Ok first things first, did you know that Katie here, doesn’t drink coffee? Yep, hasn’t had a coffee in her life.

It’s kinda hard to believe for us regular folk right?

Don’t let that fool you though, this woman right here; she’s got razorsharp focus, especially when it comes to finding the best restaurants and bars in town.

A designer at heart and also by trade, Katie has run her successful branding and design business, since 2002, which explains her passionate love affair with architecture and interior design.

When Katie isn’t managing the Metro Travel Haus, you’ll find her curled up listening to a business podcast, or relaxing in the bathtub, with a champagne in hand.

If she's not doing either of those things, chances are, she's travelling the world with her husband James or putting way too much chilli on her food.

Fun fact: If you want to get on Katie’s good side, bring her a bottle of wine. But make sure it isn't Australian wine because she'll proceed to tell you that international wine is SO much better.

It’s not every day you’ll find a guy, that can pick you up on his boat, just centimetres from the dock, without so much of a bump to it.

But that’s James for you. You see, he’s been driving boats since he was 8 years old; so it makes sense that he knows a thing or two, about keeping an ocean vehicle tamed.

His appetite for Japanese food; however, Not so tamed. In fact, James is quite the foodie and will happily become your best mate, if you tell him you’ve got marbled 9+ wagyu steak on the menu.

It’s also very likely that you’ll find him sitting by the fire, with a beer in hand and feasting on the food he prepared over charcoal. See told you! Absolute foodie. He even starts to lick his lips, the moment he gets so much as a whiff of someone’s cooking.

We get it though, eating is probably one of the biggest joys of life; but what we don’t understand, is how he can wear shorts in the dead middle of winter.

Yep, it could be 5 degrees outside, and you’ll catch James with a big smile on his face, with his favourite pair of shorts on.

Oh, James, we love you. Even though you only brush your teeth once a week.

Fun fact: When he spoon-feeds his wife Katie, he opens his mouth as if he were the one about to receive the food. (We are surprised he doesn't say "here comessss the aeroplaneee!”)

You know what they say- curls get the girls, but in Diana’s case, she’d rather her curls bring her a delicious breakfast at her local coffee shop, eating with her kids.

Diana has years of experience as a Domestic and International Corporate Travel Consultant with her clientele including the likes of Michael Hill Jewellers and TVNZ.

She's also the queen of making desserts. So if you've been hit with a 3pm sugar craving, you best get yourself to Diana's- she knows her stuff when it comes to baking treats.

Then again, you could take her on a road trip with you and find all the road side bakeries and pie shops.

Diana here has a little bit of an adventurous soul, mind you; from skiing to road trips and basically anywhere where she can enjoy the fresh air and water views.

What she really loves though? Spending time with her kids and enjoying a relaxing Sunday night in before her working week begins. She's been known to be a workaholic, so a woman needs her rest ok?

Lucky for us at Metro, Diana has a major love for travel and will happily tell you about how much she loves skiing but will also confess to her failed attempt at snowboarding. So if you're any good at it, maybe don't rub it in ok?

So she's pretty awesome.

Fun fact: She’s on a 390 day streak on Duolingo! Yeah yeah, we had no idea what that is either, so we'll admit we actually had to google it so we didn't feel like we were hiding under a rock. She learning a new language online ok?

Did you know that Anu will avoid unpacking her suitcase at all costs after a holiday?

Yep, she’ll happily go a week with it laying on the floor of her bedroom.

Perhaps she’s wanting to feel like she’s still on holiday by continuing to live out of her suitcase?

Or maybe she’s simply avoiding doing the washing because confession: she hates folding her laundry.

I mean we can’t say we love it, but hate? That’s a strong word.

What she loves, however, and we mean really loves- is photography.

So if you go travelling with her, make sure you look your best because she’ll secretly be snapping photos of you, the hotel, the bus, the food..pretty much everything.

That’s what we love about Anu. She’s curious. She loves to explore and will quite happily visit an unknown destination just so she can experience it and learn something new.

So if you’re going somewhere off the beaten track, she’ll probably hide in your suitcase, so she can join you. You’ve been warned.

When she isn’t sharing her love & experience in travel with our client’s, she is happily eating her weight in popcorn or indulging in homemade “VaranBhat,” a traditional Indian dish with dal, rice & ghee.

She also has every intention of travelling from the North to the South Pole, so if you have any pointer’s, she’s all ears.

Fun fact: Anu’s idea of a perfect Sunday is binging on her favourite movies whilst relaxing in a recliner. We thought her idea of a great day is spending it at the Metro Travel Haus, but we’ll let her off just this once.

This woman loves her essential oils. No, we mean REALLY loves her essential oils. So much so that she’ll insist you need them in your life during a massage, in your home and of course, when you’re feeling unwell.

Quite frankly, she has us convinced on their healing power; so we’ll get back to you on how we go after we’ve tried them.

It is probably no surprise to you therefore, that Mary is also in love with all things yoga, health and wellness.

Look, we’d love yoga too if we didn’t pull a hamstring every time we attempted it, but each to their own.

It’s probably why she looks so darn good, come to think of it.

Now in case you’re not already questioning your own healthy habits after hearing how saint-like Mary is, she also enjoys cooking healthy dishes, especially what the Turkish refer to as “manti.”

What’s that you ask? It’s lamb stuffed dumplings. Sounds good right?

What doesn’t sound good according to Mary, however, is having any mango in her fruit salad.

You see, while we are all looking forward to summer so that mangos are in season, Mary here, would rather they didn’t exist. Yes, we know- weird right?

When Mary isn’t working here at the Haus, you’ll find her enjoying a picnic with her hubby, going on coastal drives towards Kiama or enjoying an indulgent massage with essential oils burning in the background.

You may also find her sky diving with that same hubby..that is if she can finally remove her fear of heights. We'll keep you updated.

Molly had us at her love for pasta. No truly, when she told us that she loves any kind of vegetarian pasta; we knew we had to hire her.

But what we will never understand, however, is her dislike for truffle. Not sure if she has heard, but truffle is amazing in risotto. Just saying.

Then again, she may argue that risotto isn’t technically a pasta so...

When Molly isn’t indulging in all of that carb-loading goodness that pasta provides, she’s having a warm cuppa tea while reading a book.

In fact, her aim for 2020 is to read 30 books. Yes, 30. We think we have ourselves an overachiever- which we are definitely not going to complain about, that’s for sure.

Actually, come to think of it, she did go trekking through the Himalayas and climbed 3700m above sea level- so that’s pretty impressive. We ate 3700 in calories today, does that count?

When Molly isn’t working at the Haus (or climbing the Himalayas for that matter!), you’ll find her organising a night out with friends, having dinner with her family or enjoying an afternoon swim.

That got us thinking though..what happens if it’s cold outside? Well, in that case, you’ll find her at a cosy bar with friends listening to live music. Because who’s weird enough to go swimming when it’s cold? Not our Molly...

In loving memory 1967-2015 RIP.

We are so proud to be continuing the work of Metro Travel’s founder, Helen Georgas, with a team of people who are as passionate about travel, people and life as she was. We remember Helen through every journey.