And there it was...

Rotten Rua & our last week in New Zealand

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January 25th 2009
So folks...having slept most of the journey from Lake Taupo to Rotorua, Claire and I arrived at Crash Backpackers. The hostel itself was lovely but the arrival to the town was horrendous as the smell of sulphur and rotten eggs totally greeted us! It was enough to make any stomach turn but like most things, when there a while you eventually get used to it - or a bit anyway! Nevertheless, like many ... 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