Make your city proud of you – become a Spotter!
6:35 03/10/2016
We get applications from the most wonderful places in the world every day. A few recent examples: Bangkok, Hongkong, Yerevan, Mumbai, Beirut, Tunis, Lyon,...
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An Inside Look at Our On-the-Road Tour Planning
21:52 17/09/2016
I am two days into our Best of Europe in 21 Days tour. I have 27 wonderful tour members and I’m assisted by two of our top guides, Ben Cameron and Trish...
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A Perfect River Cruise for Seniors
22:58 13/09/2016
By now you have heard of the popularity of river cruising among seniors. As a senior myself, I can attest that it is a wonderful, relaxing  way to see...
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Eyewitness Report: The Media’s Painting a Distorted Picture of Europe
0:55 02/07/2016
We travelers know that the media can make faraway places seem chaotic or unsafe. One of our lead tour guides, Sarah Murdoch, shares her take on things...
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What’s Changing — and What Isn’t — in Austria’s Idyllic Hallstatt
1:18 21/06/2016
Cameron Hewitt (my wonderful co-author and fellow guidebook researcher) continues his insightful blog series. Researching our Austria guidebook, he...
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A Steely Eyed Look at Salzburg’s Sound of Music Tours
21:00 17/06/2016
Cameron Hewitt (my wonderful co-author and fellow guidebook researcher) is at it again. He’s giving a sacred tourism cow a hard, non-dewy-eyed look:...
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The Pain of Trimming a Rough Cut
1:00 12/06/2016
Cesare, the Montepulciano coppersmith, didn’t make the cut. It is with great sadness that I announce that this amazing little clip of a wonderful...
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Old-Fashioned Waterpower in Romania’s North
22:19 08/06/2016
Romania is full of surprises and wonderful people. And when you cross into Maramureş, the area in the north (just over the river from Ukraine), it gets...
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MONKEY BAY Full Moon Party: Wine, Food and Moon Gazing! (A Photo Essay)
14:44 26/05/2016
Monkey Bay is a wine from New Zealand with fantastic grape varietals whether it's a Sauvignon Blanc or a Merlot. Once a year during the full moon Monkey...
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My Colleague Cameron Hewitt Is Ruining Lucca
0:00 25/05/2016
Cameron Hewitt (my wonderful co-author and fellow guidebook researcher) is ruining Lucca. That’s my job: to take an undiscovered, untouristy gem and...
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