{"id":869840,"date":"2022-07-02T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=869840"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:39:04","slug":"carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#8217;s been on 40 tours and counting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Everyday we cross paths with like minded people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as our friend Carol. The 78-year-old American is a very special Trafalgar guest who has been on more than 40 (yes, 40!) tours with our travel group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The retired high school English teacher is on a personal mission to see the world, and the solo traveller chooses Trafalgar to help her travel the globe. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/asia\/india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/asia\/vietnam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vietnam<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/europe\/germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Germany<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/europe\/ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ireland<\/a>, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/south-america\/peru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peru<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/en-eu\/destinations\/africa-the-middle-east\/egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egypt<\/a>, Carol is one of our most well-travelled guests. Let\u2019s hear from her about why she travels and where is next on her bucket list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/06\/Carol-in-india-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol-in-india-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol-in-india-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol-in-india.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-do-you-think-your-love-for-travel-started\">Where do you think your love for travel started?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My love of travel started in childhood thanks to my curious nature. I always wanted to explore new roads, new neighbourhoods and the woods where I played with friends. When I was young I even varied my routes walking home from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-have-a-favourite-destination-country-or-trafalgar-travel-experience\">Do you have a favourite destination, country or Trafalgar travel experience?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When people ask about my favourite trip or spot I\u2019ve encountered while travelling I tell them I\u2019ve loved them all for different reasons. I loved the ancient ruins of architecture of Egypt, Greece, Vietnam, Cambodia and Italy. I loved the breathtaking locales of Antarctica, Peru, and the fjords of Scandinavia. Overall, I love the unique culture you find around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GET INSPIRED BY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/wonders-of-ancient-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wonders of Ancient Egypt<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-taking-40-tours-is-an-amazing-milestone-how-frequently-do-you-join-tours-as-a-trafalgar-guest\">Taking 40 tours is an amazing milestone! How frequently do you join tours as a Trafalgar guest?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I usually take three or four tours annually, but I have taken as many as six in one year. I am retired but I still work as a substitute teacher at a high school between my travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/06\/carol61-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol61-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol61-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol61.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-do-you-choose-to-join-a-guided-tour-with-trafalgar-or-our-sister-brands-for-your-travels\">Why do you choose to join a guided tour \u2013 with Trafalgar or our sister brands \u2013 for your travels?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I prefer to take guided tours because someone else does the planning for all aspects of the trip, except for the optional experiences. I find guided tours are a great way to meet other people (especially if you are single) and socialise. I truly believe I could never see as much travelling on my own, plus I feel safer travelling with a group than travelling solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GET INSPIRED BY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/uncover-india-delhi-to-kerala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uncover India &#8211; Delhi to Kerala<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-do-you-travel-with\">Who do you travel with?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I do most of my travel solo, but in the past years I have taken three tours with another retired colleague and three tours with a female fellow Trafalgar guest that I met while touring Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/06\/Carol1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol1-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Carol1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-40th-tour-was-our-european-whirl-with-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-what-was-the-highlight-of-the-12-day-tour-and-why-did-you-choose-this-one\">Your 40th tour was our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/european-whirl-end-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Whirl<\/a> with Trafalgar Travel Director Bern. What was the highlight of the 12-day tour and why did you choose this one?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bernineurope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bern<\/a> was a bubbly knowledgeable tour guide with an inexhaustible supply of energy! She handled every detail and problem in a professional manner with seemingly a degree of ease. The highlight of my most recent trip was the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany. This was my main reason for booking this tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another highlight was receiving a personal phone call from Mr. Gavin B. Tollman, President of the The Travel Corporation, thanking me for all my past trips and tours with Trafalgar and its subsidiaries. He also thanked me for being patient with my cancelled or postponed trips (due to the pandemic). I actually own Bea Tollman&#8217;s [wife of Trafalgar founder, Stanley Tollman] cookbook, a gift while on Trafalgar\u2019s Vietnam and Cambodia tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>GET INSPIRED BY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/tours\/european-whirl-end-paris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Whirl<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-you-think-travel-has-changed-you-or-your-perspective\">How do you think travel has changed you or your perspective?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Travel has indeed broadened my perspective of life. After watching how those from other cultures live, work and try to overcome daily obstacles I am truly grateful for all that I have and am able to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-else-is-on-your-bucket-list\">Where else is on your bucket list?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On my bucket list is to travel to Japan and East Asia. I\u2019d also love to return again and again to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2022\/06\/carol41-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-869845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol41-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol41-330x186.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol41.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-have-any-tips-for-others-eager-to-be-a-trafalgar-guest\">Do you have any tips for others eager to be a Trafalgar guest?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who wants to travel more, I suggest you research your dream destinations in detail. Then compare travel companies, the dates of tours, prices and itineraries available. I find Trafalgar (and sister companies) are the best all around for price and inclusions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suggest fellow travellers take their most physically challenging trips while they are in a good physical state. But also, don\u2019t be afraid to step outside your comfort zone. It\u2019s what keeps you young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>RELATED BLOG: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/love-for-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Why a love for travel never fades, according to our Trafalgar community<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anything-else-you-d-like-to-add-about-touring\">Anything else you\u2019d like to add about touring?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLife is a journey, travel well.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Are you an eager world traveller like Carol? Tell us about your best trips or a favourite memories as a Trafalgar guest in the comments below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyday we cross paths with like minded people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as our friend Carol. The 78-year-old American is a very special Trafalgar guest who has been on more than 40 (yes, 40!) tours with our travel group. The retired high school English teacher is on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":869842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4909],"tags":[1904,12351,21980,22067],"class_list":["post-869840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people-stories","tag-guest-experience","tag-trafalgar-guest-stories","tag-trafalgar-guests","tag-trafalgar-travel-director"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trafalgar guest shares experience of going on over 40 tours<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#039;s been on 40 tours and counting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Real Word\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"810\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c\"},\"headline\":\"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#8217;s been on 40 tours and counting\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":825,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"guest experience\",\"Trafalgar guest stories\",\"trafalgar guests\",\"trafalgar travel director\"],\"articleSection\":[\"People &amp; Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/\",\"name\":\"Trafalgar guest shares experience of going on over 40 tours\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg\",\"width\":1440,\"height\":810,\"caption\":\"Elderly Trafalgar guest in a yellow sweater happily displaying two handwritten pages on an airplane.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#8217;s been on 40 tours and counting\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Real Word\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg\",\"width\":643,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Real Word\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c\",\"name\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Daniela Sunde-Brown\"},\"description\":\"I'm an Australian travel and food writer, based in Lisbon. I'm usually planning my adventures around a restaurant I've found, or local sweet I want to try!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/daniela.sundebrown\\\/?hl=en\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.trafalgar.com\\\/real-word\\\/author\\\/danielasundebrown\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trafalgar guest shares experience of going on over 40 tours","description":"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who's been on 40 tours and counting","og_description":"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/","og_site_name":"Real Word","article_published_time":"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":810,"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_description":"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/"},"author":{"name":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c"},"headline":"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#8217;s been on 40 tours and counting","datePublished":"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/"},"wordCount":825,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg","keywords":["guest experience","Trafalgar guest stories","trafalgar guests","trafalgar travel director"],"articleSection":["People &amp; Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/","name":"Trafalgar guest shares experience of going on over 40 tours","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg","datePublished":"2022-07-02T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-23T09:39:04+00:00","description":"Everyday we meet people who love to travel, but few take that passion as far as Trafalgar guest, Carol, who has taken 40 tours with us.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/carol-trafalgar-travel-director-bern-image.jpg","width":1440,"height":810,"caption":"Elderly Trafalgar guest in a yellow sweater happily displaying two handwritten pages on an airplane."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/carol-trafalgar-guest-40-tours\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet Carol, the Trafalgar guest who&#8217;s been on 40 tours and counting"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","name":"Real Word","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Trafalgar","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#organization","name":"Real Word","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TT_RealWorld_Opt01-horizontal-Black.svg","width":643,"height":83,"caption":"Real Word"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/#\/schema\/person\/71cd184f5acdfc37f3bc7c3333e9f21c","name":"Daniela Sunde-Brown","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2025\/06\/daniela-sunde-brown_avatar-500x500.jpg","caption":"Daniela Sunde-Brown"},"description":"I'm an Australian travel and food writer, based in Lisbon. I'm usually planning my adventures around a restaurant I've found, or local sweet I want to try!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daniela.sundebrown\/?hl=en"],"url":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/author\/danielasundebrown\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}