Locals Say: Gourmet Food and Kiwi Lifestyle
Name: Sue McLeary
What is your Service? Zest Food Tours
Where is it? New Zealand:
Wellington, Dunedin, the Wairapapa region (Greytown and Martinborough)
What should a traveler do to feel like a local where you are based?
Walk and drink great coffee – especially in Wellington and Dunedin which are both excellent walking cities. Wellington is known as the coffee capital with lots of boutique coffee roasteries and cafes everywhere. The Wairarapa region needs a car or a bike as it’s rural and the distances are further, although the pretty town of Greytown is ideal for strolling with cafes and speciality stores to explore. Martinborough is a boutique wine district so you need to try pnot noir, sauvignon blanc and pinot gris at the many cellar door experiences.
Top three reasons someone should experience Zest Tours:
How would you describe your relationship with Corinne and Down Under Endeavours?
Positive, enjoyable, constructive and highly professional
Why do you do what you do?
It’s fun, we meet some wonderful people and help them explore and understand our patch in a personal style that our guests really seem to appreciate. And the food, coffee and wine are excellent!
What website links do you want to share?
www.zestfoodtours.co.nz
Where is it? New Zealand:
Wellington, Dunedin, the Wairapapa region (Greytown and Martinborough)
What should a traveler do to feel like a local where you are based?
Walk and drink great coffee – especially in Wellington and Dunedin which are both excellent walking cities. Wellington is known as the coffee capital with lots of boutique coffee roasteries and cafes everywhere. The Wairarapa region needs a car or a bike as it’s rural and the distances are further, although the pretty town of Greytown is ideal for strolling with cafes and speciality stores to explore. Martinborough is a boutique wine district so you need to try pnot noir, sauvignon blanc and pinot gris at the many cellar door experiences.
Top three reasons someone should experience Zest Tours:
1. Our guides are bursting with local knowledge and quirky stories, and keen to share their pleasure in their hometown with visitors – so a Zest tour is very personal and friendly.
2. We choose top food outlets to visit: not only places that most visitors wouldn’t find but also where we can see do or taste things most visitors can’t – and most importantly, we meet and talk with the owner- operators and people behind the food or wine
3. It’s sightseeing with great food, as we focus on non-CBD quarters and pop into back streets. You don't have to be a food professional to enjoy finding typical local tastes and experiences, while seeing the city or town at a leisurely pace
How would you describe your relationship with Corinne and Down Under Endeavours?
Positive, enjoyable, constructive and highly professional
Why do you do what you do?
It’s fun, we meet some wonderful people and help them explore and understand our patch in a personal style that our guests really seem to appreciate. And the food, coffee and wine are excellent!
What website links do you want to share?
www.zestfoodtours.co.nz
Posted by Corinne Goodman at 2/6/2010 10:33 AM 
Categories: 'Locals Say' - words from our partners, Meet The Locals
Categories: 'Locals Say' - words from our partners, Meet The Locals
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