a Word from the Skipper

....‘allo mate! skipper here,

and... I’d just like to tell you about a recent adventure in the emerald illes of Nouvelle Zealand!

I was just jutting away the half mast steaming toward the starboard side when I was blown asunder with a magnificant sight...there between the mizzen and poop deck was just the most gourgeous purple peckeral I’d ever layed eyes on. I had heard wind that these parts were inhabited by those lovely creatures, but I mus’admit I haddn’t believed until I had seen...So I was just about to grab me nikkon camera to take a picture when I slipped on the main cord and fell hand over feet into the barrile post.

Ah whataday! .. whata I do for Hobbit Travel

The skipper is a completely fictional charactor. Please do not write to or attempt to become friends with the Skipper.

OK, so how am I going to get there?

Anyone can use a massive site like Orbits or Expedia and get a ticket to fly to New Zealand.But what you can’t find there is the personal, friendly and knowledgeable service one can get from Great Escape Travel.

Why would I want personal, friendly and knowledgeable service when I can get tickets spit out of an impersonal mistake prone computer program?
That, my friend, is a stupid question. Why not let John and Jeanne at Great Escape show you what traveling is really about: its about not only getting a great deal on a ticket, but getting a great flight, its about experiencing an adventure while knowing that a great meal and a comfortable bed awaits when you return to your hotel, and its about having a travel experience tailored to your interests and expectations without spending half the time pouring through incomprehensible guide books.

Thats what I’m looking forward to during my trip!
Great Escape Travel is going to treat me right, and its all going to be free because I’ve come up with such a great idea for a Blog.

Let John, Jeanne and the Skipper
guide you on your tour! Here's to Hobbit Travel

It’s like Tolkien walked across New Zealand

“ So it was literally going to another world, a world of clean air, the most crystal-clear water, and the richest of green in the trees. There are these huge, towering summits and volcanoes, and rivers and streams. It’s like Tolkien walked across New Zealand and then sat down to write the trilogy."

Sean Astin

What should I bring to New Zealand ?

A few “suggestions” from Hobbit Travel

Travelers often do not know what to expect when they go to exotic locales such as New Zealand. The worry, “will there be food that I can eat?” and pack twenty processed energy bars just in case; or they will wonder “how ever will I stay clean?” and bring a suitcase full of toiletries; or they will remark, “I better not be stuck without toilet paper!” and bring 2 cases of the stuff.


Well, you should relax and put the stuff away, because New Zealand
has all the creature comforts you might want.

There are, however, a few things a savvy traveler must not
leave home without before they depart to New Zealand.

The List:

1. A suitable American style garment, such as a crass tshirt
or flag hat that lights up and plays the star
spangled banner. This will help the locals identify
you from a long distance and, if so inclined, avoid
you.

2. A money belt. – Just in case you want to drop off in Australia on the way to Middle-earth. The Aussies are all descended from former convicts.:-)

3. Jam. Or else who knows what they will make you
spread on your toast

4. Dagger. To fight orcs or other evil characters from
‘the Lord of the Rings’.

5. Your sense of humor!

Cheers from Hobbit Travel :-)