Once upon a time back in the 20th. C. an English youth left his work in Germany and hitched a lift down to south western France to pick grapes. After a year working in the vineyards he drifted into a job as a vinicultural guide. Nearly a decade later, and after lots and lots of adventures, our hero (or at least our protagonist, {let's call him William}) found himself in England working for tour companies taking groups all over Europe.                                                                Travelling to many different countries, learning about art, history and architecture, while visiting museums, galleries, restaurants, cathedrals and bars for a living, one might expect anyone to be content. However a less than vague disquiet was growing. Disillusions were caused by the way customers were so often not listened to and were frequently misled. Accommodation quality was exaggerated (and sometimes outright lied about), impractical itineraries were promised and running budgets often inadequate. Customers' requests would be ignored, or agreed to,... then ignored. (Plus the salary was usually crap.)                                          So..... With help from friends and backup from another freelance guide,     ....                 Custom Tours Europe was born.     Tada Tada Tadaaaa. (fanfare).   Recent Tours have included ;- London and Southern England,  South Western England, the Cotswolds, Ireland, Scotland, Paris, the Loire Valley, Normandy, Brittany, the Cote d'Azur and Provence, Alsace and Lorraine, Burgundy and Champagne, Rome, Umbria, Tuscany, the Italian Lakes, Venice, Sicily, Malta, Crete and mainland Greece, Prague, Vienna and Salzburg, Bavaria.Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb, Istria, The Netherlands, Hungary, Budapest, Bratislava,  . . .   Keep watching. Currently in ;- Cornwall Prague Cesky Krumlov Vienna Back Next Email