Travelusion Tours

10/02/2025

Greetings from the edge of the river Danube 💜 have a wonderful start of the week

07/02/2025

Quick reminder to that at 5:30pm GMT today I will do one of my tours of Malta in Valletta enjoying seaside views, sunshine and a lot of History. I go on holiday as of tomorrow so I'll be quiet for a few days after that so hope to catch you in Malta :)

Eventbrite link here plus this is available on the calendar and zoom link right here too

Click https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85470229693?pwd=Gu37Xnfj995CK7bb8iyb8sX7X4d4K9.1 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125427306369?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a virtual tour of Lower Barakka Gardens and Fort St Elmo in Valletta - explore the history and beauty from your living room

06/02/2025

Today at 7pm GMT we will be visiting the lovely and incredibly sunny city of Lisbon, one of the oldest towns in Europe and one of my favourite cities of all times. So come join us to soak in the Atlantic sun, beautiful views, remarkable history and culture.

See you there - link also on the Google calendar and buymeacoffee

The beautiful town of Lisbon is one of my favourite cities in the whole of Europe and one many people aren't familiar with. So, join me in this exploration o...

02/02/2025

I hope you can join me today at 6pm gmt as we visit the beautiful cathedral town of Salisbury in Wiltshire UK. The tour will include a brief visit inside the cathedral which is the tallest gothic spire in the country.

Link below for eventbrite and zoom details here on bmac and the Google calendar
Click https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521973831?pwd=kjotnwOGgOrt35WJjR9cFacmVmZGOb.1 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125414387729?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us on a virtual journey through the charming streets and historic landmarks of Salisbury from the comfort of your own home!

01/02/2025

My introduction to baroque lecture for this eve is sold out on Eventbrite so here is the link you can join us through on zoom directly . See you at 7pm GMT as we explore this art form beyond Rubens, Bernini and Velazquez

Click https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88911658063?pwd=baqer1Ky6UPzOl2dwlru5bvSIFKbNZ.1 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting.

31/01/2025

It's cold and savage in like so many parts of the northern hemisphere so...let's go to the sun!!! This eve I'll see you to explore the beautiful town of Mdina in Malta 💜 this was the old capital of the country, full of lovely medieval and 16th century architecture, so much history and culture to explore, and LOVELY sunshine 😎 so warm up with me under the Mediterranean sun as we have some fun. See you on zoom at 7pm GMT.

Book your space below on eventbrite, or use the direct link here, on buymeacoffee or the Google calendar

Click https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85604301865?pwd=Jcy2as1OvX31dNigKUFw2NkwQXWYOF.1 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125408490089?aff=oddtdtcreator

Explore the historic streets and ancient walls of Mdina, the former capital of Malta, all from the comfort of your own home

28/01/2025

Hey everyone a bit last minute but finally was able to load and schedule my part one of Eataly - a travel guide where we learn about the 20 regions of Italy, specific cities and foods together! Very much inspired and advised by the amazing Andrea Evija 💜 I decided to schedule it right before their music session this Thursday so you can go from one thing to another since I feature the Aosta Valley which I know many of you have explored with them and which I mention in the video 🥰

So I hope you can join me at 7pm GMT on YouTube this Thursday 30th of Jan

Also watch out for part 2 👀😉

In this first episode of "Eataly" we go through 10 of the 20 Italian regions, as we explore traditional food and culture. Each region get represent by a spec...

25/01/2025

And so it comes to an end a long and rather arduous week! Who said this was low season!?!? Got tours coming out of our ears and unfortunately not everyone is being very considerate of our time, effort and commitment.

We've been stood up by a few groups, no reason given, and in their cases the weather was not to blame.

I guess you always get the odd ones here and there but in the winter it is even more irritating than in the summer months 😅

Well, we are now off for a couple of days before we send Jan off with an intense week of over 10 tours 🤞🏻 happy weekend everyone!

And be kind to your tour guides!!

23/01/2025

I hope you're all very hungry for some legit cool Spanish art history. Because tomorrow at 7pm GMT we speak about the one and only: Velazquez!!! And we go way way beyond Las Meninas. Some of my favourite paintings will be discussed in this sessions along with classic techniques and lingo proper of the best of the best Baroque art. So, don't miss out!

Links below and also available on the Google calendar

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83665754029?pwd=PRr00SHbOX42mqRqSIuoyHdaYtzHFQ.1

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125393144189?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let's dive into the world of Velazquez in this online art history session - it's gonna be a blast!

22/01/2025

Hello hope you're having a nice day😁just dropping by to remind you that today at 4pm GMT my talk on the Lollards will go live on YouTube as a premiere and I'll be there with you. This is a slightly shorter talk about this heretical and treacherous religion recorded as dangerous and disturbing in the chronology on English medieval history, and that has some links to the Black Death and Jan Hus all the way down in Czechia. So, join me to see what all the fuss was all about 👀

Link below, on the Google calendar and on my bmac

In this brief introduction to the Lollards and lollardy, Dr Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez opens the door to the more obscure aspects of medieval history in Engla...

21/01/2025

A quick reminder that we start our travel talk about the Spanish southern regions of Murcia, Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha in 3h on YouTube.
See you there

In this new travel guide of exploring different European locations across a breadth of multiple countries, we go back to Spain to explore the South. Places l...

21/01/2025

See you later on today at 6:30pm GMT on YouTube for another episode of exploring Spain. This time we learn about the regions of Castilla La Mancha, Murcia and Extremadura which are a bit unknown but I promise you pack a punch with lots of cultural activities and events, ancient history and much more!

See you there 💜

In this new travel guide of exploring different European locations across a breadth of multiple countries, we go back to Spain to explore the South. Places l...

20/01/2025

Since we've been preaching to go to beaches a lot even in the winter, we thought we'd share a little thing we did the other day.

On the 17th of Jan we went down to Dorset to participate in a beach clean up. Marine Conservation Society organises many of these across the year and since a few of them are local, we decided to take part. As tour guides and historians we spend so much time outside trying to educate the public. And you'd think our role is only to educate about culture but the environment is also history and culture.

This may sound peculiar or perhaps exaggerated, but it was incredibly overwhelming yet rewarding doing this activity. And, in fact, I had for a fraction of a moment, the exact same stomach churning feeling I did when I visited Auschwitz years ago. And perhaps many of you would think there isn't a point of comparison, but, there is.

I went to Auschwitz not just because I think anyone with the emotional capability to do so should, but because my ascendency is Jewish Sephardic. It was personal for me. The machines of devastation, the death around the landscape, the unnumbered souls lost and eradicated in genocide for believes of destruction and superiority...
..and yet what we are doing to our planet, to wildlife local and global, to our very own species, it is a destruction of the same way. We, humanity, are intentionally harming others for the sake of a more comfortable superior way of life that we feel entitled to. The difference in here, is that while many across the globe didn't know what the N***s were up to until it was in full motion, we still have a chance to change our fate, to save marine species, to preserve the ecosystems we all depend on and keep natural resources necessary for life.

I don't know what else you want me to tell you but after picking up endless wrappings of chocolate bars, seeing cliffs growing on sediments of polystyrene, and mistaking dead coral for paper, the situation becomes very clear. And this isn't even a terribly polluted beach, we can have a walk around the Solent any day or the embankment of the river Thames and find a lot worse...

From the bottom of our hearts here at Travelusion as advocates for sustainability and accessibility, we hope 2025 is a year when we all reflect more on the kind of culture and legacy we are leaving behind, and that events like this become obsolete due to our success in tackling such environmental hardships.

Thanks for reading and for your support💜

19/01/2025

Nothing lovelier than walking by the beach this time of the year, or any time! Enjoy these awesome sea escapes in the Costa Quebrada of Cantabria, north of Spain 😍

17/01/2025

Dear all I hope you are ready for some Norse Mythology!!! Wanna learn about what the northmen thought about the cosmos, the universe, the creation of people? You want to learn about their gods? Maybe even hear some cool tales, and ride the last flames of dawn into Ragnarok?! Then I'll be seeing you on YouTube at 9:15pm GMT - note that if you're looking at the Google calendar it will show the slot as 9pm rather than 15past*

Dr Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez introduces you to the subject of her PhD studies and a much beloved community topic: Norse mythology. Join this lecture to learn...

16/01/2025

This evening at 7pm gmt you have a date with the great Italian master of Baroque sculpture - Bernini! Let's delve I to all the marble marvels (see what I did there?👀) as we discover some polemic pieces of art through the craft of a man that marks generations of artists.

Link for Eventbrite below, you can also use the one of the Google calendar, on my buymeacoffee or the direct zoom here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86134154389?pwd=WRhUBGk9RacV5SruC1LkX3DqLmCGyY.1

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125385220489?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for a deep dive into the life and works of Bernini, one of the greatest artists in art history!

15/01/2025

Hope you are ready for Roman heritage and a healthy dosage of sunshine this evening in Merida! UNESCO patrimony left, right and centre, one of the greatest Roman jewels in Europe in an area of Spain not that well known to international travelers.

See you at 7pm GMT. Link on event bright, Google calendar, and buyneacoffer etc

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81657504377?pwd=qloPa1mzCrLnkdEyDY36bKJAiiijMl.1 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1125383675869?aff=oddtdtcreator

Discover the Roman legacy of Merida in Spain, which was one of the most important cities in the Western Roman Empire

14/01/2025

Hola everyone !!! Back at work and tonight at 7pm GMT I've got a tour for you on YouTube! It will only be up for 48h and then it will stay on buymeacoffee since it is the only tour I still have from Athens that survived my harddrive malfunction 😅 so I hope you will join me for some lovely views of the oldest European capital, one of the oldest cities in the world.

This wasn't supposed to be the final version of this tour but sadly early on this year our hard drive corrupted and erased many of our tours and talks. This ...