Tag: new zealand
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Hobbit home tour gears up for your totally expected journey to New Zealand
HOBBITON, New Zealand – Like the “Lord of the Rings” saga, the tale of the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour has grown in the telling. And like this year’s most famous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the folks behind the tour are scrambling to prepare for much more company. The tale began in 1998, when “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson…
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Travel Tidbits – World’s Most Mysterious Destinations
48 Hours: Johannesburg The jacarandas are blooming in South Africa’s largest city, as spring turns into summer… The Independent A cultural guide to Amman An essential guide to one of the Middle East’s liveliest, least visited – and safest – cities… Telegraph (London) Argentina: Kayak among whales…
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Travel Tidbits – All things Art Deco in Napier, New Zealand
Evita’s Buenos Aires Sixty years after her death, Eva Peron’s legacy continues to spread throughout this city… New York Times Hanoi emerging as a destination for foodies In the quest for the best pho, bun cha and more in this culinary capital, look for the stands favored by elderly Vietnamese —…
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Unusual, Quirky, & Weird Restaurants around the world
When traveling most likely you will be eating out at a restaurant. There are some unusual restaurants you can visit and perhaps some of these you may want to add to your ‘Bucket List’? Anything from a Prison restaurant to a tree house restaurant. Being served by monkeys, children or even robots. A380 In-Flight…
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Where to go Whale watching
The Cetacea hold an important lesson for us. The lesson is not about whales and dolphins, but about ourselves. There is at least moderately convincing evidence that there is another class of intelligent beings on Earth beside ourselves. They have behaved benignly and in many cases affectionately towards us. We have systematically slaughtered them. Little…
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