Murky Water

Rotorua & Waitomo

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March 15th 2009
After only an hours drive from Taupo i arrived in Rotorua and just a 3 minute walk down the road was my hostel. I was told that i couldn't check in and put my bags in my room as the room wouldn't be ready until 2pm and it was only 11am so i decided to go for a walk to pass the time. The first thing i noticed when getting off the coach was the over powering smell of rotten eggs!!!! The smell comes ... 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