Road Adventures
+44 (0) 7986 109 688
Gateway City: London
Barnaby Davies
TOUR DIRECTOR
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Barnaby Davies
Tour Director
Hastings, East Sussex, UK
+44 (0)7986 109688
barnaby@roadadventures.co.uk
Gateway City: London
Citizenship: British / EU
ITMI Certified Tour Director
Career Objective:
Tour Director / Tourism Training / Keynote Speaking
Experience
Tour Director / Guide Experience
● 5 years working as Tour Director in London and Paris for Connecticut-based company TAUCK
●Freelance tour directing for Mayflower Tours and Cruises / Educational Travel Adventures
● 15 years experience as driver / guide for numerous internationally recognized rock bands – such asBeyoncé, Metallica and U2 – across 20 European Countries. These include Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg), Baltic States, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine and Turkey
● Carmel, Monterey/17 Mile Drive/, Big Sur (ITMI FAM)
● San Francisco / Sausalito / Sonoma Wine Country
Familiarization Tour / Cruise Experience
● High Arctic Circumnavigation (10 days)
● Mount Kenya Ascent / Serengeti / Ngorongoro Crater
● Tauck Hidden Gems of New England and 7-day Danube Cruise
● Australia: Adelaide/ Uluru / Northern Territory
Additional Experience and Skills
● Musician Playing Principal Trombone, London Gala Orchestra / Brighton Philharmonic / Surrey Opera
● Events / Pop Concerts (15 years) Transportation / Logistics / Leadership
● Writer / Travel Articles for Magazines
● Category A,B, C Driving Licence
● Multi-award winning speaker and active member of Toastmasters
●Bill Gove Speech Workshop Graduate (the ‘Harvard of professional speaking’)
●Guinness World Record Holder in Travel, raising funds to combat human trafficking
Independent Travel
International Independent Travel / Destination Knowledge
● Born in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Studied in London and very familiar with Europe (both east and west)
● South America / Caribbean Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago; South Pacific / Southeast Asia Australia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali, Brunei;
● Middle East / Africa / India Kuwait, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Sri Lanka
USA Independent Travel / Destination Knowledge
● Arizona / New Mexico / Utah Grand Canyon; Alaska / Inside Passage Skagway, Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan
● British Columbia / Canadian Rockies Victoria, Vancouver, Whitehorse, Lake Louise, Banff;
● Florida Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Everglades, Key West, Tampa, Orlando, Disney World, Universal Studios;
● New York New York City, Niagara Falls;
● Eastern Canada Toronto; New England: Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont; Atlanta, North and South Carolina
Education
● International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco – Certified Tour Director
● Trinity College of Music, London
●Royal College of Music, London
● Travel Writing in Morocco, coached by premier UK travel magazine Wanderlust
● CPR Certified (refreshed January 2013)
●Proofreading Certificate from the Publishing Training Centre
Personal Interests/Hobbies
● Jazz and Blues, Walking, Magic, Train and Water Travel, Motorcycling, Psychology
Please call +44 (0) 7986 109 688 or email for my availability and any inquiries.