Mt. Fuji Tour Guide (I’m just wild about Harry..)
Day trip tour guides are hit or miss, in my experience. Only two guides stand out for me from all my tours. One was very fun; he made us dowse for ley lines at the Avebury stone circle in England. The worst one was on our tour to Hadrian’s wall in Northumberland at the border of Scotland and England. He had on a kilt and hiking boots. It should have forewarned me about what to expect. In any case…
Harry the Tour Guide
Our tour guide to Mt. Fuji stands out as the best and most entertaining I’ve ever had. He went by the name of Harry, obviously a concession to English-speaking tourists. Like most guides, he regaled us with trivia, interesting stories and local legends, and explanations of our spots of interest. This man was quite (more…)
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