Lord of the Rings · New Zealand · Travel · vacation

Hobbiton: Walking Up to the Bagginses

Anyone who have read The Hobbit would have imagined that hole in the ground where a hobbit lived. In fact the hobbit JRR Tolkien is particularly describing is Bilbo Baggins and his house at Bag End at the Shire in Hobbiton. This is because Bilbo’s house is the prettiest if not the richest in the… Continue reading Hobbiton: Walking Up to the Bagginses

Lord of the Rings · New Zealand · Travel · vacation

Visiting Middle Earth

Ever since the Lord of the Rings movies came out, New Zealand occupied one of the top entries in my bucket list. Visiting “Middle Earth” is my ultimate nerd dream. Fifteen years later (or 3 weeks ago, to be exact) , the Valars finally heard my crazy yearns and granted me pass to the lands… Continue reading Visiting Middle Earth