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Summary
"This dramatic landscape shifts from snow-topped mountains to golden beaches; from brilliant green forest to blackened basalt. Welcome to Middle-earth. This book gives you the perfect strategies to plan the perfect trip for you: Where to find adventure, including surfing, bungy jumping, and trekking... Full description
Summary: |
"This dramatic landscape shifts from snow-topped mountains to golden beaches; from brilliant green forest to blackened basalt. Welcome to Middle-earth. This book gives you the perfect strategies to plan the perfect trip for you: Where to find adventure, including surfing, bungy jumping, and trekking the Great Walks; advice on road-tripping, including how to rent a campervan and where to find the best holiday parks; the best places to see wildlife including wild dolphins, blue penguins, and kiwis; how to connect with Maori history, art, and culture; day-by-day itineraries for exploring the North and South Islands"--Page [4] of cover. |
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Physical Description: |
534 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm. + 1 folded map. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 520-523) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781631217098 1631217097 |
Author Notes: |
Just a few weeks after arriving, he secured an assignment to write about the country's fracking industry, a two-month investigation that was hailed by environmental and political organizations, and won a feature of the year award. Jamie quickly discovered the sacred connection between Kiwis and their land, a connection that he now feels. Having explored all corners of New Zealand, the great outdoors has become his obsession. Few weekends pass without camping in the Coromandel, wandering the Waitakere Ranges, or biking the lush green lands of the Waikato. It's also somewhat poetic that Jamie, having attended the same school as J.R.R. Tolkien, whose tomes of Middle-Earth tales inspired the movies that have so promoted the majesty of New Zealand, now also has the opportunity to share its legend with others. Jamie's work has been published in Beats, Escape, Massive , and on USAToday.com. He has published a novel and is head writer at Verve magazine in Auckland, where he lives with his partner, Heather. |