Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
enigma noun [ C ] UK /ɪˈnɪɡ.mÉ™/ US /əˈnɪɡ.mÉ™/ something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: Japan The dictionary doesn’t really mention Japan, but it might as well. I believe that you could live your entire life in this country and still never be fully on top of the intricacies, …
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I’ve had a soft spot for Spain since I was very young. Somewhere around the age of 13 my family hooked up with a Spanish family, living in Valencia province and we visited annually spending many happy years and months there. The family had 8 daughters. After some years, there was a general consensus that …
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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 …
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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 …
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