Tag: Lord of the Rings

Finding Middle-Earth: Mount Doom, Rivendell, and the Weta Cave

.Reading time 14 minutes.

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. Road-tripping through the North Island of New Zealand is a delight in endless spellbinding views. From ocean cliff-side (read: nail-biting) winding roads to barren and windy desert to lush forests, valleys, and mountains.  It’s no wonder New Zealand is […]

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Finding Middle-Earth: Edoras

.Reading time 11 minutes.

“What business does an Elf, a Man, and a Dwarf have in the Riddermark?” Amidst snow-capped mountains on the South Island of New Zealand lies a striking slope overlooking the sweeping Rangitata Valley. This impressive hill was the location of Edoras, the capital city of Rohan, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. And wow, […]

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Finding Middle-Earth: Hobbiton

.Reading time 10 minutes.

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door…You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Nestled in the rolling green hills of Matamata, New Zealand (pronounced Mehtah-Mehtah, and oh yes I really butchered this pronunciation before I was corrected) […]

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