My wife and I watched the film The Beach a couple of years ago and desperately wanted to go see Thailand after that. The same happened after watching Lord of the Rings; we were dying to see New Zealand. Has that happened to any of you?

My cousin Anil who has just recently moved to Auckland, NZ, went on a trip to a couple of the neighbouring towns and had quite a lot to report on.

Anil is an architect and amateur rugby player with a life mission to bungee jump off the Empire State building. I think that’s the most succinct description I can manage.

What I found interesting about Anil’s expeditions are his ‘Day in the Life’ touches of random drives, walks, etc. For instance, Anil’s first stop was a rural town called KatiKati, in the Bay of Plenty area, which is about a 30 minute drive from the town of Tauranga.

Katikati is also commonly called mural Town for its handpainted streets!

‘Katikati has a two kilometre Haiku Pathway,’ he writes, ‘which is a one of its kind in the world.’ The entire walkway is filled with boulders inscribed with haiku poetry written by local and Australian poets.

Yea many times, alot of movies are set in beautiful sceneries. Australia, thailand, new zealand, different countries in south america.

I think south germany is very beautiful as well with mountains and with great trekking possibilities.

You're so right about that.

yea...though i havnt been to germany...so dont know much about it...but NZ seems just brilliant...have you been there??

New Zealand is a lovely place packed with beautiful sceneries. Most of the world's outdoor sports are even held there because of its terrain