Guide profile:

We all have experience connecting with people you have never met. A critical question you may be forming is: A. How does he get from complete strangers to a respected and trusted friend in one tour? B. Can we get that same excitement on Jack’s tour?

Let me address part A by outlining my methods.

• My tours are much more dialogue than a lecture.

• I reenact key moments in time – Alan Shepard’s first Mercury launch, Walt Disney’s “eureka moment” in finding land for Disney World, the 1st Daytona 500 or Jacques Cousteau’s grandson, Philippe and his manatee protection work at Blue Springs on the St. Johns River.

• I’m like a matchmaker between the visitors and the locals. You have the opportunity to engage.

• I base my tours on the simple premise that people are intelligent. They have much to contribute and truly appreciate this respect.

• I treat everyone as a student rather than as a passive consumer. You are the play cast!

• Above all, the tone is light-hearted, the pace is flexible and the places are viewed through the eyes of a local.

Isn’t it time you got the most out of you precious vacation time, book one of my tours today!

Tour guide services/sample itinerary:

Signature Tours:

Orlando: Beyond Theme Parks - Experience the history, culture and nature of Orlando - "The City Beautiful" - sightseeing tours

Daytona Beach: First in Speed - Why it is "The World's Most Famous Beach" - sightseeing tours

Port Canaveral Shore Excursion: The Port of Ships - The local look at Space Ships and Cruise Ships - sightseeing tours

St Johns River: The River of Lakes - Southeast USA's only designated "Heritage Corridor" - sightseeing tours

Custom Tours:

Group tours up to 55 participants - attend special cultural, historical and nature events in Central Florida.

Entertaining Out-Of-Town family and guests while you are at work.

Special Occassion tours: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, New Residents

Orlando International Airport or Orlando / Sanford International Airport meet and greet and Central Regional city tours

Central Florida to St. Augustine (USA's First City) & Marineland (the maturing of Florida's first Theme Park)

Central Florida to Miami / to Tampa / to Jacksonville transfers with little known Florida narrative

Florida Nature Tours - Birding hotspots, Manatee hotspots (seasonal), River & Estuary Cruises, Kayaking

Student tours - home schoolers can learn with a Florida Master Naturalist,

Transportation by tour guide:

Yes, transportation can be arranged upon request. I have a 7 passanger van and access to larger vans and buses. I also have a Commercial Drivers license for upto a motor coach (bus).

Private sightseeing & group tours offered by this guide:

Tour guide interests:

If the ideal vacation is to completely unplug your brain, my tours may not be for you. If daytime hours are occupied by golfing, or lying prone on a pool lounge chair, my tours may not be for you! If sleeping until 2 PM, then cruising the night scene is your thing, my tours may not be for you!

I do want you to JOIN me. Even if I hit close to home in the above paragraph, all of us can break a pattern for a day. Even if you feel you are not an “Inquisitive Traveler”, would you like to feel what it is like? Let’s see the uncommon, learn some neat things about Florida that you can share with (okay, impress) your friends, and have photos you are instant messaging from the tour van because you can’t wait to show them! i.e. The Space Shuttle can go from 0 to

17,000 mph in under eight minutes – try that in the family sedan.

I think you’ll find that I’m not interested in cookie cutter approaches or well worn paths. I thrive in meeting new people and showing them what they would like to see in “my backyard”.

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