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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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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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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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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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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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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