Category Asia & Pacific

Asia and Pacific cities and islands from popular books.

A Lord of the Rings Travel Guide to Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton movie set rolling hills with hobbit holes built into the green hillside in Matamata

You cannot see the Hobbiton movie set from any public road. The Alexander family farm is gated, the village is hidden in a valley, and the only way in is the official tour. Here is what to actually book, where to stay, and the LOTR sites worth combining with the visit.

A Crazy Rich Asians Travel Guide to Singapore

A two-day travel guide to Singapore for readers and viewers of Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians: filming locations from Newton Food Centre to CHIJMES, where the book and film disagree, and what an actual visitor needs to skip.