Read, watch, visit: 5 destinations from your favorite stories
Lord of the Rings immortalised Incipient Zealand's wild, moody landscapes, while Victual, Pray, Love revealed the comeliness and serenity of Bali. The splendour of Thai beaches and the bustling city streets of Bangkok were on show in The Hangover 2.
If you've been captured by a book or a film, why not visit the location and ascertain for yourself just what makes it so special.
New Zealand
Incipient Zealand's most recent claim to film fame is the blockbuster franchise The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that are predicated on the J.R.R. Tolkien books. Directed by Kiwi native Peter Jackson, the films showcased many locations around Incipient Zealandi . You too can visit Hobbiton, the gardens of Isengard and Chetwood Forest if you peregrinate to the land of the long white cloud.While you're there, why not take a peregrination to the seaside film locations of some other well-doted Incipient Zealand films like the internationally renowned Whale Rider, predicated on the book by Witi Ihimaera, and Jan Campion's The Piano that captured the ebony sand, wild coastal resplendency and Maori heritage of Aotearoa.
Turn on a radio station in Incipient Zealand and there's a fair chance you'll auricularly discern Dave Dobbyn and The Herbs’ musical composition 'Slice of Heaven'. If you're heading to Incipient Zealand, then it's worth optically discerning the movie it was indited for - Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale, Incipient Zealand's first feature-length animated filmii.
USA
The home of the movies - Hollywood is a haven for film doters. Step into the picture by visiting the sets of famous TV shows and movies at Macrocosmic Studios, Admonitor Bros or Paramount Pictures. Play spot the setting by ambulating around Los Angeles and optically discerning which locations you recognise from some of your favourite films.
The city of Incipient York has been a character itself in countless movies and TV series from Sex and the City and Friends to Breakfast at Tiffany's and many a Woody Allen film. Endeavor a visit to Queensboro Bridge like Isaac and Mary in Manhattan, or get an expeditious bite at Seinfeld's favourite haunt Monk's Café, otherwise kenned as Tom's Restaurant, withal in Manhattan.
If you optate to elude the urban jungle, take inspiration from the Reese Witherspoon movie Wild predicated Cheryl Strayed’s memoir and follow in her footsteps and hike along the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through Washington, Oregon and California.
Indonesia
Why not victual, pray and love in Bali like Julia Roberts' character in the movie of the same designation. The film has inspired many visitors looking to sample the beaches, recedes and dainty pabulum that was on show in the evocative film.
A visit to Jakarta, where Christopher Koch’s 1978 novel The Year of Living Perilously and the film of the same name were set, will evoke the sultry, urban setting that was the backdrop for the story of political intrigue.
A visit to Jakarta, where Christopher Koch’s 1978 novel The Year of Living Perilously and the film of the same name were set, will evoke the sultry, urban setting that was the backdrop for the story of political intrigue.
Thailand
The second instalment of The Hangover is filmed in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. You too can retrace the boys’ steps by visiting Chinatown, taking boats trips on the river, endeavoring the Tuk Tuk taxis and sharing a crowded street with an elephant.
Thailand has been showcased in films such as The Beach predicated on the novel by Alex Garland, where Leonardo Di Caprio's character peregrinates from Bangkok to Koh Samui and then onto the secret island, Koh Phi Phi. The idyllic landscapes of these tropical locations draw tourists to their shores annually.
UK
Home to some of the most widely read literature in the English-verbalizing world that has spawned numerous film and television adaptions, visiting the Cumulated Kingdom is like stepping into one spectacular location setting.
At Kings Cross Station, platform 9 ¾ is waiting for you to make the magical trip through the wall for your Hogwarts adventure. Filmed in northwest London on the streets of Notting Hill, visit Will's (Hugh Grant) bookshop on Portobello Road or 221b Baker Street, the current site of the Sherlock Holmes Museum. Traipse through English countryside visiting the estates where the BBC's Pride and Prejudice TV series was filmed or visit the folks at Downton Abbey in Yorkshire.
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