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Touring New Zealand: An Insider’s Guide

4. November 2009

I'm not originally from the northern hemisphere. But now that I live up here, only now do I realise just how idyllic my native southern hemisphere was. Is. Growing up in the southern hemisphere, each year my mother sent me to the family dairy farm in Golden Bay, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand, for a two-month summer holiday.

Top 13 Weird and Wonderful Things to Do

20. August 2009

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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky - welcome to the all-together kooky Top 13 Weird and Wonderful Things to do list. No offense but, I am getting bored of all these Top 25 this and that. Bring on something a little unique! Viator’s travelers are all over the weird and wonderful. Everyone still seems to [...]

Contest: Las Vegas Dinner & Show

28. June 2009

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Editor's note: The contest is now closed and we're pleased to announce the winners! It was not an easy decision, there were a lot of great entries. But we've selected 2 runners-up and 1 grand prize winner for answering one simple question: "Why should Viator give YOU free tickets to a Las Vegas dinner & show?" The catch -- your answer must be 10 words or less! We've written about the new Dinner in the Sky in Las Vegas, involving a large crane, an elevated outdoor table, and amazing views of the Las Vegas skyline...

Jack’s Nuttering Guide to Corfu, Greece

14. May 2009

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So if you were a bit of a mug, or a romantic – which is the same thing in some people’s books (not mine, but that’s another bloody story, so mind your business) – a boat is one of those things that you’d use to get between places girt by sea, as our Australian national anthem curiously phrases it. Now, if you were in a hurry then a boat to Greece might not cut it so – as they’ve got lots of ports to weather in all their personal stormy-things.

Cuba, My Surprising New Year’s Eve

13. May 2009

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It is New Year’s eve, a warm balmy evening. I’m at the farm with friends and family, there’s a pig roasting succulently on a spit, and the CD player is controlled by the teenagers. A friend of the family is drunkenly playing a guitar surprisingly well in the corner. But this is not my family, and [...]

New Tours to Republic of Bakpakhistan

1. April 2009

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At Viator, our mission is to help you make the most of your travels. We believe passionately in discovering new cultures, trying new experiences, and getting beneath the surface of a destination. In that spirit Viator is pleased to announce the launch of a new country on our website: the Republic of Bakpakhistan. Our team of travel experts has tried for three years to crack open the Bakpakhi tours and activities market. It's not been easy.

133rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

25. February 2009

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My Mum turned 60 and wanted to go to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show for her birthday, the trickiest part is getting tickets and everything else is easy. On the tickets front, just mail in your form early (I think I mailed it in October), download it at the Westminster Kennel Club website. Beautiful tickets will be mailed back to you (seriously they are really pretty tickets) and you are set for two days of non-stop dog show action at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Why I Loved My San Francisco Helicopter Tour

3. February 2009

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I've lived in San Francisco most of my adult life. (Cue nostalgic music and violins.) Somehow I'd lived here all these years and never seen SF from above. You get a hint of the beauty when you fly in or out of SFO airport and are lucky enough to have a window seat. So I signed up for one of our San Francisco helicopter tours. I loved it. Here's why.

Amsterdam’s Keukenhof Gardens: Tiptoe through the Tulips

13. January 2009

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Amsterdam’s Keukenhof Gardens: Tiptoe through the Tulips

If you've got a thing about flowers, colour, beauty, history, and/or sweet smelling air, Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands, not far from Amsterdam, is the place for you (click here for the Viator tour to the Keukenhof Gardens). It's gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that no-one has ever taken a bad photograph there. Well, not of the flowers anyway.

Top 25 Things to Do in Australia & New Zealand

5. January 2009

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Top 25 Things to Do in Australia & New Zealand

Are you planning a trip to Australia or New Zealand in 2009? If so you've come to the right place. Viator's list of the Top 25 Things to Do in Australia & New Zealand will kick-start your travel planning. This is all part of our end-of-the-year Top 25 Things to Do lists, where we announce the most popular tours and activities around the world based on what was most popular with Viator's globe-trotting travelers in 2008.