It is great to be healthy again after a little bout with pneumonia during my stay in Santa Fe. It has been a busy 2 months. By the time I recovered it was time to move on to San Francisco and take action on the decision to combine Travel Writing with Tour Guiding.
“So far so good,” as my father used to say. I was successful in applying for and gaining employment as a Tour Guide working out of San Francisco. The Tour Guide work will begin in early May and continue through October while the Travel Writing will be on going. The plan is that these activities will act synergistically. Tour Guiding will provide me a travel experience and perspective that is richer than what I experience traveling alone and my Travel Writing experiences will offer the tour participants the perspective from a full time traveler who may be in a position to present the current travel experience in unique light.
That is the plan and we will see how it works. I am excited about this summer and all that there is to experience in this area. I feel like an eight year old that can’t wait for school to be over and the summer adventures to begin.
The first of a series of pieces on my experiences in Northern California will appear here soon.
Primetime Journey 
So excited for you Joe! California seems like an awesome place! Valleys, deserts, ocean, beaches, mountains, cities – everything! And San Fran…I can only imagine how charming it is. I hope you have a wonderful time! You will make an excellent tour guide! Keep in touch!
Love and hugs!
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Joe, what fabulousness! I just love the way you keep inventing these new experiences! God bless you!
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Joe
So great to see your post again!
Sounds very rewarding to be in the San Francisco area. Thank you again for keeping us in the loop.
Nicki and Tim 🙏🏻
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Hard to believe it has been it has been 35 years since we lived in the Bay Area……..
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Joe, so glad to hear you are feeling better. Did not know that you were under the weather. I like your new approach. It sounds perfect. I still remember Pat and I taking a Greyline tour of San Fransisco in the 80’s. The tour guide drew many parallels between Rome and San Fransisco. Good luck!
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Thanks Terry — I will stay in touch
Love ya
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