Loona was terrific! He was very engaging, the kids loved him, and he made the day very memorable for us!
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Hi! Thanks for looking me up. Before I tell you about myself, let me give you some feedback from some recent reviews: “Loona curated a wonderful London tour for me, and I can’t recommend him highly enough. His depth of knowledge, sharp insights, and ability to tailor the experience made all the difference. Loona even got us behind the scenes, adding an extra layer of excitement to the tour. He struck the perfect balance, able to ‘read the room’, providing fascinating details without overwhelming us with minutiae. Beyond his expertise, Loona was great company. He made the entire experience engaging, enjoyable, and memorable. Truly outstanding!” – Craig Mundie, Chief Strategy Officer, Microsoft 2006 to 2014, Technology Advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, co-author ‘Genesis’ with Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google "I've been on tours of the best museums in the world. Loona is hands down the absolute best tour guide I have ever experienced. He is energetic, smart, charismatic, and engaged. My wife and I brought three teenage boys with us on the tour. They were enthralled the entire time. Loona made the material real. It came to life in unexpected ways. His knowledge and mastery of the museum is nothing short of stunning. There are many guides offering tours of museums in London If you are lucky enough to get a tour with Loona, then you will know that you've had a tour with the absolute best." David, Pennsylvania, USA "Loona was thoughtful, incredible at telling the history and making us understand why certain objects were important with finesse and engaging storytelling. Our kids and us had the best time at a museum in our lives. Thank you. We will be back. And we will forever recommend Loona as a guide." Jeppe, Denmark So about me: I've made multiple TV appearances on history shows on BBC and Sky, I've been tour guiding since 2006 and I was an official British Museum tour guide where I learned my craft to communicate with passion, engagement and fun. I have a Masters Degree from the University of Cambridge. I am also a voice actor (you may have heard my voice on audio guides in museums somewhere!). and founder of London City Steps, a social enterprise that has helped thousands of young people from under-privileged backgrounds via a love of guiding. The words people describe me in my reviews are passionate and knowledgeable and someone who can connect you with the vibe of a place. I believe history comes alive with guided walks that are educational, fun and most of all about interesting stories that fascinate and connect all of us. There's no where else I'd rather be than on a walk around London telling people about the rich culture of this amazing metropolis. I give a range of guided walks, virtual tours, customised private tours and jogging tours of London which I research and write myself, so my tours are unique - get ready for some new stuff! So how did I become a tour guide? Well, I wrote a letter to the British Museum asking them to train me as an official museum guide. In return I would work for them free of charge (I told you I was passionate about this!). When my letter didn't get a reply, I wrote another, then another, then another. In the end the British Museum relented and one night they invited me in to the museum after the public had left and was led through the dark galleries by torchlight. It was a privilege to be trained by them and I got access to first-hand accounts and materials not available to non museum tour guides. When it came to giving the tours I loved it. I really enjoyed meeting the public, telling them about the stories behind what they saw and even hearing their opinions too. I even supervised sleepovers with the mummies! Sometimes I would have to correct their opinions. For example, on one occasion a lady came in with her young son and said, 'Oh look Johnny, this is a spear that the cavemen used to kill dinosaurs with. ' I whispered to her, 'Actually humans and dinosaurs never co-existed. ' She replied, 'Of course they did. Haven't you seen Jurassic Park?' After the museum I started to give guided walks in central London, and things started to snowball after that. I made a few TV appearances, was invited to the Genocide Museum in Rwanda to record and set up their audio guides, and I co-founded a social enterprise that gave over 900 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds new skills via tour guiding. When Covid arrived I converted many of my tours in to virtual tours and I'm now a speaker on several online platforms and have been invited to schools and museums to speak. I hope that's given you a bit of a sense of me, my passions and why I love what I do. I have several tours both real and virtual, and am able to set up a bespoke tour for you too. If you think what you want is too specific for personalised tour, why not challenge me to research and deliver one. London is so immense, it has something for everyone. I have access to a vehicle as well so can do day trips, Oxford, Cambridge, Bletchley Park, Stonehenge and more as well as along the river Thames. I look forward to guiding you one day. Best wishes, Loona
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This is a walk in the park, through the side streets less travelled by, down major roads, all filled with London stories. The route we take links 4 major must-see places in London, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey We walk through Green Park to Buckingham Palace, see the King's guards outside the Palace (if the date is right we might see the Changing of the Guards, if not, we'll see a couple later for a photo opp). Walk through St James's Park, hear its stories, feed the birds on the lake, have an ice-cream maybe? To Horseguards Parade, Trafalgar Square, Benjamin Franklin's house (outside only) Lunch/tea in the crypt of a 300 year old church, or shall I pack a picnic for you? Trafalgar Square to hear the stories of revenge, childhood sweethearts, protests and a monument to England's greatest sailor. Walk down Whitehall to see 10 Downing Street, Banqueting House, Scotland Yard and Big Ben ending at Westminster Abbey where I will leave you to go inside the abbey on your own.
Loona was terrific! He was very engaging, the kids loved him, and he made the day very memorable for us!
Loona took us on an Uber boat and walking tour of London's top attractions: Whitehall, Victoria Embankment Gardens, Trafalgar Square, the parade grounds, and more. We got thousands of steps and saw more than we ever would have on our own. The lunch in the cellar at Gordon's Wine Bar (maybe from as early as 1290) was a surprising and fun touch. Walking through the park when everything was blooming and hearing the history of the area was interesting. We didn't have a specific agenda with this tour except to see interesting things and hear some London history while we got from our morning Tower of London tour to our afternoon tour of Apsley House. We got so much more than expected and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and our time with Loona.
Loona was fantastic, his knowledge of history is unmatched. We throughly enjoyed our six hour day. Loona has a great since of humor. It felt like we spent the day with our best friend.
Start: Green Park Station Buckingham Palace (we do not go inside) St James Park, Admiralty Arch and the Grand old Duke of York Horseguard's Parade Benjamin Franklin's House (we do not go inside) Embankment Gardens The Strand St Martin's Crypt Trafalgar Square Whitehall and 10 Downing Street Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament (we do not go inside) Ends: Westminster Abbey (we do not go inside, but you can buy a ticket and enter)
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Piccadilly, England, England, United Kingdom
Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Meet at Green Park Underground station. Take the exit signposted "south side of Piccadilly" go up the steps and meet me under the nearest arch of the Ritz Hotel.
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