Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness, Harvest Moons…and Nic’s Favourite Fruit!
23 September 2021
Nic, Soho & St. Giles tour guide
Ah, Autumn, my favourite season. Mists and mellow fruitfulness, harvest moons…and my favourite fruit, damsons! Every year I try and make jam, I hope I’ve cracked it this year. Though hopefully not my relative’s tooth – she claims I left a stone in. Once. And I’m not allowed to forget it. No matter how hard you […]
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(vo)ULEZ vous!
22 September 2021
Pete, Brick Lane tour guide
Despite the rather flippant title of this month’s blog, this is one of the hardest pieces I’ve had to write. I’m afraid that this will turn into a rant, so please accept my apologies in advance. You may have noticed fewer cars in your city on 21st September 2021… no? Hmm… it was National Car-Free […]
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How London Street Artist Stik Crashed Pete’s Tour
20 July 2021
Pete, Brick Lane tour guide
If you’ve been on my tour, or if you plan to, you will quickly find out one of my trademarks. After I finish my introduction to the tour I always say “If you have any questions please save them until the end of the tour. I think you will find that I’ve answered most of […]
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Local Stories: The Story Behind the Hat
2 July 2021
David, London Bridge tour guide
On the Unseen Tours website, I am wearing a black rimmed hat. I also bring it with me each time I guide a tour. Well, there’s a story behind this hat. Between 1998 – 1999 I shared a house with two friends Paul and Andy and I have kept in touch with them ever since. […]
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Local Stories: How a Haircut Changed a Homeless Man’s Life
30 June 2021
Pete, Brick Lane tour guide
I watched a lot of videos to combat boredom during lockdown and I came across this amazing video of a homeless man having his hair cut. Now, you’re probably thinking “What’s so amazing about that?” Well, as the man is having a haircut and shave, captions tell the story of how he gave a passer-by […]
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Pete on Life as an Unseen Tours Guide
26 June 2021
Pete, Brick Lane tour guide
I am often asked about how I first became involved with Unseen Tours and my answer is pretty peculiar. While I was homeless and squatting around the Brick Lane area, I had a job selling hats every weekend on Brick Lane market. All the time there would be groups of people going up and down […]
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