Hobbiton and Waikite Thermal Pools, New Zealand | vlog 21

[@TheNewTravel]

Beautiful. I love the "door" part of the edit. And I had no idea that there was such a nice bar in Hobbiton! Now I really can't understand why Bilbo went on his journey Hope you're both okay after the earthquake.

[@SomedayMaybe]

Haha, yes, those different kinds of door, just thought they were too cute not to be featured ;D I cannot understand that either :D Yes, we are good, we were further south at that time...

[@JustNakitaVlogs]

This is exactly what I want to do when I go to New Zealand the Hobbit/lord of the Rings tour My fiancé loves the series I can't wait to show him this thank you guys for sharing!! I always wondered what it was like!

[@SomedayMaybe]

Haha, yes, it's really awesome and we are not huge fans but still it's an amazing place!

[@ArtistExplores]

Lovely video as always! I think this is one of my favorite looks at Hobbiton I've seen so far. I really appreciate you showed the cool sets but also how many other tourists were there with you. Makes it more of a realistic experience. I'm so jealous though I really want to visit here. ;) Also enjoyed the tip on the hot springs! You're really making me want to road-trip New Zealand.

[@SomedayMaybe]

Oh boy, it's sooooo full off people and this was low season really... But yeah, it's pretty cool anyway :) NZ is such a great place to do a road trip! Plus, the hot springs were just great!

[@DesiCoupleOnTheGo]

Really Hobbit set looks so real :)Seeing you both in thermal pools made me go for it .. I hope get something here in Netherlands :)

[@SomedayMaybe]

It is real, just a bit out of this world really...

[@peterpain6625]

And kinda "kitschy". Loved it anyways. But in nz you kinda feel in middle earth anyways. At least i did ;)

[@SomedayMaybe]

That's so true... You always feel like 'they could've shot that here as well...'

[@journalofnomads]

This place is now on my list of locations to visit in New-Zealand thanks to you guys! :) Gorgeous video as usual!

[@SomedayMaybe]

Haha... We weren't really going to do it, but then we though "might as well..." which was the right decision definitely...

[@SamWasHere]

I watched another vlog from Hobbiton today, it's such a cool place :D the weather was great for you guys!

[@SomedayMaybe]

It is... It feels a little bit out of this world to be honest,... When we drove there in the bus it was actually raining, then we got out and the sun came out, very lucky :)

[@peterpain6625]

When i went there 6 weeks ago the weather was miserable. Didn't stop my group from enjoying the tour anyway. Thanks again Riley! :)

[@zaynevanday142]

I grew up just down the road in Te Aroha, which is world famous for its mineral hot pools

[@FeelGoodLostTRAVEL]

The real life Shire! I love this, the place is HUGE! this will definitely be a place to visit if I ever travel to NZ! Fun video guys :)

[@SomedayMaybe]

It surely is huge... Some people don't do it, but we would surely recommend it...

[@peterpain6625]

They're even adding to it i heard. Making the whole thing even better!

[@SomedayMaybe]

Really? How?

[@peterpain6625]

There were earthworks already happening when i was there. Our guide told us they're going to expand it so that the view from the hill looks even more "middle-earth ish" somehow. No clue really ;)

[@SomedayMaybe]

Oh wow... It is already quite big, don't you think?

[@LookWhosBlogging]

I wanna visit the hobbit set! you guys should've cosplayed! :) they actually have a bar in there?

[@SomedayMaybe]

They do, I was so surprised :) haha. Also, the first drink is included in the entrance :D

[@TheLostLemurian]

Oh maaaaaaan I am so jealous right now! I am a massive Tolkien nerd (my upper back tattoo is one of his poems) so I have wanted to do this for so long. :) And those pools look so nice!

[@SomedayMaybe]

Oh wow, I didn't know that... It's really worth it, we both loved seeing it even though we are not huge fans. So it must be heaven for you :)

[@Lanttimatkat]

Hobbiton was one of my favorite places in New Zealand. Did you see the majestic black Svan in there? Antti / Lanttimatkat

[@SomedayMaybe]

A black swan? No, we didn't.. I guess we missed out.

[@Lanttimatkat]

Someday Maybe yea! There was black swan in the lake next to green dragon/mill. Cool animal. You will probably see them, at least we saw whole flock of them.

[@polinakocheva3148]

So cool! This is on my bucketlist haha. Is it possible to visit early in the morning, or late in the afternoon, when there aren't many other people? Also, the hot springs look amazing!!

[@SomedayMaybe]

I guess there wouldn't be too much early in the morning.... Would probably be the better time to do it :) Yes, they were great!!!

[@ShampooWow]

Cool video! I like it

[@Melandjona]

Ooooohhh, did you sneak into any Hobbit holes like we did? (Shhhh keep it a secret). Really disappointed we didn't do any thermal pools now as that looked incredible! We wanna come back.... 😔

[@SomedayMaybe]

Yes we did, just didn't catch it on camera :D Stupid... Haha, yes, we only did them by chance really..

[@FourDirtyFeet]

The hobbit set is so cute haha Were the beers in the pub small as well? We would love to be in those pools right now. Ita freezing in Korea.

[@SomedayMaybe]

It is super cute! You don't really believe it, even when you are there... Oh yes, it was cold here. Basically still is :D

[@TravelGretl]

Sunshine there, peaceful little hills, some underwear... looks exactly like the Shire ;) Haha, with under water camera's the water is always on the lens where your face is supposed to be ;) Like murphy's law in modern version :D

[@SomedayMaybe]

Yeeees, it's just such a picture perfect place, we were so lucky having the sun out as well :) Yes, those cameras are the worst :D hahaha, I always try to dry it but it just never works the way you want it :D

[@JesperBlackOfficial]

It looks so much like the place of the Teletubbies, haha. Funny how they created an entire village of it! The pools look freaking divine, how did you ever make it out of those? ;)

[@SomedayMaybe]

You are right, that place looked similar. Now I'll probably dream of those teletubbies :D Oh yes, it was tough, but after they threatened to pull us out of the pools we finally left...

[@BangsBucketList]

Was there any hobbit walking around in the Hobbiton or they're all hiding? I wasn't able to see any of the Lord of the Rings movies including The Hobbit. Because for some reason I fell asleep on the 1st movie. (embarassing but it did happened. haha) But I want to go to the Hobbiton! I'ld like to try their bar too

[@SomedayMaybe]

Haha, they were all hiding :D Yep the bar was definitely a plus :)

[@FelixHesselAB]

Nice vlog, how long have you been in NZ? going there in 40days :)

[@SomedayMaybe]

Lucky you! We traveled for a bit more than six weeks... :)

[@mirandaofthemountains]

Hobbiton looks so cute and the music is on point! Can people actually stay there? And of course no honeymoon is complete without hot springs! ;)

[@SomedayMaybe]

Haha, yes, I thought out regular music wouldn't quite cut it here... So went for something a little different. Yep, the hot springs were definitely a must :)

[@OTHERVERSETCG]

does she even respond to comments ??

[@SomedayMaybe]

she probably doesn't :D

[@OTHERVERSETCG]

plans for thanksgiving ??

[@SomedayMaybe]

no...

[@OTHERVERSETCG]

Do you vlog ??

[@Foovler]

Where are the hobbits? Liking your videos has become a habit.

[@SomedayMaybe]

Hahah, that's great news :) I don't know, guess they were hiding :D