 | Springs and geysers at Rotorua
2009-04-09, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: edculpin | | Today we drove down to Rotorua where we stayed in the nice Youth Hostel there. Me and Rosie took a walk around the edge of the city and the edge of the lake, and saw some cool hot water spring and hot... |
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 | Smellee!
2009-04-07, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: nunns | | We look forward to our stay in Rotorua as we decide it’s time we stopped somewhere for more than 2 days! So 3 nights it is then!
Our immediate introduction to Rotorua (and everyone else’s we imagin... |
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 | March 1
2009-03-01, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: inky2 | | Today we went to Whakawarewakwarewa or something like that. Short form for Whaka, where we experienced geothemal areas and spent time in a Maori village. We learned the Haka, better known around the... |
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 | One Week Done, 3.5 To Go.
2009-02-28, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: inky2 | | We arrived in Auckland and immediately met Sue's Aunt Audrey and Uncle Colin for lunch, what a treat. Next day we went sailing with Sue's cousin in Auckland Harbour, again, a treasure of a time. Bil... |
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 | Rotorua
2008-10-03, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: siqueira | | I found a city that smelling as Sao Paulo city and there is no Tiete river, but there is Sulphur, because of the aforementioned thermal activity. The sulphur gives off an odour unique, also there is g... |
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 | Smelly smelly Rotorua
2008-04-19, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: eme86 | | On our way up here we stopped off at Wai-o-tapu, a geothermal park, and introduced us to the stink of Rotorua. It was really interesting walking around the thermal pools and geysers, but it smelt of r... |
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 | Rotorua
2008-04-19, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: lizzy86 | | We have had a busy time in Rotorua, it has been really good fun but quite expensive! Firstly and quite predictable we had to try out the luge, three different tracks scenic, intermmediate and advanced... |
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 | Are I Maori?
2008-02-22, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: juliac | | I can't begin to describe to you the stink around this place! Rotorua is full of natural hot springs (apparently you have to be careful if you build a house here because it can occasionally happen tha... |
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 | Hello Rotorua
2008-01-18, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: catwill | | After a fairly lengthy little jaunt to Hot Water Beach, we arrived in Rotorua mid afternoon. Apart from the obvious sulpur smell we found Rotorua to be a well maintained a pretty town. The place its... |
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| Hells Gate
2008-01-18, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: catwill | | It is hard to believe we are only in our 2nd day of our NZ holiday, we feel as though we have done so much and travelled a fair distance in only a short time. We opted to visit Hells Gate which is a ... |
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 | It smells like poo, really eggy fart poo.
2008-02-07, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: ronnieed | | Rotorua, so good they named it once. What we quickly learnt about Rotorua Is that it stinks. This is mainly due to the geo-thermal activity but you can’t rule out the locals. Having eaten ourselves to... |
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 | Moari experience
2007-12-04, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: hamsouth | | Afterwards we ciontinued round to varios locations before we landed in Rotorua.I think we must of got there at a good time because the place is renowed for being really smelly but it wasn't too bad wh... |
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 | 13th August
2007-08-13, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: amy4rory | | Hey Guys
Went to visit Hobbiton in Matamata, the tour guide was very good and there was only 3 of us! The scenery was beautiful and we could see why they decided to choose this as the location for ... |
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 | Maori Experience..
2007-03-18, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: cherryloo | | Its another early morning as we head to Rotorua. We stop on the way at Karangahake Scenic reserve. Its a beautiful gorge with mining caves. We get to explore the caves and wonder over swing bridges. W... |
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 | Northern Exposure
2007-01-27, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: gemandyoz | | THREE weeks just has not been long enough to see or do everything we wanted in NZ. There were more things we wanted to see in the south island, so we used up a lot of our time there, leaving us only a... |
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 | Its smelly here!!
2006-12-17, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: mhollier | | Spent just the one night in Rotorua - the smell of sulphur pools was enough to drive us away! Stayed at Crash Palace, where we spent the day in the spa and generally recovering from the night before! ... |
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 | Little Man Lost
2006-12-05, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: gareth | | Today was a busy one. There was walking, drama, a little bit of panic, some surf, some sun and quite a bit of driving. Let’s start at the beginning, or possibly a little before that.
Last night, as... |
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 | Hobbiton
2006-12-05, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: jaamnz | | Wow...
today we went to Hobbiton and i wish i could show you some pictures but i can't :( this experience is beyond any words in elvish entish or the tongues of men to explain. We were transported in... |
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| Hobbiton!!
2006-12-06, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: jaamnz | | Wow...
today we went to Hobbiton and i wish i could show you some pictures but i can't :( this experience is beyond any words in elvish entish or the tongues of men to explain. We were transported in... |
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 | Steamy celebrations
2006-05-28, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: archandfi | | On the way to Rotorua we stopped to look at Huka Falls where a wide placid river is forced through a narrow gorge, resulting in a thrashing torrent of bubbling turquoise and white water for 200 yards,... |
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 | Over the Tutea Falls
2005-12-29, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: AndrewJeff | | Our first real chance to get out of Auckland and see some sights was during the Christmas / Hanukkah / New Year’s break. We decided to head south to Rotorua which is about a 3 hour drive from Aucklan... |
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 | Rain, mudpools and a sweet Maori village
2005-11-22, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: thesuhs | | After checking out, we drove into Taupo to get some info at the always helpful i Site info centers. We had been looking into a cave exploration trip in Waitomo, and decided to book it there at the inf... |
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 | Zorbing, luging and Polynesian Spas
2005-01-10, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: mattben | | What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us? Just a stranger on a bus, trying to make his way HOOOOOOOOMMMEEEEEE! Evening dudes, how are ya? mmm, a ha, good. Well well well, the worm has tur... |
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 | What IS that smell???
2004-10-13, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: rossa | | More geo-thermal activity today.
I drove about 3 hours further South to Rotorua. This place is built on a hotbed (no pun intended) of geo-thermal activity. The first thing you notice on entering the ... |
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 | Bubbling mud and crashing from the sky...
2004-04-13, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: MarisaAusi | | Another early start for us...we woke up super early so that we could pack up our tents and have a little breakfast. We actually did it a lot faster than we thought, and then got a chance to relax befo... |
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 | Tamaki Village
2004-03-20, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: liznz | | Well, I find myself in Rotorua for my last night in New Zealand. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and family again, but this has been a great experience.
Today I caught the bus from Welling... |
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 | Played in mud, smelled like eggs.
2003-08-23, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: KatyAbroad | | For my birthday weekend we decided to go to Rotorua. On Friday evening after packing our bags quickly and scarfing down dinner, Rebecca, Mike and I hopped in his little car and began the three hour d... |
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 | The Kiwi Experience
2003-01-09, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: Flyin_Scot | | The Kiwi Experience
Day one and I was leaving Auckland for the Coromandel and particularly the town of Whitianga where tonights accommodation was located. The journey took us through the NZ coutry... |
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 | Rotorua Day 2 -- Hell's Gate
2003-01-07, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: cspeck | | Today was spent visiting the geothermal park called Hell's gate. It was like nothing I have ever seen before, other worldish actually. Boiling mud pools, bubbling mud and sulphur, sulphur pools, wat... |
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| Day 1 in Rotorua
2003-01-06, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: cspeck | | I met two Canadian women, Kirstin and Donna, in Auckland and headed to Rotorua with them the Mon., day after I arrived in NZ.
Rotorua is a center of thermal activity nicknamed "Sulphur City" which... |
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 | the north island
2002-10-28, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: supafitch | | AFter Auckland Pat and i worked our way up North to the Bay of islands, and the Coromandel Penninsula. Both were beautiful!! Near the Bay of Islands is a hike called the Cape Brett Track it's about 12... |
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 | Adrenalin Packed
2002-04-07, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: sbirch | | April 7-8, Driving from Waitomo Caves to Rotarua I got to see three more rainbows. In Rotarua I stayed in “The Wall” backpacker hotel famous for a huge climbing wall viewable from the bar. This was a ... |
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 | The Volcanic City
2001-03-06, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: andreas | | I left Auckland at 8.30 this morning and had a great train journey to the east and the town of Rotorua. The landscape is absolutely astounding. New Zealand is filled with volcanoes and volcanic activi... |
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