Wellington – Carmen-Shea

Weta Airport

Welcome to "Weta" Airport, Wellington, New Zealand the very middle of Middle Earth! Wellington Airport has to be one of ...
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April 17, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / lord of the rings, middle earth, Miramar, wanderlust, Wellington, wellington airport, weta workshop / No Comments

Goodbye Wellington

March has been one helluva crazy month for me! Not only did I successfully publish my debut novel, but I ...
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March 23, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / cosplay: Tauriel, lord of the rings, middle earth, the hobbit, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

Wild Wellington Full Day Tour – Part One

As my time in New Zealand is quickly drawing to a close and I'm beginning to realise that there's still so ...
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March 20, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / 2016: March, North Island, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

I used to be a backpacker… honest!

I left the UK in April 2014, to commence what I though would only be a year spent backpacking around New ...
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March 18, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / 2014: April, 2016: March, New Zealand, packing lists, travel musings, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

Rivendell Archway Opening

"It's a big house this, and very peculiar. Always a bit more to discover, and no knowing what you'll find ...
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March 16, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / 2015: March, cosplay: Tauriel, Kaitoke Regional Park, lord of the rings, middle earth, North Island, Rivendell, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

Cicadas; or, the horror movie chorus

This summer has seen the emergence of the cicadas here in Wellington, New Zealand. In particular the Amphipsalta Zelandica, which ...
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March 1, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / middle earth, Mt Victoria, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

North Island

I started this travel blog January 2016, but have been travelling around New Zealand since April 2014! As you can imagine ...
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February 10, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / Auckland, Coromandel, Hamilton, New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua, Taupo, Tongariro, top things to do!, Waitamo, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

Middle Earth

Gi nathlam hí! My name is Carmen-Shea, and I'll be your tour guide through Middle Earth today! I came to New ...
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February 9, 2016 / Carmen-Shea Hepburn / featured, lord of the rings, middle earth, Miramar, New Zealand, North Island, south island, the hobbit, wanderlust, Wellington / No Comments

Set in Amanzimtoti, South Africa, the story follows Wayne du Preez as he starts his matric. Completing his final year of high school won’t be his only problem however when a boy from his childhood makes a surprise reappearance in small town Toti, throwing Wayne’s picket-fence dreams with girlfriend Jess into a tailspin and forcing him to deal with a part of himself he’s been denying ever since he shared his first kiss with Kyle way back when.

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