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hope, life, tapas tours, work
Yesterday was a bit of a blur as I had – for the first time ever – two tapas tours in one day. Talk about Tapeo Extremo! First a regular Sevilla Tapas Tour at lunch time and then a Gourmet Tapas Tour in the evening. And both went fantastically well. Met lovely people, had an amazing time with great food & wine & conversation. Ended up quite zonked but happy. Very happy.
So I now have a new goal, which is to set up this gastronomy tour biz properly, inspired by Twitter pal Gabriella Ranelli who runs Tenedor Tours in San Sebastian. As most of you know, I’ve been testing the waters since getting off chemo and back to work, but haven’t felt quite ready to bite the bullet and start up a new company with all the extra time and expense that would entail, especially as so far it’s just been a very part-time gig. But if things keep going well I think it may be time to start doing this as a proper full-time job.
Tomorrow I have another double-whammy day coming up with both lunchtime and evening tours – for the second time ever!! – but then nothing for a couple of weeks. Still, it’s quite exciting to think I could actually make this work. Will keep you posted…

Being self-employed is brilliant. There is nothing more fulfilling than running a successful business. You don’t need to be incorporated to do it; just creative, which you clearly are, in spades!
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Congratulations! Everything takes time, and with your health maybe a little longer for you. It seems that you have now reached the momentum you need to tip the scales. You offer a wonderful tour, at a good price; that will bring you customers every time!
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The wonderful thing about a self-employment gig — as you already know — is that, while you do have to keep an eye open to the market, you can state your limits and policies, and there will always be people who will work with those — your availability, your fees, and so on. As long as you aren’t arrogant, you’ll have a clientele.
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Wow, az, that sounds great! I’m so excited that the tapas tours are working so well for you. (Especially as one of your pioneers!)
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Fantastic idea! Good luck!
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