Most of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films were shot in New Zealand, using its stunning and unique landscape, along with some digital tricks to create a very realistic Middle Earth for the movies. This awesome infographic sheds some light on the real location used to create Hobbiton, The Paths of the Dead,(…)
If you missed the first installation this honeymoon story, you can find it here! A few hours flight from Quito is Lima, the capital of Peru. There had been reports of problems on the border between Ecuador and Peru around the time we were in South America and the British Embassy issued a border warning(…)
After roaming around Costa Rica for a few weeks, I was bored of the bars and the beach. Okay, that’s a lie. My wallet was wearing thin and I needed to make some quick money before I was broke. My friend from North Carolina, Morgan Smith, had moved to Costa Rica the previous year and(…)
“There’s a really great path you can take up this hill,” she told me as we were standing in her driveway, the orange tomcat slinking between her legs like a toddler peeking his head from behind his mother’s knees. Accepting a second housesitting gig in the hills of Boquete, I was eager to take a(…)
