D-Day turns 70: Need a guide?

Want to learn about this pivotal moment in history, D Day, but have special requests?  A certain D Day beach?  A certain D Day story?  

At TLT, I specialize in designing a 100% customized experience for each client. 

Call me today to hear more:  (609)923-0304

Next week, D-Day marks its 70th anniversary on the beaches of Normandy, France.

• D Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history, Operation Overlord
• Of the 150,000 soldiers, almost 1 in 15 died by the end of that D Day.
• D Day forced the Germans to fight on 2 fronts, thus marking the beginning of the end of WW II.

To appreciate this staggering D Day story, wouldn't a guide be worthwhile?   Here are my 3 favorites:

Paul Woodadge, the famous D Day Historian: 

This gentleman is an Institution in the Normandy area.  He never subcontracts and never combines groups, but rather personally guides each client on their individual journey.
One of his favorites is the American Experience, for example, which runs every Monday/Tuesday.   He also offers Band of Brothers, and even a more specialty tour of the Falaise Gap.

Cost for private:  €600 for 9 hours


Guillaume Marie, of Normandy D Day Tours: 
 Private tours can be arranged with this local guide who is very eager and easy to work with.

Cost:  €260
What's included:  pickup and drop off from Bayeux hotel,  private transportation 5 hours of fully guided tour customized to your specific D Day interests

Group Tours through D Day Battle Tours: 
Recommended by Rick Steves, these D Day tours can be either private or public.

For €110pp, you can choose from 1 or 2 day journeys, and even ride in an authentic WW II jeep!



Want a concise history article about D Day?  Click here.

Interested in an excellent reading list about D Day?  Here's one!





I'm Melanie Tucker, owner of Tough Love Travel where I research and design unique trips for adventurous travelers.  

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Easter Island...a long but worthwhile trek

Easter Island – Rapa Nui in the native tongue --  is a minute volcanic island in the South Pacific with a history magnificent enough to captivate any imagination.  

It holds the designation as the most remote, continuously inhabited island in the world, 

and its most storied occupants are the Moai, great carved beings who are representations of the people’s forebears.

 Your host guides welcome you into their guesthouse at the edge of town, and serve as interpreters for the ancient as well as modern history of their island– 

and then introduce you to a vaquero, or Chilean cowboy, to explore the lava tubes and ruins of the remote northern coast--

 or you can choose to rent a bike and strike out on your own.

Sunset is mellow – around the  cove of  sun-faded fishing boats and overseen by the stately moai, Ahu Tautira. 

And at day’s end,  there’re lantern-til taverns waiting for you, with batik-covered tables full of pisse (pronounced pee-see) straight from the sea and lemony-sharp chilean ceviche.  

All that’s left is a night of wind-blown solitude on your speck in the Pacific.