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Snapshot: Discovering Skellig Michael from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It makes an arresting sight, a tiny speck of an island rising from the middle of the ocean blanketed with lush greenery and topped with a jagged sloping rock, to a peak that sometimes may be hidden behind cloud cover. This breath-taking vision makes its appearance at the last scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Rey lands on the secluded island and negotiated with a precarious rock path that leads her to the top, where she came face to face with vanished Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Cutting a lonesome figure at the peak, the aged Jedi stares pensively out to the sea while battling blistering winds. The Skellig Michael,…
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Making the Star Wars Pilgrimage to Matmata
Matmata’s desolate surroundings and unique subterranean living conditions offer the perfect backdrop for the humble beginnings of a would-be Jedi warrior in a galaxy far, far away.