I don't... but if this spectacular scenery is IT, then I'll probably traverse mountains and jungles just to be there! 

Where else could this be but New Zealand!?!? 

The postcard features the Mitre Peak in Milford Sound.

Milford Sound is a very popular tourist area with lots of beautiful sceneries, such as above. Does it look familiar? Of course, it does! It was one of the locations where the epic movie-trilogy Lord of the Rings was filmed. It was once quiet and peaceful but, after the filming of the Lord of the Rings around there, many tourists are visiting every single day, and most of the local residents are not happy.

I'm sure many of you would agree if I say that New Zealand is in the top ten of the most beautiful countries in the world. I have never been to New Zealand, true, but after watching all the Lord of the Rings movies, I felt that the movie has taken me on a journey inside this amazing country. Since I do not have the means to go there (I so want to!!) yet I think I'll just have to watch the movies all over again, that is, and let the movies take me once more to these awesome places. Which reminds me, it is best seen on a plasma tv. I wonder when will the appliance stores here go on sale? And oh, I also better keep an eye on plasma tv stands on ex-pat garage sales. What's a flat-screen tv if not mounted on a stand for maximum viewing pleasure, eh?

The stamp is a part of a 6-set international postage set issued in 2006, featuring NZ's popular tourist destinations. The one used below shows  Lake Wanaka and a historical vineyard that sit as foreground to a dramatic scenery.