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Waitomo to Rotorua | Jan 10 07'
"Hot thermal pools"
The north island is spectacular scenery - rolling peaks dotted with sheep and cattle, winding roads through little villages. John and I breat... Continue reading »
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Roturua | Jan 06 05'
7 January 2005 Roturua, NZ\r Taryn: As Dad reported, we had a great time surfing (and attempting to surf\133\133) on Tuesday. That evenin... Continue reading »
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Smelly, but spectacular | Dec 28 06'
Well, what a great day we had today. Our guide picked us up form our hotel room and took us out to Wai-o-tapu thermal wonderland.The thermal... Continue reading »
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Thermal Reserves, Maori Village & Te Wairoa | Dec 20 06'
We left Waitomo at 9.30am and arrived in Rotorua at 12.15pm. The area is famous for having a rotten egg smell caused by its many geothermal areas w... Continue reading »
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Rotorua | Dec 09 06'
Decided to stay at the same Backpackers as i did with Charlie as i knew where it was etc. We arrived there very late and we were both very tired so... Continue reading »
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They call it the SWOOP | Nov 22 06'
"I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent. Paul Simon"
Before we left Rotorua - we thought we would go check out the Agrodome which is an adventure park mixed in with a little agricultural stuff... i.e.... Continue reading »
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A geezer is an old man | Nov 06 06'
"We suffered the embarrassment of being given an English lesson by a Kiwi."
With just a few days left on the North Island, and a lot of the main attractions still to see, we headed for Rotorua, NZ's thermal capital. The top... Continue reading »
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Stinky Town! | Jan 25 07'
Heya all, So after leaving Raglan, a place I would never want to leave, I've arrived in Rotorua, a geothermal town in the central north islan... Continue reading »
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Day 40: Our Kiwi RoadTrip Begins!!! | Nov 03 06'
Well we decided to head off early, so I met Bobby down at this hostel around 10am, and after packing up the car, which is only just big enough to g... Continue reading »
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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot: Rotorua Day 1 | Nov 10 07'
"We smelled Rotorua from the air before we landed."
We caught a shuttle to the airport at 7:20 and made it there in plenty of time for our flight…we got onto the plane with all of our luggage, thanks... Continue reading »
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