Hoping to make it to Mordor one day!Curious use of the 'Travel' thread prefix, has to be said
One does not simply walk into Mordor.
If you’re referring to the Lord of the Rings walking thing, it’s hugely expensive for what it is, to be honest.
) but it’s otherwise near identical, with the map, the distances, the photos all legally distinct replicas.
On a serious note, and nowt to do with LOTR, have you considered a petting farm experience? Never yet met anybody who didn't have their mood lifted by pygmy goats bouncing around in comical fashion
Au contraire, mon petit choux-fleur. One can simply walk into Mordor (Tongariro National Park)
Thank you, that's really useful to know. We'll have a look - hopefully he'll not be too much of a purist to snub the Aldi version!If you’re referring to the Lord of the Rings walking thing, it’s hugely expensive for what it is, to be honest.
You basically get an app which tracks your progress as you travel from the Shire to Mordor. It uses the phone’s built in pedometer to measure your steps and then gives you a graphical interface showing where you’d be if you’d walked that far in Middle Earth. When you reach points on the journey it gives you photos of the location and a bit of blurb about the story, and tells you how far you’ve come, how far to go, and how long it’d take at your current daily pace.
There’s five challenges in the regular set (£159.95) or 7 in the complete bundle (£239.95). These are permanently “on sale” with the “regular price” being around 20% higher, but I’ve never seen them actually on sale at the full price.
The gimmick is when you finish a challenge, you enter your address and they mail you a nice (but mass produced) medal in a box.
That’s basically it. It’s a step counter with Lord of the Rings branding, plus a medal for each leg of the journey.
But… I do strongly recommend instead the app “Fantasy Hike”. It’s basically the Aldi home brand version and extremely similar (which is why Conqueror have tried unsuccessfully to sue them). This is the one I use.
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You don’t get the medals, the names are changed (see pic - “The Strutting Pony” instead of “The Prancing Pony”
And it costs around a fiver or less, rather than £160, so if you aren’t bothered about being “Mr Underhill” rather than Frodo, or the medals, this is the best option by far.
No problem - keep us updated!