Separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait, Tasmania has managed to fascinate one and all- each time. Its relatively unspoiled natural environment has earned it the names like – Island of Inspiration- and I understood why so the moment I landed. Getting to Tasmania is easy- take any of the cheap flights to Melbourne and from then fly to Hobart or Launceston. There are direct flights as well but the long hours kinds of takes a toll on you.
So, have you seen all the three parts from the movie – Lord of the Rings. How about to travel to the fascinating place from the Movie – Lord of the Rings. Do you have any Idea where the movie Lord of the Rings was filmed?
Well, It was filmed on the beautiful landscapes of New Zealand. It was 20 years ago, and 18 year old Tolkien fan Peter Jackson was travelling from Wellington to Auckland. Middle Earth was there, outside the window of the train. ince then, New Zealand‘s passenger rail service has tragically withered, but Jackson‘s journey has been magically realised.
After three years of planning, the director began his cinematic journey to film Lord of the Rings in October 1999 with around 2500 companions. Those most beautiful places of New Zealand from the movie are here -
What to see and what things to do in Tasmania? Tasmania is a pure and rejuvenating destination where you will find the freshest in regional produce and intriguing wildlife including the iconic Tasmanian devil.
Come and enjoy our pristine nature and vast open space, the purity of our air and water, and the friendly welcome from our local people. Here you have a look at the things to do and what to see in Tasmania.
Visitors love the adventurousness way the Abel Tasman National Park mixes physical exertion with the beach life. Bursts of hiking or kayaking are punctuated by sun bathing, swimming and sedate snorkeling around the characteristic granite outcrops.
Those who do crave home comforts can stay in luxurious lodges, but sleeping under the stars is regarded as the ultimate way to experience the spirit of the Abel Tasman.
Abel Tasman National Park is a national park located in South Island of New Zealand. The park was founded in 1942. With a coverage of only 225.3 square kilometres, is the smallest of New Zealand’s national parks. The park consists of forested, hilly country to the north of the valleys of the Takaka and Riwaka Rivers, and is bounded to the north by the waters of Golden Bayand Tasman Bay. It is named after Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European explorer to sight New Zealand.
Shark Island is located at the mouth of Rose Bay on Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour). Over the last 120 years up until 1975, Shark Island was used as an animal quarantine area, public recreation reserve and naval storage depot. Shark Island is said to have resembled a shark and the shallow waters around it presented a constant danger to shipping, especially with the growth of trade in the early 19th century.
Have you ever got arrested ? or Have you ever spent a night in prison ? or you want to spend a night in Jail ? How about to visit Jail hotel this year? Jail hotels are the places where you pay to stay in Jail like a prisoner. These are world’s some most crazy and funny places to visit. In these hotels you will be treated like real prisoners. These hotels provide an opportunity to feel be a prisoner without any crime. So stay in these hotels while visiting these countries.
Liepaja, Latvia
While entering into this jail hotel you’ll get drunk guards, officers. If you complain for any problem you will be shot dead.Keep in mind you are gonna treated unfriendly, unheated, uncomfortable.
This former brutal KGB jail has no bells and whistles – just everything it had when it was a fully-functioning detention and torture center, barbed wire included.
You will be treated like an actual prisoner throughout, complete with threats and warning gunfire and crying fellow inmates.
Luzern, Switzerland: A prison hotel from the middle of the 19th century until just a decade ago, this jail hotel goes beyond simply renting out former prison cells as overnight rooms. For an extra price, visitors can stay in the former library or the director’s office, both of which have been turned into luxury suites.
Every part of the prison has been put to some new and creative use without compromising the essence of the original layout or the prison contents for that matter – the library is still full of old prison books for you to peruse on your stay !
Boston, Massachusetts: The infamous Charles Street Jail was originally a model prison in the 1800s that fell into disrepair in the mid-1900s.
Prone to riots and subject to physical decay, it was officially condemned to closer decades before it finally shut its doors (as a prison) in the 1990s. Now, however, it has reopened its doors as an amazingly luxurious four-star jail hotel that has former inmates shocked, impressed and perhaps a bit jealous.
Mt. Gambier, Australia : The Mount Gambier Jail experience is anything but luxurious. In fact, this place markets its rooms as budget accommodations for cheapskates and backpackers.
Very little has been done to renovate the rooms here which are heavy, rusted and bolted just like they were when the jail was originally in use – the entire experience is rather Spartan.
Still, the hotel has some local flavor and features some interesting odds and ends and regularly-scheduled events from a monthly jam sessions to a local produce market.
