Journey Through Verse: Poetry and Memories with London Bridge Tour Guide David
20 March 2024
David, London Bridge tour guide
This is a poem that I wrote in 2000, titled “If It’s Meant to Be, It Will Be”. I recited it at a Crossbones Graveyard vigil, and tend to mention it while being outside of the graveyard on my tour. If it’s meant to be it will be. I used to know a wise lady […]
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Transforming Prejudice Into Empathy: A Master’s Thesis on London’s Unseen Tours
19 January 2024
Guest Blog
Hi, I am Irina a 24-year-old marketing student with a focus on tourism at the IMC University of Applied Sciences in Austria. The first time I heard about Unseen Tours was in our university course “Global Tourism Perspectives”, where our professor Dr. Claudia Dolezal talked about social entrepreneurship and her collaborations with Unseen Tours. My […]
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The Day David First Walked His London Tour Route
12 September 2021
David, London Bridge tour guide
This month we celebrate World Car Free Day, and I was thinking about when I was designing my tour and exploring the city on foot. One thing comes to my mind that I sometimes tell my guests about, especially if they ask if we are going up any stairs. The first day that I did […]
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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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The Bright-side of 2020
14 January 2021
David, London Bridge tour guide
Hi! I’m David, the London Bridge tour guide for Unseen Tours. After a difficult year, I’ve been reflecting on what I’m most proud of. First. I took my first guest in a wheelchair on one of my tours. I was able to do all of the stops I normally do, just with a few adjustments […]
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