Harry Potter Places – A Novel Holiday

Potter Spotter News

Charly Miller — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:02:20 +0000

German Potterite Wolfgang Mletzko has just completed another Harry Potter UK tour. (We’ve lost track of the number of HPP trips he’s enjoyed over the years!) Today, he’s reporting about Abbotsbury Swannery: HPP Book Three, Site #33.

Although this is a Skip-It rated Potter Place, Wolfgang thoroughly enjoyed it.

“The Swannery is worth a visit, and the pretty ‘Merry old England’ style village of Abbotsbury, too! It’s a nice day trip from London. Allow a some extra time to walk around Abbotsbury and/or Weymouth.”

While there, Wolfgang spoke with a friendly Swannery staff member who happily shared some details about the Half-Blood Prince footage shot here:

The October of 2007 location filming took place in a huge field of reeds approximately 700 meters west of the Swannery.
About 150 people and a helicopter were involved, but no principle actors–only doubles.
The original shoot lasted 3 weeks, with an additional week of filming accomplished sometime later.
All the scenes with principle actors clearly visible in the reeds were shot in the studio.
To create the studio set, filmmakers harvested a lot of reeds and moved them to Leavesden.

You can see Wolfgang’s map to the reed field film site and photos taken during his visit at:

http://www.HarryPotterPlaces.com/2013AbbotsburySwaneryWM.pdf

If you’ve never been to Wolfgang’s website, you should check it out!

Below is a link to his Harry Potter Film Locations map, which contains links to information about each of the UK Potter Places he’s visited.

http://www.bdyg.homepage.t-online.de/Harry_Potter/Film_Locations/film_locations.html

Thank you, Wolfgang!

And,

HAPPY POTTERING!

Newz from Professor Leonides

Charly Miller — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:47:36 +0000

Watch a YouTube video of Professor Tottman, Head Animal Trainer for the Harry Potter films, introducing the Twitter Litter at London’s Harry Potter WB Studio Tour.

London’s Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour Newz

Charly Miller — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:52:52 +0000

The Harry Potter WB Studio Tour (Harry Potter Places Book One London Side-Along Site #27 ) is about to celebrate their First Anniversary!

We’ve posted a PDF containing the celebration particulars on the Harry Potter Places website, in Book One’s Supplementums Directory.

Some interesting stuff is there, even if you’re not ready to BOOK TICKETS to the Studio Tour between “Monday 18th March and Sunday 14th April.”

For Instance:
The first person to visit the Studio Tour was a four-year-old boy named HARRY, and the millionth visitor was a nine-year-old boy from the appropriately-named town of DUDLEY.

Click HERE to go directly to this HPST Newz PDF!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter FAN SITE

Charly Miller — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:24:47 +0000

Planning a visit to Orlando, Florida’s WWoHP in the next year or two? This FAN SITE looks like a great website to bookmark and visit regularly—particularly their NEWS page. Surely they’ll be among the first to post the official opening date of the NEW EXPANSION!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter FAN SITE

Telephones and the UK: The Basics

Charly Miller — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:45:36 +0000

Learning about the many differences between US/Canadian and UK phones requires some research. In the PDF below you’ll find links to well-written Internet resources for UK phone info, basic UK dialing instructions, and important UK phone numbers to have on hand when traveling in the UK.

Telephones and the UK: The Basics

Telephones and the UK: Know Your Options!

Charly Miller — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:39:48 +0000

Oh, surpriZe!
Deciding what phone to use while traveling in the UK requires a bit of research.

Will your regular cell phone work in the UK? If it will, does your service provider offer a reasonably-priced UK roaming plan, or should you rent a UK cell phone? What about buying a cheap UK Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) phone?

In the following PDF you’ll find information about these questions, links to well-written Internet phone info resources, and a plethora of pointers about some hidden costs often associated with using phones in the UK.

Telephones and the UK: Know Your Options

UK Terminology Tips

Charly Miller — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:54:22 +0000

One of the marvelous things for Americans and Canadians who visit Great Britain is that we don’t have to worry about dealing with a foreign language—or DO we?!

While preparing for your UK holiday (vacation), take the time to familiarize yourself with some of the differences between British English and American English. Pay particular attention to common American terms considered derogatory or offensive in Britain, and vice-versa.

UK Terminology Tips: British and American English

Travel Photography Tips

Charly Miller — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:25:06 +0000

I am proud to recycle!
This A Novel Holiday travel tips file was created from a Harry Potter Places travel guidebooks “Potterite UK Travel Supplementum.” Happily, most of these photography tips and issues apply to traveling anywhere—even in the US.

Travel Photography Equipment and Tips

Additional Packing Pointers

Charly Miller — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:11:29 +0000

Here is a collection of miscellaneous tips, such as:
The magic of Zip bags … blister-proof, comfy socks … and must-have travel gadgets!
Additional Packing Pointers

Many of the featured items are available in the Travel Supplies & Gadgets section of the Harry Potter Places website Travel Store.
http://harrypotterplaces.com/travel-store/

UK Rental Car Check List

Charly Miller — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:30:02 +0000

In the Do’s & Don’ts for Car Rental and Driving in the UK Blog Post of February 5th, 2013, we provided a list of steps to perform before leaving the UK Car Rental company’s lot.

These steps are so important, we’ve created a checklist you can print and pack—or load on your smart phone.
UK Car Rental Check List