After more than 20 years in the tourism industry Victor Geale (82), a retired Fish Hoek native, has penned his colourful adventures into a new book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book, which is called It takes all kinds to make a world<\/span>, has recently been published. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe book is about the different tourists I encountered as a tour guide and all the adventures I\u2019ve had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was in tourism 22 years and before that I used to be in the city council for 37 years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was after his retirement from the city council when Geale decided to start his own tourism business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen I retired, I had nothing to do and as a kid I wanted to be a fire engine driver but I chose the next best thing which is tourism.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Geale completed a six months course in tourism and then started off on a new adventure at the age of 60. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve met wonderful people and the other day a client from the States called to ask if I was still alive,\u201d he says with a chuckle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In his book, Geale details his adventures and encounters with tourists from, Russia, Germany, the United States of America (USA), China and Pakistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recalling a humorous moment, Geale said Chinese tourists often took pictures at the strangest places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Chinese tourists would ask to stop at a road sign, everyone would climb out and take a picture of the road sign happily laughing and smiling and then hop back into the vehicle.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, his most memorable moment as a tour guide was when he was asked to meet with a Russian couple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne day at lunch time I was called to fetch a couple at a restaurant in the Main Road, they offered me lunch.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The couple toured around Cape Town with Geale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However after they left South Africa the woman called pleading for a contact number for South African Airways after she had left an important package under the seat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDiamonds acquired in Namibia,\u201d she told him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve met so many people from different countries and I\u2019m just sharing my experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n