Travels with Pippin

In which Pippin is starved for media after a week in the mountains, and decides…

In which Pippin enjoys Durango’s downtown, sampling all the huevos rancheros with green chile sauce…

In which Pippin blends in amongst the adventurers at San Diego Comic Con. He enjoyed…

In which Peregrine Took makes it there… and back again. The Shire — and Bag…

In which Pippin wanders a curious garden in Hamilton, nearly losing his way to the…

In which Pippin happens upon the trolls from Bilbo’s tale at Wētā Workshop. He was…

In which Pippin bids farewell to the Naumi on Cuba Street, expresses his gratitude to…

In which Peregrine Took takes in the Wellington Botanical Garden and wonders aloud if they…

In which Pippin hops fandoms and goes on pilgrimage to the Bill Cipher statue at…

In which Pippin decided perhaps boat trips aren’t so bad after all. As long as…

In which Pippin discovers the unicorn is the national animal of Scotland, which pleases him…

In which Peregrine Took bids goodbye to the Kelpies whilst wondering how big the rest…

In which Pippin prepares to leave Edinburgh, but not without inquiring about the best pipeweed…

In which Pippin visits Greyfriars Kirk and finds the burial place of Tom Riddle, the…

In which Peregrine Took begins his day in Edinburgh with tatties and haggis.

In which Pippin prepares to do Segment 6 of the Colorado Trail, and confirms multiple…

In which Peregrin Took bids farewell to the ruins of the ancestral Puebloan civilization, and…

In which Pippin marvels at the rock formations in Canyon de Chelly, and makes mental…

In which Pippin peers into a traditional, eight-sided Navajo Hogan and thinks it would be…

In which Peregrine Took is thrilled to be traveling again, and insisted on calling “Petrified…

In which Peregrine Took remarks that Hawai’i is amazing, but that he misses the Shire.…

In which Peregrine Took wondered if the ruins of the abandoned Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial…

In which Pippin wakes early with Father Christmas to get a cappuccino at the Hawaiian…

In which Peregrine Took orders his with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 57 and french-fried potatoes,…

In which Pippin is thrilled to be traveling again after being cooped up in his…

In which Peregrine Took inadvertently crosses fandoms and consumes far too much Dragon Scale Ale…

In which Pippin insists on referring to the dinosaur fossils at the Field Museum as…

In which Pippin is amazed by the enormous, bean shaped Palantír in Chicago’s Millennium Park.…

In which Peregrine Took remarks that the front doorways of more than a few of…

In which Peregrine Took gazes upon Faner Hall, the 1970s brutalist architecture in the heart…

I’m which Peregrine Took expresses his interest in flying in one of the “ensorcelled metal…

In which Pippin is delighted with the strange sky arch of St. Louis, Missouri.

In which Pippin was dazzled by the arrangements of flowers and other growing things on…

In which Peregrine Took explored Travel Town Train Museum and couldn’t understand “why anyone would…

In which Pippin enjoyed the show at the theatre but pronounced “Pantages” in every way…

In which Peregrine Took demanded to see the wizard who owned this castle so he…

In which it took a substantial amount of persuasion to convince Pippin that the obelisk…

In which Peregrine Took can’t decide if The Getty is more Minas Tirith-ish or more…

In which Pippin appreciates the hobbit-esque decor of our North Hollywood hotel.

In which Peregrine Took wonders if a race of Sea Dwarves live in the Santa…

In which Pippin underestimated every leg of the journey on the High Sierra Trail, and…

In which Peregrine Took reluctantly said goodbye to Greece, and remarked that the stone settlement…

In which Pip says goodbye to our ship Marie, and remarks, as we say our…

In which Pippin leaves the sherbet colored city of Ermoupoli regretfully, hoping to return soon…

In which Pip comments that the Acropolis would be a fine place to smoke his…

In which Peregrine Took sought the Oracle of Delphi and she asked him to stop…

I’m which Pippin admires the old bell tower of Arachova and the stunning views of…

In which Pippin tells the largest tree in the world he must introduce him to…

In which Pippin gazes at the majestic scene on his way to Clouds Rest and…

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In which Pippin tours London’s Natural History Museum and strolls beneath the rib cage of…

In which Pippin visits the Italian Gardens in front of the Serpentine and can’t (won’t)…

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In which Peregrine Took returns to Westminster Abbey for Evensong, is apparently mistaken for a…

In which Pippin is asked respectfully to not pose for photographs within Westminster Abbey, but…

In which we enjoy ‘As You Like It’ at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Pip is…

In which Pippin remarks that the lions of Trafalgar Square in front of the National…

In which Peregrine Took bows in respect to Queen Victoria in front of Kensington Palace.…

In which Peregrine Took was quite flattered with the dead mouse the cat presented him…

Stopped to cool our furry feet in the beck below the Sour Milk Waterfalls on…

In which Pippin pretends to have read most of the authors in Wordsworth’s personal library…

Standing in Wordsworth’s drawing room catching that poet laureate vibe /// 🇬🇧 /// For oft,…

Raising a toast to Wordsworth, whose grave is across the street in the quiet yard…

But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go…

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walking Stock Ghyll /// 🇬🇧

In which we stopped along the sheep pasture walls to picnic after stomping amongst the…

Pippin steps in from the mizzling wet and learns a thing or two about Wray…

In which Peregrine Took grabbed a wooden stick, held it up, and proclaimed “By the…

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