What Is The Guide's Manual?

THE GUIDE'S MANUAL is: A collection of blogs about my experiences and my accumulated knowledge about guided tours and adventures. If you are a guide yourself or wish to become one, here you will find my knowledge base. May it help you improve yourself.

The Guides Manual pt. 6 - Being the Second Guide on a Biking Tour

Even if you are ordinary cyclist reading on could be a good idea, as most of the tricks mentioned here work on any kind of group rides. Whet

The Guides Manual Pt. 5 - Things I Learned While Guiding Tours

my first real experience as a commercial guide. I learned a lot there, and some of this knowledge I would like to share with you, not only t

The Guide's Manual Pt. 4 - Learning from your Mistakes

You went to bed extra early, as to be well-rested on your big day. But now you are there, lying in your bed, wide awake and well past your u

The Guide's Manual Pt. 3 - Continous Briefing

If you actually consciously perform these simple steps, you will find it a great tool to increase your guest's perception of the tour, and y

The Guide's Manual Pt. 2 - Let us talk about Improvisation

Something unexpected happens almost every time, all plans fail, and you are only left with one thing to do: Improvise.

The Guide's Manual Pt. 1 - Creating a Tour Sketch

On first glance, it looks easy, but let me break down the numbers for you: There are about 70 turns to take, 127 streets to continue