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A Buried Village, and Mitai Maori Night

July 24th, 2007 Globeteacher

So how did you like all the funky stuff I told you about Rotorua in the last post? Sometimes the city seems like any other city….then you bump into a geothermal area, and it looks like another planet! Well, the whole area around Rotorua is filled with volcanic areas, and activity. Other places in NZ  Read More »

The Sundanese

March 8th, 2008 travelbaxter2

This final day under the wing of Dr. Ko was spent learning more about traditional Sundanese culture. Almost 30km to the North of Bandung, the third biggest city in Java, stands Tangkuban Prahu, a still active volcanic crater and a part of local Sundanese lore. It’s a curious Oedipius style tale of a separated son  Read More »