Otago Museum

Maruca finds some many relatives in the Animal Attic of the Otago Museum, thanks to the zeal of generations of Victorian explorers and taxidermists.

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Moeraki

60 million years ago, this strange rock formations became a permanent fixture of the Otago coast, and origin of many myths from forgotten gods.

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Brisbane

The Kurilpa Bridge reflects the Australian Aboriginal word for the South Brisbane: "place for water rats". Made by the same architects of the Helix bridge in Singapore.

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Surin Islands

Ko surin, home of the Moken people, or Sea Gypsies, a nomadic tribe of only 3,000 people.

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Wat Chedi Luang

Chiang Mai, or New City, was the crossroads of the Lanna people and the Burmese. Later, part of the Siam kingdom. The construction of this Buddhist temple started in the 14th century.

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Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang

In the heart of Bankgok lies the Grand Palace, or Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang.

The Ubosoth (chapel) of the Emerald Buddha faces the east, as all Buddhist edifices must face either the east or a body of water.  

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