Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
Today we travelled up Mount Etna, the active volcano on the island of Sicily. Although the Sun was shining brightly, there was a very strong wind, which prevented us from travelling to the very top on the cable car. The highlight of our day was a journey on the Circumetnea train. This brave little single …
I haven’t posted in a couple of days. Things have been a little busy and I’ve been earning my Tour Manager salary (for a change). We’ve just got back to the hotel from a really fun evening. We learned how to make Pizza, hand-on, and then ate the results. Turns out a glass of wine …
A guided tour of Rome this morning. The weather was a little schizophrenic with alternating sun and showers. Whenever it rains in Italy a small fleet of young men suddenly appear selling brollies for €5 so my clients can stay dry if they’ve forgotten protection. Our guide this morning was Monica and she was excellent. …
Short post today because it’s been really busy and I’m feeling a bit tired. We started the day with a regional train to Pisa where we had a guided tour. Our progress was initially impeded by a demonstration, taking place on one of the main bridges across the river Arno. I’m not sure what it …
We’ve been busy little bears since I last posted. We took the FrecciaRossa once again from Venezia to Firenze where we have settled in for a three night stay. On arrival we followed our Local Guide on a walking tour of the city before some free time and then dinner in a local restaurant. Firenze …
Continue reading "Firenze & Siena And Rubbing A Wild Boar For Luck"
Allora! So… we’re three days into this tour (the first two were travelling down from London to Venice via Turin. This blog post is a sort of mash-up of events from that period. On Sunday we set off on the 08:01am Eurostar and were in Turin just over 12 hours later. Turin is one of …
Continue reading "Cicchetti & The Return Of The Flying Tomato"
Long read but stick with me. We started early taking the train to the lovely walled town of Lucca (I love this place). For those that wanted we had arranged cycle hire on the pretty path on top of the city walls. This resulted in a lot of fun and giggles. Lucca is mostly car …
I thought I'd start by wishing a very happy Jubilee Weekend to everybody, especially HRH The Queen. She's a class act. It's been a busy week with only seven days between Tours once again. This time I'm off to take Highlights of Tuscany, one of my favourite Tours, and in one of my favourite places, …
That's the name of my next Tour and I'm off again early Wednesday morning. We'll be staying on Lake Orta at Orta San Giulio. Lake Orta is the smallest and most Westerly of the Italian Alpine Lakes. The best thing is, nobody knows it's there. Lake Orta is peaceful and quiet and not as busy …
Today we made an excursion to what is quite probably one of the most beautiful islands on Earth. Isola del Garda is a privately owned island in Lake Garda. The same family have been living there for hundreds of years. You can only visit if you have pre-booked, Not many people are allowed to. We …
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