Tag Archives: London guided walks

Tour changes

Well, it’s been an interesting week or two at ‘Trail Towers. Not that one particular place is my office however: as long as I’ve got a laptop and a wifi connection I can be here, there, and everywhere. And Scotland … Continue reading

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Making An Exhibition of Oneself…at Excursions 2014

Excuse the bad pun: it’s not as dramatic as you think. At the tail end of January I ventured up to north London to Alexandra Palace for the Excursions 2014 travel trade show now in its tenth year. For me, it … Continue reading

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Pinning Hope on Pinterest

There’s just never enough time in the day is there?! So, the blog was meant to be posted a few days ago – ideally each Friday. However, you know what they say about best laid plans blah blah. I’ve still … Continue reading

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Here is the news…letter!

Well, not quite: but soon! 2014 is the year that the ‘Trail really gets social. Big digital marketing warfare and all that. Now many of you will know that there’s this here blog (if you didn’t before, er…you obviously do … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season for…Tradecraft

So we’re hardly into January but it’s been a busy start for the ‘Tradecraft’ tours. Two already just in the last few days. Is 2014 going to be a bumper year for them? Who knows, but it’s been an exciting … Continue reading

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Happy New Year from Spy-land!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and have had a good start to 2014, despite Mother Nature’s best attempts to drown us – where is all this rain coming from ?! I disappeared back up … Continue reading

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Spying at the St. Ermin’s – part 2

So, it’s the big day: after arriving the previous evening into my lovely room at the spy hotel of spy hotels – the St. Ermin’s, there is the matter of TV filming to attend to.  So on a dreich Tuesday … Continue reading

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Spying at the St. Ermin’s – part 1

It’s been a busy time this past week or so, so get ready for another three or so posts which will attempt to cover everything! So, I’m in sunny Windsor on a Friday afternoon (it was actually royally wet and miserable, … Continue reading

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THE INTELLIGENCE TRAIL…and the Olympics.

London may well be the Olympic city in 2012, but it is a spy city whatever the year! At the moment I’m having a bit of a love/hate relationship with the ‘Games. Yes, I love the idea of sporting championships … Continue reading

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“Classic” ‘Trail Private Tours June 2012…Hurry!

It is mere days before The Mall, Horse Guards Parade, and St. James’s Park becomes a hotbed of metal barriers, construction, and probably lots of London’s finest bobbies getting things ready for the Olympics.  As a result, the Classic, Early Years, … Continue reading

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