old bath house

a new start

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December 8th 2010
finally got everything sorted! Got a place to live, a job, and still enough time to go out and see the area! Just realized today how soon it's already gonna be christmas. Still can't really believe it - christmas carols in the sun just feels so wrong... Been here in Rotorua now for about a week and a half and I'm still so amazed every time I go to the park and see the Geysirs, hot pools and mud ... 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