Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to move (or at least take a vacation) to Middle-earth.
Save for the occasional encounter with magic rings, supernatural warlords, and orcs in need of a tan, Middle-earth is a pretty swanky realm. Here are eight things to love about Middle-earth, and, so that you’re not too sad about not being able to visit, three not-so-great things.
8 Great Things about Middle-earth
1. Hobbit pantries are the best pantries.
That is one fine larder.
2. There is a large dating pool of ridiculously attractive, forever-young elves.
Hubba hubba.
3. If you’re lucky, you might spot a wild Gandalf.
If you’re very lucky, he might even take you on an adventure.
4. Middle-earth has some great libraries.
Though it looks like they could use some help from the Dewey Decimal System.
5. Everyone in Middle-earth has magically perfect hair.
#MostMagesticHeadTossEver
6. It’s culturally acceptable to be a stoner.
…but maybe not to the point of letting birds poo on your face.
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7. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking.
Rivendell really is the ideal vacation spot.
8. There may only be three women in Middle-earth (slight exaggeration), but they’re all super badass.
And they’re not badass in that superficial comic book way where women arbitrarily beat men up just to demonstrate how tough they are. They’re genuinely strong characters with courage, wisdom, intelligence, and all those other great qualities.
3 Not-So-Great Things about Middle-earth
1. The wait time for air travel is perilously long.
And seriously, why couldn’t the eagles have dropped them just a little bit closer to the lonely mountain?
2. Big brother is always watching you.
Security cameras would be less creepy.
3. There aren’t always spiders, but when there are spiders, they’re the size of a bus and they want to eat you.
Something tells me Orkin is not going to be able to help with this particular pest problem.
What are your favorite things about Middle-earth?
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The whole spider thing DOES put a dampner on my enthusiasm…but seriously now? NOTHING COULD DETER ME FROM WANTING TO BE A HOBBIT. BECAUSE FOOD AND BOOKS AND NICE HOBBITON. #goals And also everyone in Middle Earth has super awesome hair. Like honestly? HAIR GOALS. The elves know what’s up when it comes to hair management and I need to be taught. AFTER I LIVE IN HOBBITON WTIH ALL THE FOOD AND BOOKS THAT IS.
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Yes! And (so far) no nasty spiders in Hobbiton. Seriously, the food and Shire scenery is enough to make me want to go. 😉
This is a great list. I love it.
My TTT list
Thanks!
Awesome! Those spiders are for sure nothing to mess with
No, they sure aren’t.
Hobbit pantries are totally legit!!
And TRUE story when it comes to spiders. #nope
I loveeee Middle Earth. great list!! http://www.curious-daisy.com/top-ten-tuesday/8-reasons-why-i-love-blogging/
Amazing, amazing post!!! I had considered writing on the same topic, but am so glad I didn’t–your reasons for visiting Middle Earth are much funnier. So true about the women in LOTR and the HAIR!
Thanks, Kat! The hair is pretty spectacular. ?
I HATE spiders. Passionately! Ugh. But that scenery…I watched these movies so many times in high school and developed a serious obsession with traveling to New Zealand. I still haven’t been there, but I’m determined to go some day! My TTT
Me too! I would love to go to New Zealand someday. The scenery is just breathtaking.
Me! Me! I want to visit Middle Earth! Though I’d prefer a time without all the wars. Maybe a few years before the Hobbit, back when Mirkwood was still Greenwood. And then I would pray really, really hard to Eru or Manwe, or whoever’s in charge, to send Gandalf to take me on a trip across the land!
Haha! Yeah, I see your point about the wars…though great opportunity to be a part of Middle-earth history in the making!
Brilliant post! I love everything about Middle Earth but there’s definitely some downsides – the hugeass spiders being one of them!
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Thanks! Yup, the spiders are best avoided.