"Rotorua - Extra" Rotorua Travelogue by keeweechic


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Waimangu Valley

Sulphur covered terraces - the smell in the area is distinctly sulphur!

Maori House (Whare)

At Whakarewarewa.

Lady Knox Geyser

The Lady Knox Geyser was found in the late 1800s by a group of New Zealand prison inmates. They were on a work patrol planting in the nearby Kaingaroa Forest.

While washing their clothes in a hot pool the soap reacted violently with the chemicals in the water and the clothes were thrown some distance away into the bush. The geyser was official christened in 1903 by the daughter of the NZ Governor General, Lady Knox and she herself threw soap into the geyser. Every 48 hours the geyser would erupt by itself and this went on for 30 years. From 1933 though has been soaped daily to instigate the eruption.

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    chewy3326 Feb 26, 2006 at 3:04 PM Report Abuse

    The geysers and hot springs look impressive! Nice page and description of the Maori... Rotorua sounds like a great place

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    ATXtraveler Aug 10, 2005 at 4:46 AM Report Abuse

    I did want to jump in the mud pools! It must be the rugger in me!

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    DaDrifter Jul 5, 2005 at 9:26 AM Report Abuse

    Wonderful insight into the Maori world ... this place looks quite unreal. Corn cooked in a steaming pool and the Maori Hangi sound simply divine.

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    Toyin Apr 5, 2005 at 2:21 PM Report Abuse

    Now I know why you adopt that name,..this primitive birds are so lovely. It is amazing to know they lay such a huge egg, relative to their body weight!Thanks for sharing.

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    frankcanfly Feb 11, 2005 at 10:00 AM Report Abuse

    Yep! that's it! I just can't see it all! But I had to ZORB! I'm sure I'll get back for a better look....

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    hunterV Oct 20, 2004 at 10:01 AM Report Abuse

    It is a great dish indeed! A cooking masterpiece! Greetings from the faraway Ukraine!

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    urban4est Oct 9, 2004 at 9:45 AM Report Abuse

    mmmm... this sounds delicious. Similar to the Hawaiian Imu. I am looking for info on Maori massage, any clues?

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    gkitzmil Mar 25, 2004 at 5:14 AM Report Abuse

    This is part of my dream trip, Kiwi! Thanks for the great pics!! -- Greg

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    belgianchocolate Feb 27, 2004 at 11:39 AM Report Abuse

    The Kiwi House where you can really see a kiwi must be great. For almost 10 years I'm walking by the one in the Antwerp zoo and didn't even saw a glimpse. :-)

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    Robertvp Nov 25, 2003 at 4:08 AM Report Abuse

    Geysers and peka's - a whole new vocabulary !

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