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Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

What It Is Like to Visit Hobbiton

Jasmine TamokOceania

Fans of Lord of the Rings from all over the world visit New Zealand with one must-do on their itinerary: visit Hobbiton. It’s no surprise really that it is one of the top tourist attractions in the country. The Hobbiton Movie Set Tour is very impressive and it’s rare to have the opportunity to explore an entire movie set.

Me loving all of the cute hobbit holes

General Information

The Hobbiton Movie Tour is located near the small New Zealand town called Matamata. It is free to park at the general office.

Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
Map of Hobbiton

The Movie Set Tour costs $84.00 NZD (76 CAD/507 SEK) per person and it needs to be booked online before arriving. We booked only a few days before and we there were not a lot of time slots available, so book early to avoid disappointment. There are other tours available (for example, those including food), but I think that the regular tour is more than worth it. It is already quite an expensive activity to do if you are a budget traveller. The tour takes about 2 hours.

Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Daniel getting excited to start our tour

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7 Reasons Why You Should Travel to Taiwan

Jasmine TamokAsia

I admit it, although I always listed Taiwan in my head as a place I could visit, it never made it on my “must see on my next trip” list.

But let me back up for a moment…

I can’t believe how fast the time has been flying while on this trip. After leaving the Maluku region, we flew to Jakarta and then Kuala Lumpur for a few days each. It was nice reset to be in the city and have limitless choices on food. Then last Tuesday we flew to Taiwan to meet up with our friends Claire and Joe from Canada. We only managed to visit Taipei and Kenting since our trip was quite short.

Taiwan Buddha Museum
Doing sightseeing with our Canadian friends that we met up with in Taiwan

Taiwan has always been a country that I have been interested in visiting. However, it never sparked me enough to be on my immediate “must visit” list. Since our friends were travelling for only 1 week, it was logical for us to fly to them. It provided a great opportunity to see a new country, and this country actually ended up being the 30th country that I have visited!

Taipei 101
Taipei 101

Of course, while visiting my 30th country, I also had to visit the 10th tallest building in the world, Taipei 101

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