Episode 045: Hobbiton with Kim Rogers

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Have you ever dreamed of going to Hobbiton? Kim Rogers from Head Over Feels went there and back again and is here to tell us all about it.

If you didn’t know, Hobbiton is a real-life place you can visit in the beautiful country of New Zealand.

Kim traveled with Red Carpet Tours, which sounds like a truly amazing experience. Not only is this tour group endorsed by Peter Jackson, but they’ve also been leading tours for such a long time they’re the best in the business. From giving personal recommendations to traveling with all kinds of unique photo props to having special deals with private property, Red Carpet Tours get a 10/10 recommendation from Kim.

Kim walks us through her entire LOTR-inspired trip, including:

- Trollshaw Forest.

- One does not simply bus into Mordor.

- Wellington, Gollums fishing pool, and Erebor.

- Weta Workshop and Weta Cave.

- Meeting LOTR/Hobbit calligrapher Daniel Reeve.

- The river from the dwarves Elven escape.

- Meeting the makers of the “One Ring”.

- Edoras.

- Pelennor Fields.

In addition to all of the incredible LOTR experiences, Kim also got to go on some personal adventures like bungee jumping, zipline, and getting a tattoo! Kim has the very first Jordandene tattoo. So, we’re always a little obsessed with her ink choices.

If you ever have a chance to take this trip of a lifetime, it’s an incredibly magical experience. You can head to Facebook to check out some of Kim’s photos from her trip and try to live vicariously through her!

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