The famous party tree

Entering another world in Hobbiton

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August 2nd 2012
The Hobbiton movie tour began with a pick-up at 8.25 at the Mad Travel Shop. We picked also other customers up from the tourism centre and some hostels in Rotorua. The shuttle bus got space for 11 passengers. During the one hour drive to the set of hobbiton, which is near Matamata, we could listen to music or sleep or whatever we wanted to do. You could also drive to the base by yourself with your ... 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