Always excited on the day a new tour starts.
Travel tonight to meet with my group of Americans tomorrow. Then to Brittany - Carnac, Quimper, Poul Fetan, Paimpont Forest (King Arthur), Josselin. Across to Dinan for Mont St Michel, Saint Meloir and Fougeres. Into Normandy for Villedieu des Poelles, Bayeux, Caen, Livarot, a cider farm and then the DDay landings area.
Lots of input from coleagues in the Guild of Battlefield Guides - restaurants etc
http://www.gbg-international.com/
Some idea of where we will be in more depth on my own website at:
http://www.sinfieldsguidedtours.co.uk/
Just hope the group have a good time and feel I did a good job. Hope I get soem sleep on the ferry tonight!!
Monday 24 May 2010
Monday 17 May 2010
Busy, Busy, Busy
What a busy time in the last couple of weeks.
Lots of effort put into preparing a tour for Betchart Expeditions. What a lovely person for which do things. Margaret Betchart is a star. I am leading a tour for them to Brittany and Normandy at the end of this month. Some interesting things in the tour such as the megaliths at Carnac, medieval towns including Josselin, vannes, Fougeres, a copper workshop, glass blower. We will of course, go to cheese and calvados producers and visit Mont St Michel and the Bayeux Tapestry. Lastly, we tour the DDay beaches.
Looks to be a lovely trip - looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, need to get some exam marking completed before I lead the tour. So, busy, busy busy .....
Hope to offer the tour through my new venture:
www.sinfieldsguidedtours.co.uk
And if you want to see what else Betchart Expeditions have to offer they are at:
www.betchartexpeditions.com
Happy Days.
Lots of effort put into preparing a tour for Betchart Expeditions. What a lovely person for which do things. Margaret Betchart is a star. I am leading a tour for them to Brittany and Normandy at the end of this month. Some interesting things in the tour such as the megaliths at Carnac, medieval towns including Josselin, vannes, Fougeres, a copper workshop, glass blower. We will of course, go to cheese and calvados producers and visit Mont St Michel and the Bayeux Tapestry. Lastly, we tour the DDay beaches.
Looks to be a lovely trip - looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, need to get some exam marking completed before I lead the tour. So, busy, busy busy .....
Hope to offer the tour through my new venture:
www.sinfieldsguidedtours.co.uk
And if you want to see what else Betchart Expeditions have to offer they are at:
www.betchartexpeditions.com
Happy Days.
Monday 3 May 2010
Zambia
Just returned from research for creating tours in Zambia/Botswana. Had a great time on safari in Botswana. Fitted in visit to Victoria Falls. Stayed at Chanters Lodge which I would recomend to anyone for a fairly priced, welcoming, family run lodge where nothing is too much effort for the host Richard Chanter. I have stayed with him before and would stay with him any time I am in Livingstone.
His website can be found at:
One of the best part of the 'research' was walking with lions, part of the ALERT program. I never thought I would one day walk a lion by the tail through the bush. I know there was one moment when he gave me the look that said - 'lunch time'. Note the slighly forced look of confidence on my face.This was partly a trip to visit one of the groups we support around the world - a school in a small village in the north of Zambia. However, the main purpose was research of activities available for a new venture. Having been a tour guide since 1984 working for other people I have ventured out on my own. Firts point was to create a new website and see where we go from there. I am still working with other companies, I do something for Betchart Expeditions later in the month in Brittany and Normandy. But my new wesbite can be found at
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