Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
There’s a silly game that I play in my head sometimes. I imagine that I wake up one morning and discover that overnight, Britain has become North Korea (don’t laugh). I have to up sticks and live somewhere else. But where? Where else could I live happily and well? The list is depressingly short, but …
Continue reading "Aotearoa, The Long White Way: New Zealand by Rail"
One of the most fascinating things about my clients is the diversity of backgrounds, careers, hobbies and interests that they bring with them. For some, a Tour can represent the realisation of a long-held dream to visit somewhere. For others, it can be a missing tick in the box for countries or regions or an …
Continue reading "George and Jane at Monte Cassino"
I’ve been asked to write about China, and I’m currently staring at a blank page. How to write about the enigma that is China. Where do you start? Maybe the size? The 4th largest country in the world (9,596,960 sq km), bordering 14 countries. The rivers? The Yangtze, Yellow and Ob-Irtysh (me neither), not to …
Continue reading "Wok This Way: Adventures Across China"
I’ve been working as a Tour Manager for just over 12 years, led over 100 Tours (think of it as being 3,000 people) and I like to think that by now I’ve more or less got the hang of it. I’ve led Tours world-wide and dealt with a raft of incidents of varying severity. I’ve …
2025 is drawing to a close and TimOnTheTrain has been shunted back into the shed for a rest and refit. Four weeks without working is a welcome break and chance to get fully lubricated, have my worn bearings replaced and my firebox de-coked. It's been a busy year. Next year is filling up nicely, although …
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