I’ve been writing about my father, Vic’s WWII, POW experiences, but today Pam and I leave for a couple of weeks in the UK. If you’ve read earlier posts you know we have traveled with Robert StJohn for the last five or six years.
Robert is a restauranteur from Hattiesburg, MS, who also takes small groups on really well planned, organized and guided European tours. This will be our fifth trip with Robert and hopefully we can continue traveling with his team. While we enjoy our guided tours with Robert, we more enjoy our independent travel Although, Pam spends hours in talking with B and B owners, reading reviews and ensuring we always have a place to sleep when we get to our destinations.
One of the interesting features of Robert travel is the itinerary, there isn’t one. We always know where we’re spending nights, but other trip details are surprises. So far, the surprises have been remarkably significant. Like having a balcony above Valencia Las Fallas. I didn’t know what it was either, but think Mardi Gras on steroids. I won’t go on but you see what I mean. I’ll keep you posted.
Jesse Marin, Robert’s guide on this trip has become a friend and has provided private tours for us in Italy. It’s his livelihood and I’ll hook you up with him if you should want his help. Great guy and if knows you are from Mississippi, he’ll probably show up with a Bulldog quarter zip.
Interesting note, we just boarded our plane for the first leg of our trip and we’re sitting next to Bart Gregory, one of our “voice of the Bulldogs” broadcast team members. Later, Jim