Bette Barr – Starr Tours & Charters https://www.starrtours.com Bus Charter & Bus Tours in New Jersey, Philadephia, New York and Delaware Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 On Being a Tour Director https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:43:16 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4378 When someone finds out I’m a Tour Director for Starr’s bus tours, one of their first comments is usually, “That must be fun. What do you need to know to be a Tour Director?”  All my Starr Tour Director counterparts have heard the same question over and over. Below are some answers along with additional […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/feed/ 3 It’s Who You Meet Along the Way https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:48:26 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6614 It’s said that it’s not the journey but who you meet along the way that is important in life. Well, as Tour Directors, we are fortunate to be able to do both: travel and meet interesting people along the way! Sometimes we meet people at our various stops and attractions, but most often it’s right […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/feed/ 1 Get Ready For An Overnight in The City That Never Sleeps! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:02:05 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6561 This summer, for the first time, Starr is offering a weekend bus trip to NYC!  I will be the tour director/tour guide for this 2-day getaway so let me tell you a few things about it and why it is a really cool trip… even if it is August in New York! In addition to […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/feed/ 5 Tour Directing – A Labor of Love https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:21:11 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5636 Passengers often ask me the same question again and again… “Do you work full-time?” I explain that being a Tour Director for Starr is not a full-time job. (Although some times it feels like it is – while I on tour I am working 24/7!)  As much as I like to think I could escort […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/feed/ 4 BFFs and Bus Travel https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:52:48 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4948 To tell how I came to work at Starr, I have to go back to July 1981 and the beginning of my 36 year friendship with fellow Starr Tour Director, Jane Peters Estes. Jane and I met at Hightstown High School (as employees, not students!). We both were new employees in the principal’s office so […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/feed/ 0 Long Island?  Yes,  Long Island! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/long-island-yes-long-island/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/long-island-yes-long-island/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:39:58 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4703 Long Island… or, as we NooYawkas say… Lawn Guyland. Join me for a delightful getaway that’s a shorter ride than Washington, DC or Boston (which are also great trips!) there is so much to see, so close to home. I grew up on Long Island, and always knew that there were interesting and beautiful places […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/long-island-yes-long-island/feed/ 1 Why New York Means the (World) To Me https://www.starrtours.com/blog/ny-means-the-world/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/ny-means-the-world/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:45:02 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4552 When people hear that I am a Tour Director for Starr, one of the most common questions I get asked is what are my favorite trips.  To paraphrase an old song: “If I’m not on the trip that I love, I love the trip I’m on!” There are so many trips that I like for […]

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