Tag: Drink•Eat•Walk
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2026 Objectives for Drink•Eat•Walk DC Food Tours
I’ve looked back to evaluate how my Drink•Eat•Walk DC food tours did in 2025. Now it’s time to look ahead and declare my 2026 objectives — it’s going to be the year of the killer E’s: #1 Extend the number of tours I offer I’ve long planned to offer a hiking food tour through Rock…
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2025 Review: How My Drink•Eat•Walk DC Food Tour Business Did In The First Season
My first season of Drink•Eat•Walk DC food tours ended with the 2025 calendar. That means I can finally synthesize & quantify some answers to the question I’m always asking myself (and my friends are always asking me): “How’s the tour business going?” I had four objectives for this first season: I then had specific goals…
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Drink•Eat•Walk DC Food Tour Business Quarterly Review — 2025 Q3
It’s been three months since my first tour, so it’s time for a self-assessment: 👍 👎 I’m in the star-rating biz, though, so I guess I have to review myself through that lens: Overall rating = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ Despite the negativity, I’m pretty happy with how things are going. All I really care about in this…
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DC Food Tour Learnings — Reviews-22
A tour business like Drink•Eat•Walk relies on sites like Tripadvisor & Viator (the same company since 2014!), and Get Your Guide to bring in business, especially in the first season (I wrote about this here). The issue is that you can’t really get business on these platforms without reviews. Indeed, they state that they won’t…
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Chasing History
I took some more local DC walking tours this weekend, these ones focused on history & architecture. They were great, and the guides were super knowledgeable. Once again, though, they weren’t full of much joy, nor was there much interaction amongst the group (I think those two things are related). The only pic I took…
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First Tour & Route
Ok, I think I’ve figured out the stops & route for the first Drink•Eat•Walk tour I’m going to offer: Drink•Eat•Walk → Dupont Circle & Adams Morgan Here’s a summary of the tour: Here are the things I’ll be discussing on the tour (at the stops or while walking): I’ve pretty much known for a few…
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DC Food Tour Learnings → Part 2
I took a food tour here in DC a few weeks back, and wrote up the first part of my learnings, focused on the business side, in this post. Now it’s time for my review of it from the customer side (though still through my business-building 👀). And my customer review is that the tour…
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Walking Practice
I walked out another potential tour route today, this time on Roosevelt Island on the Potomac. It’s an amazing place that most folks never visit, even locals. So, potentially perfect for Drink•Eat•Walk. Then again, everything outdoors here seems perfect during autumn.
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DC Food Tour Learnings → Part 1
I took a Georgetown food tour in DC last weekend, partially because I’d never taken one here before and wanted to learn more about Georgetown, and partially to check out how other local companies are running their food tours. I’m so glad I took it. The tour was good, and I learned a bit about…
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First Tour Practice
I led some friends on a practice run yesterday for the potential hiking tour I’ve been working on. The route I mapped turned out to be a good distance: The hiking itself was great: And the fresh empanadas (and drinks) I bought & brought were the perfect mid-hike picnic fodder: I think this hiking tour…
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Workin’
Had another great day at work today
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Same Same, but Different
I discussed in my Origins post that there wasn’t really anything like Drink•Eat•Walk in DC, which helped convince me to start building it. I still think there’s nothing exactly the same, but the more I’m researching the market, the more overlaps I’m seeing from other tours in DC. I’m still feeling good about my prospects,…
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Drink-Eat-Walk: Origins
I’ve traveled, a lot, and mostly done it independently, just me & my backpack. But to travel alone is to only be alone when you want to — you’re always around similar-minded travelers, whether it’s in the hostels, the pubs, or on small group tours. If I’m being honest, it’s those small group tours that…
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