Private tailor made tours of Bucharest
To guide Rick Steves is the ultimate test of one's guiding skills, and I was lucky enough to have that privilege thanks to Ciprian Slemco. I will never forget that October evening when Ciprian called me saying there is somebody who would like to talk to me. Then he passed me Cameron Hewitt, Rick's co-writer, …
Continue reading "How I got to be one of Rick Steves’ tour guides in Romania"
In my opinion, Romance languages have a sort of musicality, while Germanic or Slavic languages seem quite harsh-sounding dialects. Therefore, I would love to have a magic wand to give me the ability to understand how Romanian language sounds for foreign travelers (if you want to hear me speaking in Romanian, you can watch the …
When I began training to become a tour guide, in 2013, I wasn't sure this was the right career for me. Eight months later I had no doubts anymore as I understood my goal: encouraging people see Romania in a different light. If only one of my tourists would speak highly about their trip to …
Continue reading "VIDEO. The challenge of being a tour guide in Bucharest"
With a few free hours I had this morning, I started to sort files on my laptop, most of which are related to my wonderful job as a tour guide.Very quickly, everything turned into a walk down memory lane. In the summer of 2015, my life turned upside down... well, I turned it upside down …
Ana's Tours to Bucharest 