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8 Great Things about Middle-earth…and 3 Not-So-Great Things

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8 Great Reasons to Travel to Middle-earth...and 3 Reasons to Stay Away

Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to move (or at least take a vacation) to Middle-earth.

Girl raising hand

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.

Bilbo's Pantry

That is one fine larder.

2. There is a large dating pool of ridiculously attractive, forever-young elves.

Legolas

Thranduil

Hubba hubba.

3. If you’re lucky, you might spot a wild Gandalf.

A Wild Gandalf Appears

If you’re very lucky, he might even take you on an adventure.

I'm going on an adventure!

4. Middle-earth has some great libraries.

Gandalf in Library

Though it looks like they could use some help from the Dewey Decimal System.

5. Everyone in Middle-earth has magically perfect hair.

Loréal Thorin

#MostMagesticHeadTossEver

6. It’s culturally acceptable to be a stoner.

Radagast the Brown

…but maybe not to the point of letting birds poo on your face.

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7. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking.

Rivendell

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.

Eowyn

Galadriel

Arwen

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.

Eagles The Hobbit

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.

Sauron's Eye

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.

Shelob

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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  1. Cait @ Paper Fury says

    June 10, 2016 at June 10, 2016 6:18AM

    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.
    XD
    Thanks for stopping by @ Paper Fury!

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    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 10, 2016 at June 10, 2016 6:38AM

      Yes! And (so far) no nasty spiders in Hobbiton. Seriously, the food and Shire scenery is enough to make me want to go. 😉

      Reply
  2. Got My Book says

    June 9, 2016 at June 9, 2016 2:50PM

    This is a great list. I love it.

    My TTT list

    Reply
    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 9, 2016 at June 9, 2016 4:57PM

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Gabby says

    June 8, 2016 at June 8, 2016 3:43PM

    Awesome! Those spiders are for sure nothing to mess with

    Reply
    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 8, 2016 at June 8, 2016 5:41PM

      No, they sure aren’t.

      Reply
  4. Jamie Lapeyrolerie says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 4:51PM

    Hobbit pantries are totally legit!!

    And TRUE story when it comes to spiders. #nope

    Reply
  5. Curious Daisy (@curious_daisy) says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 3:45PM

    I loveeee Middle Earth. great list!! http://www.curious-daisy.com/top-ten-tuesday/8-reasons-why-i-love-blogging/

    Reply
  6. Kat says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 1:16PM

    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!

    Reply
    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 1:35PM

      Thanks, Kat! The hair is pretty spectacular. ?

      Reply
  7. Martha says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 12:36PM

    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

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    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 1:32PM

      Me too! I would love to go to New Zealand someday. The scenery is just breathtaking.

      Reply
  8. Jamie @ Watch Game Read says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 10:34AM

    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!

    Reply
    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 10:47AM

      Haha! Yeah, I see your point about the wars…though great opportunity to be a part of Middle-earth history in the making!

      Reply
  9. ElenaSquareEyes says

    June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 9:58AM

    Brilliant post! I love everything about Middle Earth but there’s definitely some downsides – the hugeass spiders being one of them!
    My Top Ten Tuesday all about my favourite character

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    • The Parchment Girl says

      June 7, 2016 at June 7, 2016 10:46AM

      Thanks! Yup, the spiders are best avoided.

      Reply

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