{"id":900,"date":"2026-09-19T05:12:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T05:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/longwater\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T07:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T07:09:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/longwater\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"The Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Four people, a lot of miles.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We only plan trips to places at least one of us knows properly \u2014 never from a brochure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How we work<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A conversation, a plan, then the booking.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Six to ten weeks for a complex trip, less for something simple. A free call first \u2014 about an hour, on where, when, who with, and what you would rather skip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Then we build a route and a written itinerary, with options, real costs and honest notes on every choice. Two rounds of changes are included before anything is booked, at net rates, with no commission taken.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What we will not compromise on<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All four are in the planning agreement you sign before we start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No commission, ever<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We decline it. Everything is passed through at the net rate, with the supplier\u2019s own figure shown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We only plan where we have been<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ask for somewhere outside that and we will say so, and suggest someone better placed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Honest notes on everything<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every hotel and guide comes with what is wrong with it as well as what is right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The plan is yours<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Take it and book it yourself if you would rather. We will not withhold the itinerary to force the booking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A few of the places we know best<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A handful of the places at least one of us has spent proper time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Queensland<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reef, rainforest and hinterland, planned around the tides and the weather, not the school holidays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tasmania<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ancient forest and a coastline that rewards slow travel more than any other state we plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Japan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Temples, gardens and rail timetables that reward planning down to the half hour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Portugal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tiled courtyards and slow food, usually the cheapest of the four and one of the most loved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Small on purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These figures describe what we do, not how many people we have done it for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Planners, all of whom travel<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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2015<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We take on a limited number of trips at a time.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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So that every one of them gets the attention a rushed itinerary never does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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