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