Most of us have heard of Thomas Cook, the Victorian temperance campaigner who realised that railways could making it easier for people to travel further and attend meetings to hear his message on the evils of drink ! But that led him into becoming a travel agent and organise sight-seeing visits for those who had rarely been to other parts of Britain and even the continent. So tourism became popular and is today the largest single industry across the world. From smokey, slow-moving railway trains to worldwide non-stop jet travel, tourism can involve anything from sky-diving to sun-worship But it hasn't been an easy ride as you can learn from this talk.
Views: 390 | Enquiries: 0I am a registered City of London guide-lecturer, historian and Freeman of the City. My early career was working on local newspapers as a Sports Journalist before progressing to become a freelance sportswriter, specialising in football reporting for the Sunday Mirror.
Then I went into the film and TV industry joining Pathe Pictorial as an scriptwriter. Following on from there I became a documentary film producer working on films for the BBC, the Armed Forces, private industry and Government departments. This involved travelling extensively from Australia to the Arctic , to several European countries, the Middle and Far East and the Falkland Islands. I finally retired after 35 years with a lot of experiences - good, bad, frustrating and funny.
I have a BA (Hons) in History (Birkbeck, London) and went on to get Masters' degrees at De Montfort University (Sport History and Culture) and a second Masters (Heritage Studies) at the University of East London.
I have been a speaker on Cruise Ships, edited magazines and lecture regularly to History Groups, Genealogy Societies, U3As, Probus Clubs as well as leading guided tours around London.
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