Travel Blog
Here are a few tips to make your next holiday to the Cook Islands even more relaxed and enjoyable. Rarotonga and Aitutaki are normally the main destinations, but the other remote islands are tranquil and unspoiled, so consider those too. Be prepared for crystal clear waters, a wonderful climate, relaxing, exploring and the wonderful Cook Island people, the best holiday combination
YOU have waited patiently to celebrate your big event, be it a birthday milestone, overseas honeymoon or special anniversary. Now is the time for you to celebrate it, so grab your loved one and head away on one of our exclusive luxury holidays, tailor-made for YOU and your special celebration! Contact your Travel Agent for more information on this holiday deal!
Savaii is a must see, if you are planning on travelling to Samoa. It is the largest island in the island chain and only a 90 minute Ferry ride from the main Island of Upolu. Here are 3 top attractions to do when you visit Savaii. Contact your Whitianga Travel Agent for all the latest travel packages & deals for Samoa.
Our own Driving Creek Railway began as an industrial tool for our illustrious Potter, Barry Brickell. And grew to also become fun thing to take the children for a ride on, a Mark Twain style of adventure and is now a “Must do” for visitors to the Coromandel. Our team of experienced and qualified travel agents will help you plan and book your package holiday or escorted tour, ensuring your travel arrangements are perfect.
When we purchased our home on the Whitianga Estuary we were fortunate to meet an elderly resident of Whitianga, who, as a boy had lived on the property and when he was an eight-year-old helped his father build our stone wall on the river. Read into this Travel Blog on the Rivers of Europe. Please contact our team of experienced travel advisors for travel information on Europe.
The sea gleamed, the waves slowly moved in and out, barely creating a ripple, like they were rocking the cradle that held all our boys. What had I expected? A wild raging west coast surf and an angry brooding coastline?
So this beautiful tranquil place was “ANZAC Cove”! It cloaked me with a feeling of profound peace, even though it is for us all, a place of great sadness, young lives lost.
Read into the history & location of Gallipoli in our Travel Blog here...
The anticipation starts before you sail, the thought of relaxing days at Sea, the culinary delights, Family and friend time, planning and packing.
And when the day finally arrives it all starts with the Sailaway Deck Party of music and dancing around the pool on P & O’s Pacific Pearl. The Sky Tower looks beautiful glistening in the Auckland Skyline as you cruise away for 3 days at Sea.
Read into the P&O's Pacific Pearl Cruise ship and the travel experiences you will have aboard the ship here...
I am not always satisfied with articles on the business class experience of Emirates A380. As a travel agent I feel that there is so much more than the seating, the meal service and the Bar down the back, to report on.
My article won’t finish with “Monett flew courtesy of Emirates Airways”, because I didn’t. Like all hardworking kiwis I bought my own ticket, so I fully appreciate the cost and why business class travel should be fabulous.
P&O Cruises are saying bye, bye to the traditional buffet and hello to a brand new dining experience.
Banishing trays, queues and the all-you-can-eat smorgasbord, the cruise line’s latest concept is named “The Pantry”, and is similar to an up-market food hall where passengers can choose between eight different stations and have their meals individually plated.
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If you’ve always wanted to experience the World behind Handlebars, dreamed of leisurely cycling with the sun on your back, the sights and the smells up close, being able to stop and enjoy the scenery when it suits you but always held back from making the ultimate commitment, maybe it’s time to revisit this wonderful way of travelling.