| Vacation is one word everyone loves. Some of us | | | | them, caring for people, knowing what to do in |
| plan it to the smallest details, while others decide on the | | | | dangerous circumstances, protecting the tourists. As |
| last minute on how they will spend their free time. And | | | | well as that, a personal tour guide should be warm, |
| with thousands of possible destinations we are faced | | | | friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and have a good sense |
| with making endless choices. But there is one choice | | | | of humor. The "good dictator" attitude does not help at |
| we all have to make when it comes to our vacation: | | | | all, and at the end of the day a tour guide that acts like |
| getting a sightseeing tour guide or sightseeing on our | | | | that is likely to lose all tip money. |
| own. Generally tours have very tight itineraries in order | | | | But even if you decide to go with a sightseeing tour |
| to see as much as possible, but don't give you much | | | | guide, you should do some research before you go on |
| time at the places you see. | | | | vacation. If you have time learn the basic expressions |
| As a lot of people do not appreciate that a personal | | | | which are very important when getting around (you |
| tour guide could be a good solution, taking you | | | | may get lost right when the tour guide drops you |
| wherever you want to go on a custom tour. Going | | | | off…). As well as that try to read about the |
| away without opting for a sightseeing tour guide can | | | | history of those places and anything that may interest |
| also be done - you can travel with a book and map, | | | | you - this way you can ask your sightseeing tour guide |
| as long as you are a bit flexible and allow time for | | | | to take you there instead of hindering you to go to |
| getting lost or spending a bit too much at that | | | | places you are not interested in seeing. |
| wonderful museum. | | | | Finally, we should mention that all is relative - there are |
| Another option would be to take a relatively short tour | | | | successful sightseeing tours and disastrous ones, just |
| of the highlights of a city and then go back to the | | | | like there are excellent tour guides and guides that are |
| places that really interest you. Many people find that | | | | a disgrace to their profession. There are stories of |
| they learn a lot more about the city that way. For | | | | people who went on a perfect organized tour and the |
| example, for sightseeing in New York the double | | | | next one turned out to be like boot camp. In the end, |
| decker bus is great. You buy a two day pass and you | | | | there is no perfect recipe for finding a tour guide, but |
| can get on and off as you like, and it hits most of the | | | | there is a very good piece of advice: research until |
| highlights of the city. A personal tour guide can do the | | | | you are happy with your choice! Whether you like very |
| same thing, but will also assist you in finding the | | | | organized trips or less restricted ones with free time to |
| attractions that interest you the most. | | | | browse at your own leisure, make sure you have |
| How is a tour guide expected to be? Most | | | | enough information when making your decision. Getting |
| vacationers say that patience is the most important | | | | a sighseeing tour guide when going on a holiday is a |
| aspect (but without showing you are trying to be | | | | great idea, especially if you do not know the language. |
| patient), but they expect some other things from their | | | | A personal tour guide may be the perfect solution if |
| tour guides, such as attention, answering all the | | | | you do not like the idea of organized tours but don't |
| questions, not getting impatient if they get asked a | | | | wish to be on your own either. |
| million questions or if someone wants to contradict | | | | |