Private tour in London Sam J
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Sam J.
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Welcome to London. It's one of the wonders of the world and a very exciting place with something for everybody to enjoy. I'm a third generation Londoner and have been born and bred in the City. I'm a qualified City of London guide and have been leading many groups through the city. I love exploring together and each tour is different and everybody brings something new to the day. I've appeared on the US TV network NBC "Today" programme and spoken about what's available for visitors in London. I can run the tours described here or we can customise tours to meet your exact requirements. I've written a series of books "City of London guide books" available on Amazon which give a great background to the walks. I'm a specialist in the art, architecture, sights, eating and drinking places, churches, synagogues, mosques , gardens and history of the City of London and Whitechapel and lead regular walks in the area. I've written books about London's sights, literature and hotels, pubs and restaurants. I'm a graduate of Literature from Cambridge University and our walks are shot through with the history and characters of the city. I've worked in high tech for 40 years and been involved in the business side of the city. In short there's never a dull moment, come rain, wind or shine. I look forward to meeting you. I love to share the highways, byways and alleys of the city. On the walks we explore the key sights of the city, literary, historical background and of course some ancient pubs. Our walks are usually immersive with plenty of chances for everyone to get involved I have worked with the City of London Corporation, Greater London Authority, London Festival of Architecture, IT and Butchers' Livery companies, Circle Squared, Society of Authors, Baker McKenzie, London Unseen, Zyen and many other organisations arranging customised tours. I am a City of London certified guide and a ITG Green Guide. I run tours for the City of London. I also run tours for the Greater London Authority. Other organisations I work with are Circle Squared and Society of Authors. I am a graduate of Cambridge University with a literature degree. I've also a Computer Science qualifications. I do not have any kind of restrictions
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For hundreds of years Soho has attracted some of the world's most creative people. We'll visit places associated with the Beatles, the Sex Pistols, Jazz legends, Theatre and music hall. Incredible old buildings where Mozart, Marx, William Blake and many other important historical people lived. It's a sort of "Sex, drugs and RocknRoll" tour and lots besides. We'll look at the making of a modern neighbourhood and the beautiful buildings which are hundreds of years old. We'll visit a street market, see leading edge restaurants and maybe sample the food. We'll also look at how Cholera was eradicated after killing many people in the area only 150 years ago.
Among the places we'll see on the route are: * Historic streets and squares * Theatres * Jazz bars * Comedy clubs * William Blake's birthplace * Mozart's lodgings * Karl Marx's apartment * World famous restaurants * Chinatown * Old Compton street * The water pump that saved many lives
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London, England, United Kingdom
Entrance to Argyll Arms Pub, 18 Argyll Street London W1F 7TP (near Oxford Circus tube Exit 8)
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