10 cities to love in New Zealand
New Zealand or Mãori Aotearoa is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses ‒ the North and South Island ‒ and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand has many smaller pearls to visit if you have the time and the heart of Phileas Fogg. 10. Matamata, North Island: The Shire, Middle Earth. The Peter Jackson movies ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘the Hobbit’ set of the Shire is right outside Matamata. T here and back again - in a couple of hours: Visit the life-size hobbit holes in the green shire, take photos, fall in love with the holes and taste a ginger-beer in the hobbit bar and be as nerdy as you want here. I took around a thousand pictures in front of all the little hobbit-holes and I was as excited about the 150 frame as the first. The Shire is a visit to make time for. Touristy but quaint. You get a guided tour around the setting and are presented to the different homes of the different Baggins, Underh...