we were really not sure what we ate - there were a lot of dogs roaming around !! Only stayed in Auckland for the night to sort ourselves out before heading off to explore the North Island. First stop in Dorris was Lake Taupo, which was reall ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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