These are the tour directors who have shown me the world. Amazingly, I have photos of all but one.
Tim
1976: England, Belgium, and Germany
Tim, with me and Carolyn
Norman Sigle
1977: If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium
Norman having lunch with our group in Stratford-on-Avon
Des and Martyn
1980: Paris and the Cote D'Azur
Des and Martyn in Avignon
Gillian Perry
1981: England
Gillian and me at Stonehenge
Albert van Amstel
1982: London, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam
I don't have a photo of Mr. Amstel, whose name is obviously a stage name.
But I did find a 1993 article from the Cumberland Times about his
performance at Allegheny Community College in Maryland in 1993.
But I did find a 1993 article from the Cumberland Times about his
performance at Allegheny Community College in Maryland in 1993.
Chris Hemley
1986: England
Chris Hemley at Speaker's Corner
Rabbi Jacob Halpern
1993: Israel with the Board of Jewish Education
On Israel in Israel
 |  Above: On our last night in Tel Aviv, he danced in the Mediterranean with some of the ladies Left: Rabbi Halpern, of blessed memory, enjoyed bathing in the mud at Ein Gedi. He was quite a progressive Orthodox rabbi. . |
Ezra
1996: Etgar Trip to Israel
Ezra talks to us in Masada.
Rabbi Jacob Halpern
1997: Israel with Board of Jewish Education
On Israel in Israel Part 2
Rabbi Halpern leads us in prayers on the first night of Chanukah in the Mashabei Sade kibbutz in the Negev.
Dorina
2002: Greece
Tour of Delphi, Olympia, and Nafpoli
Dorina talking to our group in Delphi.
Reiko Konishi
2004: Japan
Fulbright Memorial Scholarship Program
Reiko on our final evening in Matto before returning to Tokyo.
Nathan
2004: Beijing, China
Nathan with Rachel in Beijing
Colleen
2006: Northern Capitals
Colleen and my besties on the trip. Seated in front: Sharon. Standing: Carol (of Carol and Bernie). Valerie and her daughter, Kim, our tour guide Colleen, and Sharon's mom, Pat, of blessed memory.
Manuel
2007: Sunny Portugal
Richard
2008: Scottish Highlands
Rolando
2010: Costa Rica
 Rolando at our welcome meeting |  Rolando and our Caravan group on the final night |
Brenda Brooks and Driver, Henry Horton
2010: Eastern United States and Canada Training Tour
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Hassan
2010-2011: Morocco
Adam, Mr. Mony, and Thuyen
2011: Cambodia and Vietnam
Our guide, Adam, in Cambodia. I am sure that is not his real name, but one for us Americans.
We had a different guide, Mr. Mony, for our day at Angor Wat and Angor Thom.
 Thuyen with us in the market, explaining the exotic fruits. |  Thuyen helping us cross the street |
My favorite photo of Thuyen! That is cow dung.
Ronald
2012: Peru and the Nazca Lines
Ronald at Machu Picchu
Amy
2014: The Canadian Rockies
Amy and our bus driver
Sandra Dunn (Australia)
Dianne Winter Sharma (New Zealand)
2014: Australia and New Zealand
Sandra preparing snacks for sunset at Uluru
 Dianne picking us up at the airport |  Dianne, in the center in the red sweater, and our group on the last day at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in Wellington |
Dianne, who is half-Maori, introduces us to a Maori friend and educator.
Vasya
2015: Small Boat Cruise from Croatia to Greece
 Vasya with our local guide in Split, Croatia |  Vasya with her friend in Albania. |
Dilkiran Lakhanpal (Dil)
2015: India
Dil giving us a cooking class at the OAT camp after our shopping in the market.
 Dil counting bags before getting on the train |  Dil buying flowers for us from local children |
Carlos
2016: Panama
Carlos with Susan and me
Carlos and me on the Panama Canal.
2018: South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana
We had different tour guides throughout our trip, but our Cape Town guide, who was only with use for 3 days, was the one who greeted us and was actually with is the longest. He had the most fascinating family story. His mother was colored and his father was black. His mother, who worked in a colored school, was marked as white here in the town hall. That meant that their marriage was illegal and that she could no longer teach at the school. She returned to request a change to "colored." People were marked by the color of their skin, and hers was very light. Our tour guide is colored, the term used in South Africa for people of mixed race.
Our guide making a statement in front of the government office
This was our guide in the Entabeni Safari Reserve. Here we are on a snack break during our long safari.
He was determined to find a lion for us, and, after about five hours, he finally did.
He was determined to find a lion for us, and, after about five hours, he finally did.
This was our guide in Zimbabwe. Here we are on the Zambezi River.
Alacoque (ah la co)
2018: Ireland
Tim
2018: Christmas Markets Cruise on the Rhine River
Tim in Kaysersberg, German
Tim (far right) and the other two tour directors on the cruise on our last night on the Rhine.
Valorio and Rosario
2019: Sicily
Valorio picked us up at the airport. Lisa (left) and I look very happy to have met our guide.
Rosario in Taormina
 Valario with Claudia and Debi in Noto, Sicily |  Rosario showing us how to eat brioche and granita, a favorite Sicilian breakfast. |
Marissa Schimmel (U.S.) and Elias (Cuba)
2020: Cuba
On our way back to Havana for an early departure due to the Coronavirus, Marissa bought us some Cuban rum
Elias walked us through a Sunday market.
 Elias showing off with a vintage car |  Marissa and Elias providing drinks and snacks |
