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Richard es un guía turístico de Londres con mucha experiencia y ha trabajado en la industria durante 25 años. Comenzó trabajando para Palacios Reales Históricos con sede en el Palacio de Hampton Court antes de convertirse en guía de The Original London Tour (ahora Toot Bus) y más tarde en gerente de guías de Giras Doradas. Su carrera lo ha visto trabajar en muchas de las principales atracciones de Londres, incluido el Museo de Cine de Londres, el Museo del Tower Bridge, una larga temporada en la gira de estudios de Harry Potter e incluso en el propio Palacio de Buckingham. Su variada carrera también lo ha visto trabajar para Merlin Entertainments (la compañía propietaria y administradora de The London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Sealife, etc.) City Cruises y combinar su pasión por los deportes y particularmente el fútbol para trabajar como guía en el Chelsea FC, West Ham. Visitas al United FC y al estadio de Wembley. Durante los últimos 4 años, Richard ha realizado free tours independientes para grupos pequeños a través de Guruwalks, utilizando su gran pasión por Londres, su profundo conocimiento y su experiencia para darle vida a Londres para miles de visitantes felices cada año.
Richard was knowledgeable and interesting. The tour was just the two of us so we were able to get all our questions answered. Very enjoyable and feel like we learned a lot about “the other side”
I was disappointed that the guide was late in arriving saying the ‘usual Monday morning delays’ were to blame. Then he wasn’t sure what access there would be to the Mall following yesterday’s marathon. From Trafalgar Sq to the Palace we had a two min hurried talk about a statue near Trafalgar Sq then a lot of hurried walking to catch up time. It was then decided we would not be able to access St James’s Palace to watch the horses and bands so the group were hurried on to another point. We left the group at this point and were sorry we had wasted the time walking to Trafalgar Sq and back to the Palace by which time it was packed with tourists and we couldn’t get anywhere near a viewpoint where we could see the guard change. I think the guide should have firstly been on time especially if he knows there are ‘the usual Monday morning’ delays and secondly he should be aware of the access to the Mall post marathon. In my opinion this tour should not have operated today as he stated from the outset that we wouldn’t be able to do parts of it. Very disappointing as we could have stood at the palace ourselves and seen much more. We done this tour two years ago and it was excellent which is why we booked to do it again. Unfortunately it fell far short of what we expected. I messaged the day before with a query which was not replied to. All in all very disappointing and we missed our only opportunity to see the changing of the guard. If the main parts of the advertised tour that people sign up to are not available then people should be informed so they can make a choice whether they still want to attend or not.
