This Isn't So Hard

Go Speed Racer

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February 9th 2007
Gene and I decided to put off our Skyline Skyride in Rotorua, New Zealand, until this morning in an attempt to balance our daily budget. We wanted to take the gondola up to the top of the mountain for the spectacular photo opportunities and decided we’d take on a bit of adventure in riding the land luge back down the mountain for kicks. As we stood in the ticket booth area, we read the various ... 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