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Albee Travel - Letters of Appreciation
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My name is Murray Mills, I was raised in New Zealand and during that time I
have travelled to every corner of New Zealand.
Then I moved to Australia for about 13 years; lived in both Sydney and
Melbourne, where I visited every state and territory within Australia. I have
visited all of the major Pacific Islands.
Travelling has allowed me to visit over 30 countries; travel through time,
and to see how the locals live is a special interest for me. Whenever the
opportunity arises, I love to explore new sites, visit historical places, and of
course exotic shopping can be so invigorating.
Photography is a special interest of mine and I took the majority of pictures
for this site. Nature photography is my first love and it is hard to find a
person; (let alone me) in a photo.
Travelling to me is an opportunity to have fun, relax, experience, explore,
educate, and meet new people - long distance relationships can work; look at me.
The most helpful experience is to live life outside the box and in many
different ways.
Hi Murray...Just to let you know..we really enjoyed our trip to Australia and
New Zealand. You did a great job helping us determine which sights to see. We
truly enjoyed the trip and were amazed how friendly the Aussies are!!!!...thank
you so much..this will go down as one of our favorite "Holidays" and we thank
you.
Regards, Jim and Jan
Dear Murray,
After a hectic time back from our trip complete with the obligatory computer
problems, I'm back in action on email. Robert and I again wanted to extend our
gratitude for your help with our travel plans. As many trips as we've booked, we
don't think we could have picked a better company or travel agent to work with!
Your knowledge of the area as well as your promptness in responding to our
questions was so appreciated.
Thank you especially for your patience with me as I know I had a lot of
questions. We've failed to ask questions on previous trips and have run into
some travel challenges. We were just trying to get the most out of our time
since we only had a limited two weeks. Your suggestions for zoos, restaurants,
day trips etc. were very helpful in making our trip a huge success. We
especially enjoyed the diving at the Great Barrier Reef, our day trip to
Hunter Valley, the Sky bridge climb, the Koala Sanctuary in Cairns, and the
Melbourne Zoo.
We look forward to working with you again on our next trip to Australia and New
Zealand, but with fewer phone calls now that we know first-hand the excellent
work that you do!
Sincerely, Nicole and Robert
Dear Murray - just a quick note (between sorting the mail and piles of laundry)
to say thank you for organizing a wonderful trip for us. We loved every part of
it and thought you had put us in the very best location on each island.
Everything went very smoothly and we appreciate your hard work. (My 19 year old
described it as "we were moved from place to place and occasionally someone put
a necklace on us!") We have lots of ideas for future vacations - including Fiji
and Thailand.
Next time, we'll work together ahead of time, so it won't be so crazy! Best to
you and your family – Vicki
I’m moving! g'day! how you goin'? I’m ready to move to Australia!!! I loved
it!!!! I had such a great time, and the people were fabulous--just like you! and
the scenery was just awesome. I even learned a little Australian while I was
there!
I just wanted to thank you for planning such a fabulous trip. the hotels you
booked (ibis darling harbour in Sydney and colonial club in cairns) were just
fantastic. I really appreciate all your work. and I’ll make sure to send more
work your way--you're awesome. thanks again! Jennifer
Hi Murray,
We had a really great time. The kiwis are about the nicest people in the world.
The tour was really well laid out and EVERYTHING went smoothly. We got tons of
pictures, drank lots of great wine and beer, ate really
excellent food, had a bunch of great adventures, bought a lot of cool stuff, and
met a lot of really cool people.
The BEST thing was the Waterwings flight. We upgraded it a little bit to a
longer flight, and we made a landing in one of the more distant fjords at a
sailboat that the pilot recognized. We went aboard and had tea and met the
passengers, who were all grad students from Edinburgh, Scotland studying black
coral. The most unexpectedly cool town was Dunedin. The day trips were fun, but
the town was very friendly. We made sure we hit the Speight's Brewery tour. And
we saw The Two Towers there on Christmas Day. Incredible food there.
The train rides were gorgeous. The jet boat rides, and kayaking were all great
adventures. We upgraded the rafting with a heli flight to the put in, and a more
advanced river. We took a wine tour based out of Queenstown,
and bought a bunch of local Pinot Noirs. The country is incredibly beautiful. We
certainly will go again. All the towns were worthy of many visits. Very well
done, Murray.
We're glad we took your advice and went to NZ. We look forward to working with
you again. Vance and Suzanne
Murray,
On behalf of my wife, I wanted to thank you for everything you did for us to
plan our trip to New Zealand. The whole honeymoon experience was truly amazing.
There was not one hitch in the entire trip. We had one of the most memorable
trips and experiences of our lives. We haven't stopped talking about it yet. We
took 13 roles of film, and the pictures are beautiful. All of our friends and
family are jealous. All of the activities that you booked for us were so
enjoyable, and the lodging was very comfortable, clean and safe. We didn't want
to come back to LA when it was all over.
I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year! Thanks again for everything Murray. It was the best. Cheers-Tim and Kelly
Dear Murray,
Just want to thank you for your patient planning of our trip. We had a fabulous
time and the accommodations were terrific. We had king sized beds in all our
rooms except for one night. We had the ocean front room
in Cairns at the Tradewinds and the lakeside room in Queenstown at the Copthorne.
The Kuranda tour, including Tjapukai, Skyrail, and rail was very good, the
buffet lunch was just as it said...sumptuous.
In Rotorua, the Maori Hangi feast and concert was more than we had
anticipated...visiting the village and having a whole evening of informational
entertainment. It gave us a broadened view of the Maori
people.
Our time out to the fiords was not scheduled through you, but we did do the
Doubtful Sound excursion. We picked up the boat at Lake Manapouri, since we had
rented a car. It was very good!!! The Lord's Creation was spectacular! Thank you
for making the connections and for encouraging me to go with the hotels they
suggested. The hotels were beautiful and made the traveling very nice for us and
for our parents.
Thank you again for your assistance in this matter.
Irv and Karen and James and Gladys
Murray, we just wanted to thank you for all your helping in the planning of our
trip to New Zealand. We had an absolutely wonderful time. New Zealand is
spectacular! Everything worked exactly as we wanted it to. We had no problem
doing any of the things we wanted to do. I guess the time of year we went helped
that. The hotels we stopped at were all so different but equally lovely. I
especially recommend the Breakers in Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Marie and Don (the owners) were fabulous hosts and the property is wonderful.
The only thing I would have changed was to spend more time on the South Island.
There were several things there that there just wasn't time to get to see. Maybe
next trip. ;-) We were very pleased with how you handled all of the details,
Murray. Your advice on where to go and what to do were invaluable. We would
certainly have no problem recommending you and your agency to anyone. You may
use us as a reference for any of your clients. Thank you again for all your
help.
It really made our trip a once-in-a-lifetime event. Sincerely, David & Bettelou
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