Thank you for this wonderful review, Joe! It made me laugh out loud because Tom and I are EXACTLY the same: we're not "tour guys" either – and I realise how odd that sounds coming from a couple who run a tour company! When we designed our Cotswolds Day Tour, we knew exactly what we didn't want: no herds of people following a tour guide with a flag in the air, no rushing around with barely enough time to take a photo, no pre-recorded audio or boring commentary from a guide who has no interest in his guests. So we did it differently. On our tours, the maximum group size is just 16 people; we visit 7 different, beautiful locations (but you'll never spend more than 30 minutes in one stretch on our minibus); you have a lot of free time (with maps we provide to give you suggestions of things to do); and our guides are friendly, travel-oriented people with bundles of local knowledge and insights, not waffling historians who will bore you to tears! I'm delighted that you feel we have achieved exactly the kind of tour that independent travellers like us will enjoy! Since the Cotswolds is now your second home, we look forward to welcoming you and your wife back some day! :-)