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    NEW ZEALAND: Land of the Hobbits… and So Much More

    Nov 01, 2020 3 minutes
    by Marcia Amidon Lusted

    You might think that you don’t know very much about New Zealand, but chances are that you have seen it. If you have watched the Lord of the Rings movie franchise, you’re seeing New Zealand in the scenes of Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Mount Doom. But while the movies have generated a whole industry of Lord of the Rings tourism, there’s so much more to this island country than just a visit from Hollywood.

    New Zealand is an island

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