Il y a des gens dans le monde qui ont beaucoup trop de temps libre et qui ne savent plus trop quoi inventer pour l'occuper. C'est certainement le cas du photographe akhilsuhas, qui a décidé de donner vie au hashtag #gandalftheguide qui nous permet de redécouvrir les somptueux paysages néo-zélandais avec en prime un vieux barbu qui semble nous dire qu'on ne doit pas passer. On ne peut que saluer l’initiative.

Port Hills

safe to say, you won't find this spot in a @lonelyplanet guide! that's the advantage of travelling with #GandalfTheGuide (thank you @leilajnicholson)

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Mont Doom

A trip across middle earth is incomplete without visiting mordor (or what's left of it). Over the last 7 weeks, I covered a little over 5500 kms across the north island with #GandalfTheGuide. Now we're on the ferry, making our way to the south island. Really excitied to visit my bucket list…

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua

geothermal wonderland w/ #GandalfTheGuide (security wouldn't let gandalf pass with his staff - oh the irony, so we had to improvise)

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Roys Peak

even after all the time that #GandalfTheGuide has spent in middle earth, the views are still capable of rendering him (and me) speechless 😮‼️ p.s. - I got a message asking, "how badly is 🇳🇿 affected by the earthquake cos I have a cousin planning to visit in dec?" and I said it's #SafeToVisitNZ cos…

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Lake Marian

may have dyed his hair blonde (see it?) cos he wants to feel young again 🤔. Thoughts? if you're ever heading to Milford Sound, pop by Lake Marian en route cos it's beyond epic! Plus, you might run into cool people like @youngadventuress

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Isthmus Peak

started the hike to Isthmus Peak at 4:30pm, soon got a stomach cramp and really wanted to turn back but powered through the pain, next was the relentless uphill for 2.5 hours, reached the peak where we got panoramic views of lake wanaka, lake hawea and the southern alps, stayed for 🌅 and shot some…

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Glenorchy

Isengard ft. #GandalfTheGuide and a bemused Beagle 🐶

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Cathedral Cove

and I may have strayed away from middle earth and stepped into the world of Narnia! @thecoromandel @purenewzealand

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Hokitika Gorge

witnessing the turquoise water at hokitika gorge with #GandalfTheGuide has definitely been a highlight of our journey through middle-earth. a little while ago, @purenewzealand featured some snippets of my journey with gandalf on their facebook page, to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of 🇳🇿 being…

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

Rob Roy Glacier

looks like #GandalfTheGuide is blending in with the surroundings. I went on a lovely mission to the Rob Roy Glacier with some fellow instagrammers @ellenprojects, @adaptography, @time_to_film, and @dubdof. I love the community aspect of instagram cos you get to meet and hangout with other…

Akhil (@akhilsuhas)

On vous tient au courant quand il passe en Bretagne.
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