Introducing - Ryan Sanders
From Haka Tours, Christchurch
Haka Tours
operates 6 to 30 small day group adventures and snow tours of New
Zealand and has been operating tours for just over 3 years. 2010
has been an exciting year so far with the purchase of "Haka Lodge"
- a boutique 10 bedroom lodge designed for the flash-packer market
and Director, Ryan Sanders being named Young Entrepreneur of the
year at the New Zealand Tourism Awards.
1. What are your role and responsibilities?
Director and owner of Haka Tours and Haka
Lodge
2. What's the first thing you do on a Saturday
morning?
Check e-mails via blackberry and then straight off
to brush my teeth - hate not having a clean mouth! Then potentially
back to bed if I don't have surfboat training….
3.What are you reading at the moment?
"Shantaram" by David Gregory
Roberts
4. If you were to be stranded on an island, which three
things would you bring with you?
Board shorts, surfboard and a good pair of
sunnies.
5. If I invited myself over to your house for dinner,
using only the contents in your fridge right now, what would you
make me?
Chicken with almonds and a fresh green
salad.
6. Where would you rather be right now?
Actually nowhere apart from here. I love getting
Haka Lodge operational and feeling summer slowly approaching. I've
already been to Hawaii, New York, Morocco, France, Spain and UK
this year - all travelled out!
7. What advice would you give to your 15 year old
self?
Chill out, be yourself, trust your
instincts.
8. If you could only ever go one place in the world on
holiday for the rest of your life - where would it be?
Spain - love the food and wine, amazing beaches,
crazy cities and sexy people.
9. If you acquire one new skill within the next 24
hours, what would it be?
My dreams always involve having the ability to fly…
so if flying like a bird is a skill, then that would be it! If that
isn't allowed, the power to read minds…. If I am still being silly,
any handyman skill will do!
10. What's one thing most people do not know about
you?
I was an honorary brownie (Girl Guides). Mum was a
brownie leader….
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