New Zealand's Hobbit Trail

Its strange to think about the setting a movie is filmed in. Movies are filmed all across the world in diverse locations, some places we may or may have not been to. It seems that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in a far off fantasy world, but really it was filmed in various parts of New Zealand. I didn't realize that people across the world were visiting New Zealand just to see the places the famous trilogy was filmed in. According to the article 266,000 people have visited the half ruined Hobbiton. (aka Lord of the Rings villages etc.) A majority of these people were not even from New Zealand. I can't imagine all these die hard fans traveling across the world to see the lands these movies were filmed on, but at the same time I think its awesome! This article is up and coming news because "The Hobbit" is in the making and will be released in 2014. This movie will also be filmed in New Zealand. This article is very fun when it is very descriptive with the New Zealand geography and the die hard Lord of the Ring fans. It's the type of story that is interesting for anyone. My friend is in New Zealand right now, and its funny because he is about to go venture off with some friends to find some of the lands they filmed on!


http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/travel/new-zealands-hobbit-trail.html?ref=travel