Tours / Special occasions
Sometimes the driving is the frame, not the picture.
A birthday, an anniversary, a fixture you have wanted to see for thirty years. I build the days around the thing that matters and take care of getting you there.
The touring works the same way it always does. What changes is that there is something fixed in the middle of it, and everything else is arranged so you arrive unhurried, in the right clothes, at the right door.
It usually means three things: somewhere good to sleep, access to something you could not easily arrange yourself, and someone who knows the difference between a table and the right table.
What that can look like
A night somewhere worth the detour
A lodge rather than a hotel, chosen for where it is rather than what it charges.
A seat at a marquee fixture
Hospitality at a major sporting occasion, arranged through the official channel, with the driving and the timing handled so the day is not a scramble.
An evening with someone from the game
Drinks beforehand with a name you would recognise. This depends entirely on who is available and when, so it is arranged case by case.
The unremarkable things that make it work
Dinner booked at the hour you actually want it. A jacket collected. Flowers in the room before you get back to it.
A note on this page. These are described in general terms on purpose. Named venues, named events and named people go up only once each arrangement is confirmed in writing and the person or organisation has agreed to appear here. Ask me what is possible for your dates and I will tell you plainly what I can and cannot get.
What a special-occasion tour includes
What's included
- Everything a fixed or flexible tour includes, built around the occasion
- The arranging of the occasion itself, through the official channel where one exists
- The timing, the driving and the small details on the day
What's not
- The cost of the occasion itself, whether tickets, hospitality or a venue, quoted separately
- Accommodation, meals beyond morning and afternoon tea, flights and insurance, as on any tour
To confirm. These included and excluded lists are type-level defaults, written as a starting point for Dale to confirm in Tina. Any single tour can add or drop a line, and the final wording should be settled alongside pricing.
Tell me the occasion, the date and roughly what you had pictured. I will come back with what is achievable and what it costs, within one business day.
Tell me about the occasion