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Irene Field - Travel Professional

If you are either a first time or well-seasoned traveller, I would love to help you with your travel plans.

My two greatest passions are travel and elephants - but the elephants are another story.

From visiting the many aspects of Australia, to basking in the sun on a South Pacific Island, or enjoying the beauty and history of Europe (including what to do in a Police Station in Poland - another story again!), or the supposed perils of Papua New Guinea, I would love to assist.

Even with practical travel tips - eg throw a pack of cable ties in your luggage should your suitcase handles come apart - although I wouldn't have the lovely African wirework holding my suitcase together if I had listened to my own advice! So please feel free to contact me , I would love to help you.

See my travel report - Italy Hotels

See my travel report - Argentina and Brazil

Testimonials:

Hello Irene

Thank you for the tickets. We are pleased to receive them.
I will try to book a skycoach for us and if I will not succeed I will let you know.

Thank you so much for your wonderful help and communication.

It was a real pleasure to work it out with you.
Have a great weekend,
Alena
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Hi Irene

We're back! (Actually we've been back for a week and I've only just got around to getting in touch - sorry about that).

It was a really lovely honeymoon; best honeymoon I've had :)

The Le Meridien resort is worth most of its claimed five stars - the service is extremely good, and the food at the restaurants for dinner is quite lovely. The pool area and beach are also brilliant and my favourite part was drinking a cocktail at the beach bar while watching the sun go down. The only slight negatives were that the beach bar closed at sunset, and that the paint/carpet/etc in the hotel are starting to look a little tired. The view from our room was brilliant, though - we were on the top floor looking out to Amedee Island on the horizon, and we spent a few happy hours each day sitting on our balcony drinking wine, eating bread and cheeses, and watching the kite-surfers.

We did most of the tourist-type things while we were there (Amedee island, the zoo, the cultural centre, the aquarium, etc) and we will definitely go back at some point to go out to the Isle of Pines and the Loyalty Islands, and to drive around the main island to see the rest of it.

Thanks again for organising the package - it was great!

Cheers
Carolyn
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Hi Irene,

Thanks for your email - yes the trip all went very smoothly with no hiccups. The resort was fine, just as we remembered it. They obviously sorted out their problems as we and the other guests were very comfortable.

We took a look at the original Aggie Greys during a visit to town and while it is very nice, it confirmed our view that we prefer the lagoon resort.

No doubt we will be back there again at some stage in the not too distant future.

Once again thanks for your assistance in the planning and preparation along the way.

Cheers

Gene
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Hi Irene

The holiday was wonderful, and went off almost without a hitch, so many, many thanks -
but, we are now starting to plan our next trip, which is promising to be even more complicated…

Kind regards, and best wishes. Anthony & Dina
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Hi Irene

We are back from Vanuatu! you are probably still on your holiday lucky thing!

Here is my report on our holiday, I am going to put something similar on Trip Adviser to let others know how we found the island.

We had a fab time and can definitely recommend staying at Hideaway Island. The island was really easy to get to, it was about 10 minutes from Port Vila and then a short ferry ride form the beach to the island, you just stand on the beach and the ferry comes over to pick you up!

The snorkelling was great, was so good to be able to snorkel right off the beach at Hideaway, seemed very safe for children too. There were masses of fish and they were very friendly, some people were saying they were much friendlier than other places like Great Barrier. It wasn't over run with day trippers, though there were a couple of times there seemed to be a few people there, most visitors left around 3.30pm and quite often we would have the beach to ourselves early morning and late afternoon.

The staff were all helpful and friendly, the meals were good at Hideaway. One of the staff, Alice took us on a guided tour of the village one afternoon, that was really interesting. The dive staff were fantastic, we went on the snorkel safari twice, where they take you out to a reef further away then you would go snorkeling, the guys doing that were very safety conscious, especially good with the not so confident snorkelers.

We stayed in a bungalow on the east side of the island I would recommend this side, we had a breeze all day which was fantastic to be able to get away to when we got too hot on the beach, much of the time the beach was very hot with not too much wind, perfect for swimming.

I had been a little concerned with some of the reviews for Hideaway on Trip Adviser, some say the accommodation was "basic" or "rustic" and I wasn't sure exactly what it meant. Our bungalow had a double bed and two singles, own bathroom, porch and double hammock, perfect for watching the sunrise from! No kitchen, just a fridge and kettle. We even had a couple of lizards living in the rafters, which is great for keeping bugs down! The bungalow could have been a little bit cleaner, we did have some ants, it was quite noisy at night due to the noises on the tin roof, things falling and branches banging, kind of like being out in the wilderness with lots of interesting noises...Only took one night to get used to that

Not much to do in the evening after tea, we pretty much went to bed really early and got up with the sun each day which was fantastic!

We did a wonderful day trip on the Coongoola, it is a sailing ship, there was a very rough drive for about 40 mins to the other side of the main island and then onto the ship to see a turtle sanctuary, they breed endangered turtles and release them, then we went to a beautiful white sand beach for a barbecue lunch, lazed on the beach went out a couple of times to different reefs for snorkeling and then back home, took the whole day and was great value for money. We also spent another day at the Mele Cascades it was beautiful there, waterfalls and natural swimming pools.

We had a great time and would love to go back, if you have anyone wanting to go snorkeling in the pacific we would thoroughly recommend Hideaway Island.

Hope you had a great holiday. Hear from you soon. Rae
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Hi Irene,

Tickets arrived safe and sound many thanks to you for your service.

We can always guarantee everything will be spot on when dealing through you.

Regards Desiree & John.
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Hi Irene,

So good to meet up with you today. Makes everything that much more 'REAL'!!!
Been looking through my emails, & can't find the reference to the 'upgrade' I mentioned, at this stage. Did see that you had offered to show us photos of the Arabian experience (on your laptop).. however, with your description etc, we'll look forward to the real thing!!!

Many thanks again..

Adrienne
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Hi Irene,

Just a short note to say thank you for your help in arranging our holiday.

We had a fabulous time with the highlight for me, being Hong Kong Disney. Zuzanna nearly lost her voice there she was so excited.

All flights were good especially Munich to Hong Kong when you booked us seats D, E & G. No one sat in F making it ideal for Zuzanna to sleep.

For your information, the Hong Kong Disney Hollywood Hotel was great, I think better that the other Disney hotel.

So thanks again. Keith
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Hello Irene

We are safely home after 9 weeks in Europe. The cruises were fantastic - our only mild reservation was that we would try to book with Aussies and Kiwis next cruise - the first boat Costa was Italian of course and only 100 Eng speakers out of 2000 passengers so we were very much the minority for once. The Viking cruise was all American - not a colonial in sight. That was just bad luck as we were told by the staff that they often have plenty of down-unders. But we really were spoilt on both and had a very trouble free month.

Both flights there and back on Singapore Air were as good as it ever gets in cattle class. No problems.

We went for 9 weeks with only a couple of rainy evenings and never once had problems with the weather. In fact it was too hot in central Europe - 33 degrees often. Seems that as soon as we left the weather cooled and they have had floods now, so we were very lucky.

Our only travel problems were trains - one engine breakdown in remote Hungary en route to Prague gave us huge problems making us so late at night finally getting there, we missed our apartment contact. Then getting to Amsterdam to fly out finally, an Ice train simply didn't arrive in Germany (there had been problems when an Ice came off the track at Cologne and I think they were pulled from the service and checked, but ours was supposed to be arriving until the last minute). We got there on local trains eventually but overall we did get a bit sick of Europe's trains. Still all part of travel and we learn every time. Phil has plans to cut my suitcase down yet again by half.

So thank you again for your good work. I'm in Auckland at present and not enjoying the rain. Phil is up the mountain skiing where it will be even worse. Hope all goes well with you.
Elizabeth
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Hello Irene, I had a wonderful holiday, Everything went smoothly. No problems.

Saw and did SO much - thank goodness for photos to remember & put in perspective. Dubai was awesome, architecture amazing, but so hot & humid 43 degrees cel. Going on A Dune Safari & ride on a camel. Cruise on the Dubai Creek - night lights, Seeing the Palm - Jumeirah - The Crescent. etc. etc.

England & Scotland & seeing the military tattoo (Edinburgh) was great - very lucky to have fine weather. Even got up to top of Scotland to John O Groats & the Castle of Mey (Queen Mum's holiday home) Did have a bit of drizzle in Scotland but sun seemed to shine whenever we have to get out of the car & want to take photos etc - very lucky.

Then on to America. - New York (Manhattan) was mad with people - crowds - But so enjoyed seeing The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Empire State Building, Times Square, Broadway, Central Park, etc etc,

Washington - The White House, Capitol (Parliament), Lincoln Memorial, & Jefferson Monument with the huge Washington Monument in the centre of the cross - all in a huge park setting & so few people (or so it seemed after New York). Arlington Cemetery, Smithsonian & all the Museums - the Holocaust Museum was a moving experience. (6 million Jews executed !) Also the Air & Space Museum - all well done. etc.

Las Vegas - 2 concerts - Legends in Concert (Elvis, Tom Jones, Blues Brothers & Tina Turner - performing) but best of all was Cirque do Soleil 'Mystere' an amazing performance. The City was a buzz with people. High rise buildings all with amazing lights & billboards. Most Hotel had Casinos & the people playing all the pokie machines & gambling was amazing - all day & night !. But best experience was the Grand Canyon & the helicopter ride - the canyon is so big & colourful - has to be seen to be believed !

Los Angeles - our final stop - we got to see Universal Studios - what they can create with films & settings & fun activities we were able to take part in was excellent. A trip on Hollywood fun tours had us to Hollywood bowl, the Hollywood sign, Seeing the hand & footprints of stars on the Hollywood walk of fame. Kodak theatre, Beverly hills & Bel Air & all the famous home. etc.

We had a good trip home via Papeete -( the trip didn't seem half as long as the one to get to Dubai.)

Good to be home. The weather was even nice for us for 2 days to catch up on washing & to think the temperature of New Zealand was rather good - not too hot or too cold. But Ross told me today (the rain & colder) is what you folk have been having for most of the time we were away ! So it's back to reality !!.

But what a trip - a what wonderful memories.

Thankyou for all your input & hard work into making this such a memorable experience.

Kindest regards - Margaret.
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Hi Irene,
Just returned from our Vanuatu trip.
It was really great and the Iririki resort exceeded expectations.
Thank you for putting it all together for us.
Brian and Grace
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Thanks Irene,

We had a ball. the Radisson was fabulous!! would recommend it to people with kids. rooms were huge, and pool was great.
thanks again,

Kirsty
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Hi there Irene,
Well, we're back safe and sound after a great week in Norfolk. Our accommodation at Channer's Park was superb - we were upgraded to a 2 brm apartment! Really nice people, Lindsay & Alison, so helpful and friendly and although we had to check out by 9.30 on the last day they let us have the rental all day and just left it at the airport when we were done!
There wasn't a lot of spare time, we thoroughly enjoyed all the 'tours' especially the Progressive Dinner where we met locals in their homes and had a superb 4 courses! The breakfast walk is excellent, and as the weather was great the whole week, the outdoor activities worked well. There are heaps of eateries on the Island, we opted for RSL one night, Bowling Club, Barney Duffy's Steakhouse, and of course our upmarket dinner at Governor's courtesy of Channer's Corner. Found superb coffee place with the best Devonshire scones at Hilli's in Queen Elizabeth Drive. Shopping great, even got the shoes for grand-daughter's wedding in Feb! Bought some lovely dressy T-Shirts on which we had "Baker'z D'Lite" embroidered for no extra cost. (that's the motorhome's name). It was a great experience and the 7 days is enough - I think if we ever went again, we would do the Convict Dinner, and go on fishing trips and generally blob out, but we feel we know every inch of the island and really loved the laid-back lifestyle and friendliness of the locals.
So, thanks for your help in setting things up for us - next trip Perth about end March beg. April 2009, so will be on the lookout for specials (few and far between!).

Thanks

Jenny and George
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Hello Irene,

Thanks for your Email. Yes, the trip was really amazing. I enjoyed the ship a lot. It was probably the best ship in the business for the job. - Owned by the Russians and used as a research ship for half the year (I think it used to be a spy ship) and chartered out to Quark for the summer season, but still crewed by Russians. There were 19 different nationalities on board aged from 5 to 78 yrs old, probably more women than men, (not a complaint) and I met some great people. I never saw the sun on the ship, but I did see plenty of ice and penguins, and more ice and penguins. I now have some wonderful memories.

Best Regards. Peter
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Hi Irene,

The Gold Coast holiday was awesome, the weather was beautiful and the theme parks were fun. We did not stop the whole time we were there. In fact a couple more days would have been better, but i think coming back wanting more is better than coming back unhappy.

The apartment was lovely, it had everything we needed and more as well as being so close to all the shops, restaurants and bus stops. The people on reception helped us on many occasions with directions.

The weather was great it only rained the day we left so we can't complain about that.

We had no idea that the Australians could be so nice and helpful, not once did we come across anyone who was nasty and rude.

Thanks sooo much for everything we really appreciate all the time and effort you spent organising our wonderful trip.

We will certainly keep in contact and come and see you for our next adventure.

Cheers
Kim, Jason, Mitchell and Georgia
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Hi Irene,
We're back from Bali and I just wanted to let you know we had a great time. We enjoyed every moment of our holiday.

The shopping was great (I only bought 7 handbags), the photo opportunities were amazing (only took 294 photos), and the food was delicious (we tried a different restaurant for lunch and dinner every day). We did some day trips to temples, the volcano, monkey forest, Ubud etc, shopped ourselves silly, and walked for miles and miles. Dallas out-did himself and shopped with me every day (it'll probably be another year before I get him back in a shop). The massage, manicure and pedicure while lying on a deckchair on the beach was definitely a highlight for me - it went on for ever!

The weather was really warm and overcast which made it bearable. when the sun did come out it was far too hot, so we were grateful for the clouds.

We didn't mind Virgin Blue's no-frills way of doing things at all and although the accommodation was very basic, the air-conditioning worked well, the bed was HUGE, and we saw things we wouldn't normally see with being in the family compound part.

We've decided to holiday every six months (working around Dallas's busy season of course), so our next trip away will be April/May. We're going to give a cruise a go because neither of us have done it before. If you have anything coming up anytime within the next few months that might be an option, please send details through. We have no idea of where we want to go, or for how long at this stage.

and now I have to get back to work - I'm not coping with not being on holiday any more!

thanks again for everything. Julie
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Dear Irene

Lovely to talk to you yesterday and thank you very much for your help in sorting out the flights for Mum and Dad.
I was really pleased to wake up this morning and find that the payment had gone through and everything sorted.
I will be touch shortly re the accommodation in Singapore and the travel insurance.

Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it.

Speak soon
Vanessa
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Hi Irene

Trip went very well. ( UK / Germany / China )

It was cold and raining in all places, but there were a few days where I saw the sky and some bits of blue occasionally.

No major dramas, although a few heart in mouth moments where trains were concerned. I'm glad that I had no need for insurance claims !

Now fighting to catch up, get over jet-lag and back to normal once again. It will take ages!

FYI I'll be using you again whenever possible. If you want to use me as a business reference just let me know.

Regards
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Dear Irene I thought I would send you a quick email to let you know we had a wonderful trip to London. Flying Emirates was a great choice - excellent service, very good food. I will fly with them again!!

We flew on one of the big new air buses from Dubai to London – would love to go on them again!! Thanks again for arranging everything – I have been telling other people about Fine Travel! Regards Marion
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Hi Irene.

Sorry about the delay in getting back to you after our trip, but things have been hectic up here since we got back but as promised, here’s the feedback.

Flights both ways were good on Air NZ and left on time.

Grand Chancellor hotel in Brisbane

Is a well established hotel but generally very good. We asked for a high floor and got the 6The (out of 10) floor. Staff were excellent, friendly and helpful on anything we required to know. It was their pleasure to help.

Rooms were tidy, clean and well serviced with good security. Although the room was a bit dated, it was apparent that there was extensive refurbishment going on with many rooms closed off on our floor and completely stripped. Management stated that all rooms would be progressively refurbished and they hoped to complete the whole hotel within 6 months with new decor and flat screen TV’s. Although the hotel is positioned on the corner of busy arterial routes, the rooms have suitable soundproofing and once doors are closed, the traffic cannot be heard. The views are magnificent and because of the hill, better than some of the more upmarket hotels in town. The eating facilities were top class in their restaurant (just refurbished) and if one didn’t feel like a walk or go into town, they had bar meals which were reasonably priced. Service in the bar and restaurants was excellent. The hotel has a swimming pool and spa on the top floor roof. We would stay there again.

The positioning of this hotel is great on the top of a gradual rise with commanding views over the river and city. Just across the road there is a huge park complex which has beautiful gardens to wander through with fountains, waterfalls and flower displays – all free. One could spend the day there.

If people want to go into town there are free buses which run every 20 minutes and leave from outside the hotel giving a 10 minute ride to town / return. The red buses in town are also free and have various return destinations.

Of interest are the river cats. For $5 each, one can get a day pass which will take you to any of their river stops which include parks for picnics and various bars/ museum etc. Or one can stay on the cat all day. A very quick and efficient transport.

Kuranda

We enjoyed our cruise and particularly enjoyed the Gondala trip to Kuranda it was well worth it. A bit disappointed with P&O and the people in Australia who took the bookings for the Kuranda trip because they didn’t advise us that all the earlier bookings for the sky rail had been postponed to coincide with the ship’s new arrival time.
(you may recall that we were booked to go up on the Gondala and down on the rail but had to cancel after P&O advised they would be docking later at 11am other than originally scheduled)

It would appear that anyone that had an earlier booking had been put forward automatically, but by the time we found this out, the train trip was completely booked out and we had to return by coach which was totally boring compared to what the train trip would have been. Our trip overall was excellent and the weather was fine with nary a cloud in the sky throughout. Seen plenty since we got back to NZ though.

We were astonished to find out from others that one could just walk into a booking office in Cairns Township a short walk from the boat and book the Kuranda gondola/train trip for much cheaper than on the ship of course. They got the train trip as well.

Break Free Savannah.

Another nice hotel with Pool and spa. Rooms spacious clean and modern. Staff friendly and helpful although the on site eating facilities were inadequate with the food basic snack type (when it was open) It was mostly closed. Service and quality of the breakfast bar could be improved.
However, this didn’t present a problem as it was a short level walk to every bar, cafe, restaurant and shops that one could imagine. It was also 10 minutes walk to the beach and the massive Pacific fair shopping centre.

For a good budget meal of good quality and quantity over a beer there is a bar right next to the Savannah which is accessible by a 2 minute walk down a right of way. Service was very quick and efficient and the place is clean so we ate our evening meal there

Thanks very much for all that you did for us Irene. We will hopefully use fine Travel again in the near future.

Kind regards

Mal
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Hi Irene

We are back having had a very good 5 weeks away. Korean Air does not match the physical comfort of say Malaysia Airlines but their care and attention was excellent. The cabin crew were lovely on all legs. We would use them again. We have now some air-miles. Do you have any idea as to how we can use these now? Do we contact Korean Air Skypass ?
We had but one wet day in 5 weeks. A couple of days overcast and that was it. Gained 4kg!!

Best wishes

Wayne and Pat
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Oh wow..!! Thank you Irene! Thank you so much you have been a HUGE help to my fiancée and I!
I will definitely recommend you to friends and family visiting fiji..
We even got a better deal than the married couple...!!

Thank you
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the courier tomorrow

Thank You Irene!!
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Hello Irene,

I am back from my travels. It all went well and I wasn't affected by the ash business as was on The trains in UK at the time.

Thanks for all your help changing the tickets etc and for your very efficient service.

Miranda

Hello Irene

Home safe and well. We had no problems with any of our bookings and really nothing went wrong at all which isn't always the case when we go for a long stretch.

Thanks for your work again. Back to cold and wet Hamilton (but the bizzie lizzies are still alive so it can't have been seriously cold yet).

All the best
Elizabeth

Hi Irene,

Sorry I've been a bit tardy with this email! We had a great time in Europe and managed to avoid the ash cloud!!!
Highlight was probably lazing about Dubrovnik!
Thanks heaps for your help,
Jonathon

Hello Irene

Just wanted you to know how well my travel arrangements worked out. I had a good trip and a lovely holiday. Hardly any jet lag maybe due to the times of the flights being mostly late evening or early morning but the flight attendants dimmed the lights after getting everyone settled and most people settled down to a few hours sleep. Once again, thanks for all you help and I now feel more confident to travel solo.

Regards
Hilary

Hello Irene

Yes all went well with the travel arrangements. The cruise was brilliant (flat seas and bright blue sky throughout the trip) and the Venice stopover at Al Angelo worked very well.
The only disturbance was the overnight in Dubai which was a bit of a pain, interrupting the homeward voyage. We would probably look for a more direct return next time.
The 380 is very comfortable but the huge Business cabin is a bit like Super Economy compared to the more intimate Air NZ Business cabins.
All over a great trip. Thankyou for your organization.

Best Regards

Keith and Julie

Greetings oh wise travel consultant.

I'm back.

The trip was awesome. The service was excellent, the plane trip sooooooooo long.

The weather suxed but that didn't stop us.

Spent far too much but it was all for a good cause.

Back to work was a bit of a culture shock but I made it to the end of week one.

Thanks again Irene for all your hard frustrating work.

I will contact you again once I have decided where I will go to next.

Many thanks and Regards
Dave

Hi Irene

Samoa was brilliant talk about relax just what the doctor ordered
the meal plan is more expensive then ala carte

the next trip for Barbara and I is going to be.......

CUBA

a 3 week holiday 2 weeks ( i suppose) with a guide
cigars and rum festivals
yup that's the one accommodation can be budget we don't care as long as we are safe

can you sort it

Philip

Hi Irene -

Just to let you know that our travel was fantastique - thank you - we had a wonderful time in Croatia and great stopovers in Singapore and HK.
In HK - where I booked myself at the airport Hotel - it was great, you simply stroll thru from the terminal into the hotel and they are very service friendly and accommodating. We were able to get a tour, with pickup from there, no problem. Extremely convenient for going from and to the terminal.

Singapore was also great - they were also very friendly and permitted us to stay at the hotel extra time - to 6pm - no extra charge (as our flight was 11.30pm) and so we were able to get in two tours on two days (as we arrived early the first day.

Just a thought - the seating is awfully cramped (lucky we had thin people next to us) - how much more would it have cost us if we had booked business class instead of economy ?

Kind regards,
Suzanne

Thanks Irene

I am pleased you e mailed because I forgot to tell you how Alidas trip went. She had a great time and was very well looked after by the staff of Singapore airlines and at the airport. She was allowed to wander on her own at the airport( I gave her that letter) and found it a very easy airport to navigate, with lots to do.

She also got to sit in first class on one landing and really enjoyed that. It was a good experience for her independence.
Thanks for organising it and hopefully the feed back is helpful for you.

Take care. Monique

Hello Irene

Just a quick note to say thank you for re-arranging my trip. Everything went according to plan and I am home again.

Thank you

Dave

Hi Irene,

Loved our Fiji holiday - thanks.

Would not have changed anything.

Thankfully we took food with us to Tokoriki Island (plus wine) which was a huge saving. They knew how to sock you for meals & drinks !. But we loved our room & setting. The fish & coral wonderful.

The Captain Cook Cruise was fabulous too. Only about 60 passengers & 43 Crew. No waiting & wonderful food - over indulged. Ross thoroughly enjoyed this talking to all the other passengers. I got my full of every opportunity to go snorkeling. & even did a Introductory dive (tanks, regulators etc.) which was good but honestly felt I could see just as much with the snorkeling. (But pleased I did it to have a new experience).

Sounds like we brought back the good weather.

Love - Margaret.

Dear Irene

Great all done!
I just would like to say thank you for your excellent and professional service.
It is that "personal" care and attention that makes the BIG difference, any travel agent can issue tickets, but since I have been dealing with you everything has been easy and just right.
And I have been dealing with few travel agents in the past!!!
Maybe it is because you are a cheese lover too.........., we are special people!

I now look forward to getting the tickets and then will be in touch for any change of date(s). Also we have a stop over in HongKong, sowe will need to get accommodation, but will do that closer to the time.

Another couple of questions: can you somehow "link" our names so that it shows that the four of us are travelling together? Thanks. Also Cathay pacific has a mileage program? Do you know how I can join it? Thanks.

All the best

Paola

Hi Irene,

Sorry so belated - but thank you so much for the above which arrived a couple of days ago - we are all set now. Looking forward to it.

I appreciate the special care and advice you gave me and I am sure if we ever get to travel again - you will be my first port of call!

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Kind regards.

The Daintree Family

Happy New Year Irene!

Just wanted to say we have had our we sojourn to Sydney and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We saw most of the main attractions, including Manly and Bondi beaches, we set ourselves a cracking pace - poor hubby is glad to be home, just quietly!

The Wyndham Vacation Resort was perfect for our needs, and very central, we did lots of walking but it was the best way to see the sights.

So thankyou very much for aranging it for us - I will definitely be going back sometime - perhaps for some shopping when the exchange rate is better!

Thanks again,

Kind regards,

The Daintree family.

Hi Irene,

Happy New Year.

My trip went well - thanks for your very efficient service getting it organised.

I saw the Burg Khalifa in Dubai and the amazing dancing fountain in the piazza beside it - something new and impressive. But I missed the $7m dollar Christmas tree in Abu Dhabi. My friend said it was disappointing as it was less sparkly than normal decorations and tinsel!

Miranda

Thank you for your email Irene,

My goodness me yes the tour was up to what I had expected. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour even though our travelling Australian companions were a noisy bossy bunch...but no this did not phase us in the least Lol. I did some research of the Cosmos tours and reviews by previous Cosmos travellers and it helped immensely.

I thought of you as I travelled these countries in Europe. You gave accurate accounts of what to expect and it was just appreciated as we travelled from place to place. I just loved Amsterdam and Germany and the fact that my husband was almost the victim of pick pockets in both countries did not mar our over-all impression of these two places.The day we went to Caprice it was wet and miserably cold and I think it may have been a one off for time of year.

I had to purchase a coat, ( not cheap in Caprice) although I did have one already...no help though when this was still at the hotel. My husband was worn out, being 70 and by the time we arrived back at our hotel in London. We had a rest period, he needed a whole day, but I bravely went off on my own on Monday catching a bus to Harrods and other shopping places of course. Our tour of London was great though and my husband loved it too. We had lots of photos taken.

You did a truely thorough job of getting us there and back. Thank you so much. I am hoping to do a more indepth tour of England,Wales, Scotland and Ireland in 2013 with some family members. I am most interested in the artitectural and medieval times, so lots of castles and things historical.

Hopefully you will still be doing what you are doing now as we will be looking your way again. Have enclosed a Pic of my husband Peter and myself on the last leg of our tour. No prizes for guessing where it was taken.

Many thanks again Irene. Keep up the awesome work.

Warmest regards Flo.

Thanks Irene!

Yes, I had a great week in Noumea. My apartment was on the 14th floor overlooking the Baie des Citrons. I had a relaxing time – read about 6 novels. Went walking twice each day. Visited some of the great cafes and restaurants for coffee or lunch. Enjoyed fruit from the market, barguettes, macarons, etc etc.

I took my laptop but did not do any work!

I hope you enjoy your leave too!

Not sure when I’ll get another break on my own but I will certainly contact you – if/when that opportunity arises again!

Many thanks and best regards
Delwyn

Hi Irene,

We are back in Frankfurt after the end of our Central European Tour. It has been fantastic we have had many happy and some very moving moments (especially in Poland). We have seen so much and visited such wonderful cities. Cosmos were great. The Tour Director and Driver on the bus were outstanding.

Thank you for helping us get onto this tour. We would ecommend it...

Regards
Irene and Stewart

Hi Irene

Just to let you know we had a fabulous time in Fiji, and everything you arranged for us went incredibly smoothly. Thank you so much

Warm regards,

Anna

Hey Irene

Thanks for this! I’m so excited!

You have been a huge help and made the process so easy! I will definitely come back to you in the future.

Kind Regards

Lori & Dan

Hi Fine Travel

We have dealt with Irene for years and would go to no one else, her service is first class.

Bill