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Lake Rotorua,

What I would give to have my Monday back!

October 23rd 2006
23 / 10 / 06 Monday I woke up to the sound of swirling brushes and the scraping of metal on asphalt. It’s a holiday Monday morning yet the city work crews are out sweeping and cleaning the streets and sidewalks. Got a better night sleep in the tight back seat than what I did on the cross country Amtrak train ride this summer. The next thing to hit me was the sulfur stench that hangs over Rot ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

New Zealand Flag 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
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