Te Shack Backpackers Decades in the Making

traveljournalnetwork.com — TAKAPAU, HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND - This backpackers’ inn bills itself as the ‘backpackers that should have opened 20 years ago’ and once you meet proprietor Ben Thommo you’ll have a good understanding why. Set smack dab in the middle of Lord Of The Rings country, residents and travelers here may not be exactly like the people of Middle Earth, but..