Jools

Blue Lake

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December 7th 2007
It really does hum here in Rotorua! Not the whole of Rotorua, but most of it. A strong sulphur-type smell, mostly unpleasant, but strangely a bit addictive... We're back on board the Blogmobile now, after an extended sojourn in Taupo. Been in a semi-comatose state for a few weeks now, chilling out in The Van. Now it's time to wake up and smell Rotorua! It's almost Christmas, I can't believ ... 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