New Zealand

Hobbiton: A Review

One of the highlights of our trip to Middle Earth (I mean New Zealand) was definitely our tour of Hobbiton.…

7 years ago

Finding Edoras (AKA Mount Sunday In New Zealand)

As the days go down in the West, behind the hills and into shadow, I'm going to be reflecting (i.e.…

7 years ago

On being home…

So we got home late last night after an extraordinarily exhausting 53 hours of travel, including some borderline time travel…

8 years ago

They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard: Rohan, (AKA the Ida Valley, New Zealand)

They took the hobbits to Isengard. The question was, would we find WHERE they took the hobbits to Isengard from?…

8 years ago

They’re taking the Kapoanos to Isengard… AKA back home to New Jersey

Well, I'm sitting here now at the lovely Emperor Club at the Auckland Airport. We had a three hour drive…

8 years ago

The Ring goes south (island)…

So it’s been a while since our last update. Mostly because we just haven’t been able to sit still (aside…

8 years ago

One does NOT simply walk into Mordor… Or traverse the Tongariro Alpine Crossing

On Wednesday, Ariel and I traversed the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Or in other words, we attempted to simply walk into…

8 years ago

Adventures are not all pony rides in May sunshine

Bilbo was sadly reflecting that adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine... --The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien So this isn't a…

8 years ago

First days in Middle Earth… I mean New Zealand

Well, it certainly has been a pretty nutty first few days for Ariel and I on our trip. Our goal…

8 years ago

If you had to bring one book with you to New Zealand

It would kind of have to be The Hobbit, right? Lord of the Rings is too long/big/bulky to bring the…

8 years ago