Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
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"
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 …
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 …
Continue reading "A Soprano And The Eternal City"
I’ve been quiet for a while, but as always, there’s good reason. I got back from Colorado, had 36 hours at home and then picked up an extra tour to Spain, the Treasures of Andalucia. It’s a nice, short, tour that has us visiting the towns of Seville, Cordoba and Granada. My clients had two …
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