Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
Do you see what I did there?… Do you see? Three Coins in the Fountain?… Gettit? Alright… I’ll get my coat. Taxi for TimOnTheTrain. The header picture above is of our bus driver, Derrick and me. On a trip like this, the relationship between the bus driver and Tour Manager is crucial to the success …
Continue reading "Three Trains on the Mountains…"
From time to time, Mrs TimOnTheTrain needs to be taken somewhere nice for a bit of an airing; palm trees, sunshine, swimming pool, shopping - that sort of thing. In short, she needs a bit of pampering and money has to flow outwards from my bank account, preferably in quite terrifying amounts. This is an …
Continue reading "Oberoi – A Love Story"
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"
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'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"
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 …
Continue reading "Station Dogs"
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 …
Continue reading "Back in Sri Lanka (Now With Added Elephants)"
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 …
Continue reading "Vietnam Phở Beginners"
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 …
Continue reading "Monkey Dogs"
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