点评:My parents and I had an amazing experience with David in the Cotswolds! He worked with us closely to create a highly personalized tour. In addition to incorporating places he was certain would cater to our unique interests, he was very open to special requests. I had certain types of things I wanted to see as an interior design student, and I also love nature. He knew just the right places to take us to. In addition to the original itinerary, he added a couple of surprises for my benefit, and they ended up being some of the most memorable parts of our excursion. We spent three days in the Cotswolds with David and could have easily spent more.
David was highly engaged during all of our tours, asking insightful questions that nudged the guides at the various attractions to elaborate on certain aspects he thought we might find intriguing. For one of the private tours, he requested a specific guide, and that particular tour ended up being one of the highlights of our trip.
As we journeyed from one itinerary spot to the next, David always took the time to share additional knowledge with us about the place we’d just been or answer any questions. Some areas of the Cotswolds are quite a distance apart, but that extra time in the car was a bonus. It was as if I had the privilege of traveling alongside a favorite professor, soaking up his wealth of knowledge while enjoying his quick-witted personality.
As far as scheduling - we had so many things we wanted to do, and while we stayed quite far away in Bath, David did a lovely job of making it all happen. Each day was fast-paced, but David was always willing to stop along the way or take extra time if we wanted to. Because he did such a great job keeping us on schedule, I had a little extra time to befriend a cow by the parking lot after lunch. Highlight of the trip! Not sure how many times in this review that I’ve said something was the highlight of our trip. I suppose it’s because the entire trip genuinely was that amazing!
When David presented me with a bound copy of our Cotswolds itinerary booklet at the end of the three days, he had written a nice message and gone out of his way to create some pages for me about historic English architecture and interior design. I have used those contents as inspiration in my studies.
Last, but not least, my family and I will be forever grateful to David for introducing us to Clarkson’s Farm. My dad and I love watching it together! I highly recommend David. He is a brilliant guide who will go above and beyond!
翻译:我和父母在科茨沃尔德与大卫共度了一段美妙的时光!他与我们密切合作,为我们量身定制了行程。他不仅挑选了一些肯定能符合我们独特兴趣的景点,还非常乐意接受我们的特殊要求。作为一名室内设计专业的学生,我有一些特别想看的景物,而且我也热爱大自然。他精准地选出了最适合带我们去的地方。除了原定的行程外,他还特意为我安排了几个惊喜环节。这些环节最终成了我们旅程中最令人难忘的部分。我们和大卫在科茨沃尔德度过了三天,其实本可以待更久的。
在我们参加的每一次游览中,大卫都全情投入。他提出了许多富有洞察力的问题,促使各个景点的导游进一步讲解他认为我们可能会感兴趣的细节。在一次私人游览中,他特意指定了一位导游,而那次游览也成了我们此行中最精彩的亮点之一。在我们依次游览各个景点时,大卫总是会花时间向我们介绍刚刚参观过的地方的相关知识,或者解答我们的任何疑问。科茨沃尔德地区的各个景点之间距离较远,但在车上度过的那些额外时间反倒成了一种福利。那种感觉就好像我有幸能与一位心仪的教授同行,既能汲取他渊博的知识,又能领略他机智幽默的个性。
至于行程安排——我们有太多想做的事情了。虽然我们当时人在离得不远的巴斯,但戴维出色地安排好了一切。每天的行程都排得满满的,不过每当我们提出想要稍作停留或多花些时间时,他总是欣然同意。由于他把日程安排得井然有序,我甚至能在午饭后抽空去和停车场旁的一头奶牛交朋友呢。这绝对是此次旅行的亮点!不过我也不确定在这篇评论里我说过多少次“某件事是这次旅行的亮点”了。我想这是因为整个旅行真的太棒了!
三天行程结束时,大卫递给我一本装订好的科茨沃尔德旅行手册。他在上面写了暖心的话语,还特意为我制作了几页关于英国历史建筑与室内设计的内容。这些资料成了我学习时的灵感来源。
最后但同样重要的是,我和我的家人将永远感激大卫,是他带我们认识了克拉克森的农场。我和爸爸都很喜欢一起观看!我大力推荐大卫。他是一位极其出色的向导,总会竭尽全力提供帮助!