Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
I'm back in Rome. I have a Tour that I've taken many times before, Highlights of Italy Featuring Tuscany & Venice. The Tour is offered by Vacations By Rail and is exclusively for American Clients. This is nice. I love working with American clients. They tend to be enthusiastic for everything and that's exciting to …
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We've been busy - a lot has been going on! During our stay in Nuwara Eliya at the Grand Hotel we found ourselves in the middle of the Classic Car Sri Lanka Rally. The hotel car park looked more fun than usual... Our Bus Driver and his assistant decided to start the day with the …
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I've done one of my Timelapse things. This time you can travel from Kandy to Nurawa Eliya on the famous railway, in 60 seconds. I've done this because I know you have busy lives and limited attention spans... Nurawa Eliya is Sri Lanka Tea Central so you'll note the tea plantations coming in to view …
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I'm back, and taking the wonderful Tour, Sri Lanka – The Viceroy Special for my friends at the Railway Touring Company. I took this Tour last year and was delighted to take it again. Our own Private Train (Yup - you read that right). Rail is by far the best way to travel around this …
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Just pulling into the station now is the very latest addition to the TimOnTheTrain family, as of the 22nd December 2024. Please blow your whistles, empty your piston steam cocks and extend a warm welcome to the world for Mstr. Paul Joseph Hall (PJ), who as usual, comes with a hat. My latest Grandchild (There …
Normal humans are getting in their festive happy place. I sort of am, but I'm also beginning the first prep stages for my Winter Tour on January 8th 2025, a Grand Tour of Vietnam and Cambodia for Great Rail Journeys. https://youtu.be/2-bvNttwAUc?si=HwZB8vphCTEp8ocT It's a Looooong Tour at 19 Days, so this will be me round about …
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TimOnTheTrain is getting his pistons and valves re-bored, new bearings and boiler repairs. I'm often asked by clients about where I choose to go on vacation? The answer is, pretty much anywhere that takes my fancy at the time (preferably somewhere with a hammock). It has been six years since Mrs TimOnTheTrain has been on …
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These two are the hotel dogs at the Taj View Hotel in Agra. Friendly hounds that add a little something for the guests. They have the most comfortable seats in the Lobby (of course). Their real job hangs from the trees and runs along the hotel balconies. The hotel monkeys can be a nuisance and …
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Yup! I'm in India. I shouldn't be - I should be at home until after Christmas. Sadly, one of our Tour Managers became unavailable for an India Tour at very short notice. This kind of thing happens occasionally, usually it is because of illness or bereavement. It's tricky to find a replacement at short notice, …
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It's been a while. For those of you who asked? Yes I'm fine, thanks. I needed a break, so, I took one. I thought I'd take a moment of your time to explain why, and what will be changing as a result... 1: Time I have to try and fit blogging into the rest of …
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