Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
Do you see what I did there?… Do you see? Three Coins in the Fountain?… Gettit? Alright… I’ll get my coat. Taxi for TimOnTheTrain. The header picture above is of our bus driver, Derrick and me. On a trip like this, the relationship between the bus driver and Tour Manager is crucial to the success …
Continue reading "Three Trains on the Mountains…"
So, back on the rails today, with steam, in Colorado - God's Country. We rode the The Georgetown Loop Railroad, a 3 ft narrow gauge running between Georgetown at Devil's Gate and the depot at Silver Plume, a distance of 2 miles as the crow flies, but... we're not crows and there is a steep valley gradient in …
Continue reading "In The Loop"
So, we’ve been busy. We travelled on another steam train, the Steyr Lokalbahn. Then a tram in Linz… And today, a steam powered paddle steamer on a lake… And then a vintage tram… And all the time we’re travelling around the country on the excellent OBB Austrian rail service. Tomorrow is our last day, and …
Continue reading "Steam and Pork"
So, I'm off again and this time it's with my friends at the Railway Touring Company, taking Steam around the Austrian Lakes. I've been looking forward to this for some time. Firstly, it's one of those Tours where we are in the same hotel all week!. Yup, no packing and re-packing and multiple hotels and …
Continue reading "Mostly Mozart"
From time to time, Mrs TimOnTheTrain needs to be taken somewhere nice for a bit of an airing; palm trees, sunshine, swimming pool, shopping - that sort of thing. In short, she needs a bit of pampering and money has to flow outwards from my bank account, preferably in quite terrifying amounts. This is an …
Continue reading "Oberoi – A Love Story"
Note: I wrote this post while a few weeks ago while working for Vacations by Rail on their Highlights of Italy Featuring Tuscany & Venice Tour. I needed to get various permissions sorted out before posting, but now we're good to go. One of the most fascinating things about my clients is the diversity of …
Continue reading "George and Jane at Monte Cassino"
So... I'm just prepping up for my next Tour, Portugal & the Douro, and this time, for the first time in a while, I'm working with British Clients rather than Americans. This is going to be something of a culture shock - I'll need to adapt my style back to my own market. We shall …
Continue reading "Spain & Portugal in Yurp"
A strange series of events today, that set me thinking. The problem is that I’m not sure what conclusion to reach? My Italian Tour for Vacations By Rail concluded last night with a Last Night Dinner at an excellent local Italian restaurant, Ristorante Visconti 2.0 in Rome. Pleasantly, their service to groups includes fresh home-made …
Continue reading "The Doctor Won’t See You Now…"
I’m sitting in Florence having just had lunch (una Parmigiana di Melanzane since you ask) and my clients are on free time before we meet up later for our visit to a Chianti vineyard for wine-tasting and dinner. The weather has been a bit wet today, but there are breaks and sunshine intermittently so I’m …
Continue reading "My Father’s Journey as Italy’s Beloved Vet"
I managed to snap the header photo of a couple enjoying breakfast in what must be the most sensational spot for it in Rome. Yes, in the words of my oldest Grandson, Stanley (2.5 yrs old, extremely handsome, hugely intelligent and with great taste in hats)… "…I is Back!" I'm in Rome again and it's …
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