Anna

Hi, I'm Anna! I'm mostly based in London, and travel is genuinely woven through both my career and my life - I work as a Food Guide and EF Tour Director, leading multi-day tours across Europe. This year my tours ran 10–17 days through London, Paris, Provence, Rome, Madrid and Barcelona, on top of guiding regular small-group food tours around Borough Market and Soho for Secret Food Tours. I also lived in Paris and Madrid, so I know several of these cities as more than a passing visitor. I have travelled extensively in groups and solo for more than 20 years.

What most tourists miss is that the best version of a trip usually comes from slowing the pace and using a place the way locals do; public transport over taxis, market stalls over tourist-strip restaurants, one or two neighbourhoods done properly rather than a checklist of sights. That's the difference I try to give the travellers I meet.

I most love helping travellers who want a genuinely local, well-paced trip rather than a highlights reel. Solo travellers, families and multi-generational groups, first-time visitors, and anyone nervous about logistics like public transport, language, or getting from A to B smoothly. I am also a huge foodie so love to recommend areas / restaurants / eateries to others!

• Getting around by public transport: trains, buses, metros; confident, stress-free logistics across London and Paris as well as other Spanish, Italian and French cities.

• Food & hidden local spots: from independent foodie spots, to trattorias and boulangeries off the tourist trail

• Family & multi-generational travel: pacing, logistics and keeping everyone happy, from years leading groups of up to 50 kids + adults.

• Culture & history commentary: woven into a walking tour, not delivered as a lecture.

• French speaker (professional) and Spanish (conversational), having lived in both Paris and Madrid.