Rotorua & the Bay of PlentyBlogs we like

  1. Social Media Success for New Zealand, Plus a Rotorua Slideshow

    Blog: Travelogged - 22 March 2011

    Travel seems like a subject that was custom-made for social media, even though of course it predates it. Travel enthusiasts love talking about travel and bond easily over sharing stories and advice. So it’s not surprising that that the travel community has flourished on Facebook, StumbleUpon and Twitter, where it has developed an extensive list [...]

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  2. hangi in rotorua

    Blog: The Road Forks - 5 January 2010

    geothermal steam and mud baths Artist's Palette at Wai-o-Tapu

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  3. Bubbling mud & stinky geysers

    Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 15 November 2009

    I can’t remember if it was because I first saw it on telly when I was a kid, or because my mum told me about it (she lived in New Zealand when she was a teenager), but Rotorua was one of the first places in the world I remember wanting to visit when I [...]

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  4. Lady in the Land of the Long White Cloud

    Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009

    I arrived in New Zealand on January 2 and Rob and I drove straight from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninsula. The scenery was spectacular. We saw beautiful coastline, rolling hills, farmland, and lots of small towns along the way. We even got chased down a hill by a gigantic sheep!We stopped in Thames and Coromandel before taking the 309 road, a one-lane gravel shortcut, to Hahei. On the way we came across two adorable hedgehogs and a possum, all of whom I was tempted to bring along with us.

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