Geysers

Sulphur and Luging

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August 2nd 2006
Rotorua First thing that you notice about, Rotorua is pungent smell caused by the geysers and the sulphuric water. There really is no escape from the smell either as even in the hostel they have hot pools which are filled by the sulphuric water. As a result of the smell, the town has been rather unwittily named Rottenrua, by i guess it at least gets the idea accross. Didnt do a grea ... 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