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Gianna
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Dec 14 2014, 3:47pm
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England or New Zealand?
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As a LOTR fan, where would you rather go - England sites or New Zealand? For me personally, it's England all the way!
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macfalk
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Dec 14 2014, 4:31pm
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Been to England a lot of times, so New Zealand //
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malickfan
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Dec 14 2014, 5:47pm
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I live in England, and I've never been abroad...
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..., although I'm not a massive fan of the films (still like/appreciate them though) I've long wanted to go to New Zealand anyway. On the other hand I've never been to Oxford either, so it would be just as interesting to see all the sites there. So I'll just say both!
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Dec 14 2014, 5:56pm
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PJ has popularized NZ with its beautiful vistas. But England has HISTORY! England for me.... again....
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Meneldor
Valinor
Dec 14 2014, 11:13pm
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For a visit, I'd rather go to England for the history.
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But if I had to live in one or the other, I'd probably be happier in NZ.
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cats16
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Dec 14 2014, 11:30pm
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I can now say England a bit easier now, to be honest. BUT... If given the chance to return to NZ, I wouldn't think twice about getting on that plane.
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Elizabeth
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Dec 15 2014, 7:05am
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I've been to England a bunch of times, the first being before most of you were born, 1972. New Zealand: twice, once for 5 days, once for 3-1/2 weeks, because the first was so great. I hope to go back to both several more times, no shortage of magnificent things to see! England, of course, has over a thousand years of history and countless historical sites to visit, besides being beautiful. NZ has less recorded history, but far more awesome geography. In fact, NZ offers pretty much the same geographical palate as the whole US, in a small scale such that you can really get to most of it quite easily. In addition, there are plant and animal species found nowhere else. Not to mention, of course, certain film sites. Lots of them.
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Angharad73
Rohan
Dec 15 2014, 7:34pm
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Definitely. I have lived in England, but I have never been to NZ. It's one of the places on my must-visit list.
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Ataahua
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Dec 15 2014, 10:40pm
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Douglas Adams described NZ's fauna as falling into three categories:
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endangered, odd, and sheep.
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Annael
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Dec 15 2014, 11:56pm
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Have a lot of other reasons to go back to Great Britain though.
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Meneldor
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Dec 16 2014, 2:45am
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I know every other creature in Australia has its own unique venom; is NZ like that too? Or have you kept all those nasties on the other side of the strait?
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Elizabeth
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Dec 16 2014, 4:02am
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Endangered and introduced.
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Ataahua
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Dec 16 2014, 4:12am
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That is sadly pretty close to the truth. /
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Ataahua
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Dec 16 2014, 4:18am
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There's the katipo spider (found in sand dunes if you look very closely) and the white-tail spider, and a few plants - many of the latter introduced (such as daffodils, believe it or not). You'd have to go waaay into the remote hill country to chance across a wild boar. We really are pretty safe with wild animals here - which is why I get wigged out when US board members casually mention the cougars taking pet animals in their neighbourhood.
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Starling
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Dec 16 2014, 4:44am
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Well, they are definitely dangerous
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But at least they aren't poisonous.
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Magpie
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Dec 16 2014, 4:47am
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ah yes... I see where I went wrong in my thinking.
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;-) It was that talk of cougars that put me astray.
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Starling
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Dec 16 2014, 8:00am
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we wouldn't have such trouble with moa. Now there's an idea...
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Ataahua
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Dec 16 2014, 5:50pm
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Nah, we just bring back the Haast eagle,
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which wouldn't prey on other native wildlife *at all*. But it would give Gandalf something to fly on.
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Theodora
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Dec 16 2014, 8:29pm
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Although I would love to go back to NZ to see more places. We were there in July and August this year, but there is still so much to see. And NZ is beautiful. England because I haven't visited any Tolkien sites there yet.
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swordwhale
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Jan 19 2015, 5:20am
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... we have this urban legend about cougars here in the eastern part of the US... the legend is we have them. People have seen them. But of course, officially, the Game Commision sez nope, they only exist out west. (and somewhat endangered) or south in FL (definitely endangered). Yes, they will sometimes grab your small furry pet (but so will our local hawks, great horned owls, and coyotes) as well as possibly stalk you (wolves however, are perfectly safe... moose, not so much). Nothing to really fear in PA except the random rattlesnake or copperhead, the odd black widow spider, or peeved black bear that someone tried to take a selfie with. My cousin (in Tennessee) was on the job in the field when her party disturbed a young black bear at his lunch. He charged the party, she ducked him using a roller derby move (I kid you not), but he ended up sitting on her until her friends drove him off... She was also bitten by a rattler on another mission... has a nice belt now. The closest I got to weird scary stuff was watching two dinner plate sized fins surface at the end of my kayak paddle blade... decidedly cartiliginous fins. Which made the shark about the size of my 18' kayak. Until I observed a few more fins (always in pairs) and realized I was looking at cownosed rays. We also have a feral pig problem. But we have cleaned up our environment enough to reintroduce river otters and fisher cats (a honkin big weasel the size of a spaniel). It's a toss up between the UK and NZ. I mean, the UK has tardises, Tolkien's resting place, other Tolkien sites, Sherlock Holmes, and a bunch of medieval and pre-medieval architecture. NZ has the Maori and Middle Earth. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Lindarielwen
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Feb 3 2015, 6:23pm
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That is a good question! I have no idea which, so I'm not going to vote.
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