Beware the bull!

Waitomo

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February 23rd 2010
Waitomo is famous for it's caves and glowworms, but nothing else. I't been warned before going that there aren't any ATMs, but no one said that there is no shop! Luckily, the hostel sells bread by the slice and tins of beans, otherwise I would have starved! Once I managed to get to Waitomo (even more difficult to get to that Raglan) I booked onto one of the cave tours. I couldn't be bothered w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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