Sara_Dhooma
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I lived for some years in rural Oxfordshire, the countryside around Oxford portrayed in The Hobbit and in The Lord of the Rings, written by an Oxford don. I was a little surprised, when I visited New Zealand, years later, to find that tours were being sold there to visit the area where the movies were filmed and see the film set, greatly tarted up to show the tourists. A few yars earlier, the main set of the second film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy was on display in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. I would think that by now everyone who wished to had got what money there was out of this terrific movie series. Walk where you will, but if I desire to see the Shire again, I shall return to Oxfordshire to do so. For this time of pandemic, I have DVDs of the movies to watch at home. I think I'll start this evening.
It is so.C S Lewis was born in Belfast.Seasons 1 to 8 of the Game of Thrones were filmed at 25 locations in N Ireland.We have some stunning scenery here,well worth a visit.While agreeing with you in principle, I would note that the wine is likely to be better on the "Camino del Anillo" than in Oxfordshire. *Tangent 1- apparently the area around Strangford Loch in Northern Ireland is said to be the model for Narnia-- whether or not that is so, it would justify a hike. Tangent 2- I would love to see @Sara_Dhooma 's videos on the "Camino del Anillo"
They're not really worth sharing.Thoughts?
visit the area where the movies were filmed
On your picture I can't see your ears, but you already look like an elf.I would definitely embrace the fun and add some middle-earth flair to my hiking outfit!
Wow. That must have been some camino!My own adventures on the Camino surpass any written by Tolkien (with all due respect, big fan).
Ha. Frodo only had to keep track of a ring. I lost my comb on day one (that's another reason I'm wearing a hat in my Camino photos, LOL) and someone stole my pants on day 23.Wow. That must have been some camino!
It must have been a bit awkward walking without your pantsHa. Frodo only had to keep track of a ring. I lost my comb on day one (that's another reason I'm wearing a hat in my Camino photos, LOL) and someone stole my pants on day 23.
And I live in Hawaii so volcanoes are all over the place. Big Deal.
Yeah, tell me about it!It must have been a bit awkward walking without your pants
Try a skirt instead?Why can't I keep my pants to myself???
Haha they are if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.And I live in Hawaii so volcanoes are all over the place. Big Deal.
When somebody ‘steals’ my pants in an albergue I always threaten to take my underwear off too. You’d be surprised how many pants I get offered this way.It must have been a bit awkward walking without your pants
Clever thought about the skirt. I rarely wear one here, usually shorts and a tank top. But who knows!! And you are very right about being at the wrong place at the wrong time when Pele decides to roll over. Hope your close shaves were temporary and not tragic.Try a skirt instead?
That cuts the potential mistaken IDs in half.
Haha they are if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(Hilo girl here. So I have a long relationship with Pele going back to a bit before I was born...not always a comfortable one, with a few close shaves in the line of work.
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My mind is all a-buzz with the possibilities of threatening to take off my underwear if I don't get my pants back. I imagine dozens of pants, shirts, towels, socks, shoes immediately flying through to air, launched by their fearful owners, to where I would be standing.When somebody ‘steals’ my pants in an albergue I always threaten to take my underwear off too. You’d be surprised how many pants I get offered this way.
Ah but the beer is so much better in Oxfordshire..While agreeing with you in principle, I would note that the wine is likely to be better on the "Camino del Anillo" than in Oxfordshire. *Tangent 1- apparently the area around Strangford Loch in Northern Ireland is said to be the model for Narnia-- whether or not that is so, it would justify a hike. Tangent 2- I would love to see @Sara_Dhooma 's videos on the "Camino del Anillo"
Oh yes, I imagine you'd feel like Tom Jones (in his best years).My mind is all a-buzz with the possibilities of threatening to take off my underwear if I don't get my pants back. I imagine dozens of pants, shirts, towels, socks, shoes immediately flying through to air, launched by their fearful owners, to where I would be standing.
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