A guide’s guide on how to treat a guide

A guide’s guide on how to treat a guide

The kind of tourist you are determines the kind of tour you get, but unfortunately, I have learned, sometimes good people are bad tourists. In my 2-and-a-half years leading bicycle tours of Paris, I've met them all: the social-media addict who takes selfies in the middle of traffic, the whiny cyclist who complains about the hills, the happy-go-lucky adventurer who takes off on her own and immediately gets lost. Here are a few simple tips about how to avoid common mistakes on group tours and be the kind of tourist that tour guides love. Be prepared Sometimes there truly is nowhere…
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Origins of the rosette

Origins of the rosette

"You can't appreciate what you don't know" is an expression that could be perfectly applied to the rosette. Although in recent years there has been a growing awareness of its value, this unique technique devised by our ancestors has remained for decades not only in oblivion, but in a tacit contempt that has almost led to its disappearance. In order to contribute to its recovery and the awareness of its value among the population, and especially among our visitors, we will try to shed some light on the rosette technique and its immeasurable value. Let us begin by making a…
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In the shade of a heather

In the shade of a heather

The morning assembly had been constituted. The eagle owl and the long-eared owl hooted that they had worked all night and had to rest. They could only stay a few moments for the meeting. The Moorish partridge and the quail didn't want to take shelter either, because they noticed how the hunters were spying on them and to be out in the open meant a danger they didn't want to run. The blackbird, perched on the highest branch, said he could not stay there forever because the first fruits had ripened in a neighbouring garden and he did not want…
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