Discover the Real New ZealandWritten by Greg Scowen
One of major attractions of visiting New Zealand is possibility of losing yourself in its rugged and wild countryside. The desire to be alone and at one with nature frequently leads New Zealand tourists to buy travel guides in hopes of finding advice on ‘getting off beaten track’. To get off beaten track, however, you need to throw away your travel guide… and discover real New Zealand.Where is real New Zealand? You certainly don’t find real New Zealand by buying a travel guide that thousands of other tourists already own. If you do that, you will end up on a supposed unbeaten track with hundreds of other ‘bulk produced tourist guide’ readers. The real New Zealand is not a tangible location, it is not a hidden village in mountains or by sea, it is not a beach, nor a farm, nor a quiet city corner. You will find real New Zealand in people of land and their rich culture. Discover real New Zealand by fishing with a Maori (an indigenous New Zealander), or shearing sheep with a Pakeha (a European White New Zealander), or singing karaoke with one of countries broad range of immigrants. While they come in a variety of shapes, colours, and sizes, all New Zealanders are proud to communally call themselves ‘Kiwis’. It is through eyes of these Kiwis that you will discover real New Zealand! How do you find real New Zealand? Just ask. I am serious, all you need to do is ask. New Zealanders are known worldwide for their friendly and open personality. It isn’t just a rumour; further into New Zealand you go friendlier locals become. Admittedly, Auckland is not friendliest part of country, but then big cities never are. But even in Auckland you will normally find at least one local who is happy to give you sound advice on what to see, where to visit, and how to get there. Leave Auckland behind (after a good visit to cities wonderful attractions) and you will quickly find yourself surrounded by good-natured Kiwis, ready to show you what New Zealand is all about. Tips for getting conversation started
- 1.Look lost. Trust me on this, Kiwis always feel sorry for someone who looks lost, and because we love to show how well we know our land, chances are we will walk over and offer help.
- 2.Go into nearest open store and ask for directions, making sure shopkeeper hears your accent. This is particularly effective if English is your second language.
- 3.Be honest. Simply walk up to someone, tell him or her you are a foreign tourist, and you would like to discover real New Zealand. They will probably call in some assistance from friends and family and plan rest of your New Zealand holiday with you.
Good places to find real New Zealand Northland
Do not confuse Northland with North Island. Northland is basically comprised of all of land north of Auckland. Northland stretches from Orewa, a popular beach village 20 minutes north of Auckland, to Cape Reinga, northernmost point of New Zealand. Northland offers many beautiful unspoilt beaches, wonderful diving, and some of New Zealand’s most important history. Add to this that Northland embodies a full Maori culture and you have discovered an open doorway to Real New Zealand.
| | Trader Electronic Media Takes a VacationWritten by Brooke Garrity
Norfolk, VA –Having successfully developed niche advertising for every type of industry from homes to boats to jobs, Trader Electronic Media and Trader Publishing Company are now taking on travel industry with their three vacation dedicated sites: RoomSaver.com, RentJillsHouse.com and TheVacationSaver.com. With ferocious competition already dominating travel industry, Trader has developed their new businesses with a different angle in mind. Rather than adding yet another third-party booking engine to endless list of Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity, Trader’s new businesses are portal sites. Designed to usher vacationers directly to advertising property’s own website or through direct phone calls, Trader hopes to offer advertiser’s and vacationers new ways to book their vacations. For vacationers searching Internet for hotel deals Trader offers RoomSaver.com. RoomSaver.com provides travelers with a user-friendly way to browse over 11,000 hotel and motel listings and easily navigate detailed results. Travelers can search all over United States and Canada for discounted hotels and motels. Rather than booking online through RoomSaver.com, you will search your options and then link directly to hotel of your choice to make your reservation. Eliminating third-party booking allows RoomSaver.com and hotels to offer travelers more rooms at better prices! Tapping an untouched industry, Trader launched RentJillsHouse.com as premier online solution for locating vacation rental homes and properties. The website offers information on thousands of vacation rental houses in popular U.S. destinations ranging from Outer Banks of North Carolina to Lake Tahoe. With its comprehensive database, user-friendly and technologically advanced site, RentJillsHouse.com offers a one-stop shopping for travelers, vacation property owners and Brokers.
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