Lava Bar

Off to Taupo

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September 29th 2009
Meike and I walked over to the geothermal park in the city but we were both so tired from the night before that neither of us had the energy to really walk around so we ended up going for a coffee, ate some lunch and then waited for our stray bus to pick us up. We were happy to see a small bus pull up to pick us up. We hopped on and met a variety of interesting people haha. We got in to Taupo a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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