We have just completed our journey of the North Island! By this point each filming location on the North Island, for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, has been visited. Our elf eyes are now set for the South. The remainder, and arguably the more interesting, longer, and tougher part of the journey …
Author: MicheaL S
At the Sign of the Prancing Pony
The magnificent Putangirua Pinnacles is my starting point for a big trek to Wellington in this leg of the journey. The path will take me around the cape of the Wainuiomata Coast, following the Ocean Beach Rd to the suburb of Days Bay and the Days Bay Wharf. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a …
Lothlórien
The beautiful gardens of Harcourt Park, and the contrasting scenery of the Hutt River, will be a period of the trip I'm sure to miss, as the next section of my journey soon enters the mountains to the East, heading South to the Coast soon after. The next film location is a short distance upriver, …
The Road to Isengard
By this stage in the adventure our traversing of the North Island is soon coming to a close. So far we have seen many important locations to the Lord of the Rings story, such as Mordor, Mt Doom and Hobbiton. The last areas to visit on the North Island are in Wellington and its surrounds. …
The Great River
South of Tongariro National Park, following the Ohakune Mountain Road winding through the forest, I'll soon reach the sizeable town of Ohakune. Ohakune will be a good spot to stop and refresh before heading towards my next location, the River Anduin. The Great River In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the …
The Land of Shadow
The flowing green hills and beautiful fields of The Shire soon give way to the dark lands of Sauron. The next portion of the trip will be taken in two stages. Leaving the beautiful waikato region south towards Taupo. From there, following the east side of the lake entering the scorched landscape of Mt Ngauruhoe …
A Long Expected Trip
The flight is booked. The date is set. One-way. I can't be certain just how long it will take to trek to every filming location from North to South, so I haven't booked a return flight. My only limiting factor will be money, making it last the required time. My wife and I have spent …
The Shadow of the Past
Schoolday, 5:00PM, 10 Year old me. Hanging out with friends in after school care, or OOSH as it was called then. A close friend of mine, a gentle giant, smart and talented wanted to talk to me. His parents would be there shortly to pick him up. In his hands was a large softcover book …
A Backpacker is never late.
Nor is he early. This will be the first of many blogs on my new site dedicated to my upcoming travels in Middle Earth.But first I'll introduce myself. Micheal. 28. Married, and recently graduated from a University in Melbourne, Australia, the country of my birth. Many years ago I promised myself that once I got …
Backpacker's Guide to Middle Earth 