Private tour in Saint Augustine Laura T
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Laura T.
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Hello! Thanks for coming to check out my info! My name is Laura. I am a Chicagoland native, but I've been in Florida for almost 19 years. Saint Augustine has become my home away from home and my true love. Being a tour guide is my passion and brings me such joy. I am a St Augustine certified licensed guide. I also spend time in our research library with the Historical Society to dig deeper, as I always crave more information. That passion is even stronger for the guests I interact with and spend time with. I am a total people person! Which is why I love Tours by Locals as all the tours are private; therefore it is a relationship between guide and guests, as opposed to other places where you are herded in large groups and just a number or a passive participant in a lecture. Here you are an active participant. And your satisfaction is my top priority. On that note, I'd also like to mention that I am open to customization of your tour, if you have any specific area of interest that is not covered here already, or a location or theme you would like visited or to gain knowledge of. PLEASE feel free to reach out and share that with me and I will do my best to accommodate but certainly will be able to communicate about it. Thanks again for visiting! I hope to see you soon in our beautiful, Oldest Continually Occupied City in the United States! Happy travels, Laura :D
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Do you love history and historical locations? Perhaps though, you like digging deep and learning things not covered on your standard history-book type of tours. Then this is for you! My love for St Augustine started a long time ago and it grew from being a place I visited, to a place I lived, to becoming a tour guide. Everything I learn makes me want to learn even more. Our local Historical Society has a research library and I have spent many endless days finding out as much information as I can. And being the oldest continuously occupied city in America, there is a LOT of information. So my focus is 'off the beaten path', unordinary, not commonly talked about facts of our little town, which includes neat places to see and visit. Your visual experience will include in person as well as old maps and images. Seeing these things on foot, on location is really the best way! Please come join me in our intriguing and fascinating and beautiful St Augustine.
What a great tour ! Laura is a wealth of knowledge paired with a relaxed, happy personality that made for a wonderful morning in St Augustine. Laura was very flexible with our interests and our questions throughout the tour. I would highly recommend Laura if you are interested in a tour of St Augustine.
Laura T, was a fantastic guide. We experienced a wonderful understanding of the evolution of St. Augustine from its early days until recent times. She also showed us many of the downtown sites that was a further validation of the wonderful history of the city. We were both amazed with her knowledge and understanding of St. Augustine during our tour. She was an extremely lively person and was very interactive with us. Fay B.
Laura provided us with an excellent tour customized to see hidden parts of St. Augustine we had not seen on previous visits. My husband and I are 80 and although we are quite fit for our age, Laura paced the tour so that it was interesting but not too taxing. The day was hot so she also was able to give a wonderful tour but walking mostly on shaded streets. I highly recommend Laura’s tour…her historical knowledge of the area was amazing.
I do not want to give too many "secrets" away prematurely but I WILL give you an idea of what this entails. It is a walking tour, but half of it is standing and learning about the spot we are at. We will start in the north end of the downtown historic district, near the location of the Old City Gates. We will then travel down Cordova St, aka Tolomato in olden days. We are focusing some of the tour on when we were a walled city, so this path follows that somewhat. We will go down by the Plaza de la Constitucion area, & end there, along the bayfront and Bridge of Lions. This walking is about a mile to mile and 1/2. We can of course stop anytime if you need it as well as there will be sitting available a few times. Please know that this tour is customizable: if you'd like to go a little longer & hear more, or include the Castillo de san Marcos for instance, or stop for a snack, I am up for it!
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Most areas are wheelchair/walker friendly and if needed I will walk us to the best paths. Be aware though, this town is over four hundred years old and many historic streets and walkways may be narrow and/or uneven. So secure footwear is always recommended.
28 Orange Street, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084, United States
The meet up spot is the corner of Orange St and Cordova St. That intersection has only one corner that has grass and trees etc and that is where we meet! Behind us would be Huguenot Cemetery, so that you know the correct corner. Diagonally from Potter's Wax Museum. (sometimes, some peoples GPS takes you to a bar named Anne O'Malleys. It is NOT there lol. Just the open grassy corner)
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