点评:From first contact to after the trip concluded Malcolm and his wife Allison treated us like family. Arriving in Bayeaux and seeing massive tour buses and large vans loading dozens of tourists it was refreshing seeing Malcolm standing alone and escorting us to his SUV.
He prepares a folder for each tour and provides visual aides to reproduce the soldiers first hand accounts. Books and Hollywood do nothing to bring out the TRUTH and personal visceral feelings one encounters as you step in the footsteps of history. See and feel the bombed out bunkers, craters and turn off your phone/camera, place yourself upon those sites and just close your eyes.
Malcolm is not just a guide but a story teller. He is so passionate about this subject. We talked the entire time. He took the time for personal interaction with both my 30 yo and 16 yo son along with my wife and myself. No one felt excluded. Halfway through the tours, his wife Allison provided a nice homemade picnic (optional and recommended) included sandwiches, quiche, fruit, wine and waters in a nice farming area away from the tour groups. Luckily we arrived with very low crowds and never saw more than 10-20 people at any of the sites.
He truly is private and allows you to customize the tour, but follow his recommendations. You won’t be disappointed. If you want to see gift shops, this isn’t the guy for you!
We just got home to the US and I can not stop watching war documentaries. I feel I have a much better understanding and can honestly say, “Hey, I saw that”!
Thank you Malcolm and Allison.
翻译:从第一次接触到旅行结束,马尔科姆和他的妻子艾莉森对待我们就像家人一样。抵达巴约,看到载着数十名游客的大型旅游巴士和大型货车,看到马尔科姆独自站着并护送我们走向他的SUV,真是令人耳目一新。
他为每次旅行准备一个文件夹,并提供视觉辅助来重现士兵们的第一手资料。书籍和好莱坞无助于揭示当你踏着历史的脚步时所遇到的真相和个人内心感受。看到并感受被炸毁的掩体、弹坑,然后关闭手机/相机,将自己置身于这些地点,然后闭上眼睛。
马尔科姆不仅是一位导游,也是一位讲故事的人。他对这个话题非常热衷。我们一直在说话。他花时间与我 30 岁和 16 岁的儿子以及我的妻子和我自己进行个人互动。没有人感到被排除在外。旅行中途,他的妻子艾莉森在远离旅行团的美丽农田里提供了一顿美味的自制野餐(可选和推荐),包括三明治、乳蛋饼、水果、葡萄酒和水。幸运的是,我们到达时人群很少,并且在任何地点都没有看到超过 10-20 人。
他确实很私密,允许您定制旅行,但请遵循他的建议。你不会失望的。如果您想参观礼品店,这不适合您!
我们刚回到美国,我就无法停止观看战争纪录片。我觉得我有了更好的理解,可以诚实地说,“嘿,我看到了”!
谢谢马尔科姆和艾莉森。