Matt and Karen enjoying the spa..shame about the smell though!

New Zealand

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October 13th 2008
After lots of debating, we decided to start the day with a trip to the Polynesian Spa. This was the place recommended by our guide book to sample the thermal hot pools,. We’d also picked up the leaflet and it looked like my sort of place. When we arrived we decided to buy a pass to the deluxe lake retreat spa - there were lots of other options but we thought that the more expensive one (£15 ... 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