Tour Guide for now nine wonderful years, I am a very positive and ongoing person.

It is really hard to get away the smile from my face ;o)

When I decided to get my guiding license, more than 9 years ago now, I thought first, that it could be a summer job while on holiday from teaching, but I quickly realized what a great job guiding can be.
I use to say, that now, my students are older than before, and are now really very interested in what they want me to speak about. Even better.
I started doing tours for friends from California, years ago, then friends of their friends, and I now take people on my tours who become friends ;o)
I live in in Normandy, where I was born, but I also lived in Paris, in the US , and in some other countries.
That gives me the ability to understand other cultures and to adapt myself.

Yet, Paradise is for me "here" in the green pastures of Normandy.
Both my grandparents lived through the German occupation, and both were in the French Resistance. I have a very strong connection to my region.
That really started my passion for digging in the past. After an education in Normandy, I went studying History and Journalism in Paris at the Sorbonne.

As a real History buff, I have created some unique itineraries no one else did before me, like the real Viking tour on the footsteps of the Vikings of Normandy.
I try as much as possible to do things the best I can. I am a perfectionist, and I assume.

I am married and have two lovely daughters.
Besides my family and my job, I love horses. I have horses at home.

I will sure see you very soon on one of my Tours.

Bye.

MA in History

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What are the 3 Norman treasures? Cheese, Cider and the famous apple brandy 'Calvados'

Cider, a local product, a drink rooted in Norman traditions, the cider is synonymous with pleasure and conviviality. In the fields and at the table, it has long been the daily life of farms. Hence the link to the authenticity and simplicity that it has preserved.

The Calvados, noble and refined alcohol, the secrets of elaborations of the Calvados are transmitted from generation to generation since the sixteenth century in Normandy. It is not just 'Eau-de-vie', Calvados has been the emblem of Norman culture for more than five centuries and embodies in itself all the richness and complexity of this beautiful countryside called Le Pays d'Auge.

The 4 Norman cheeses bear the name of the villages where they were born. The villages of Camembert, Livarot and Pont L'Evêque form the golden triangle of the cheese kingdom, Neufchâtel being far from this triangle.

Let's go on the road of Norman gastronomy to discover their Secrets!

Normandy & Caen - Discover the Secrets of Local Food full day tour

On these two full days from Caen or Bayeux, you'll walk on the footsteps of the 156 000 GI's who liberated France and Europe.

With me, you'll gain the unique perspective of the grandson of Resistance fighters, who told me "almost " everything they went through during these awful 4 years. Things I didn't find in history books, even the best ones.

In Arromanches, you'll immerse yourself in the terrible first days of combat.
In Longues sur Mer, you'll grasp what was really the Atlantic Wall.
In Ste Mère Eglise, I'll explain you in details how the Americans were able to capture the Cherbourg Peninsula so quickly and the importance of it for the battle of Normandy and Europe.

On Omaha beach, you'll walk on holy grounds as I'll explain you in details the initial assault.
And, of course, at the Normandy American Cemetery, I will share with you the stories of many of the 9388 young boys fallen here for Liberty.

Private Two Days Tour of the D-Day Beaches from Caen/ Bayeux September 16th - 17th 2025 4pax Nicholas Anderson

Did you know that Camembert is a village and not only a cheese?

On this full day Foodie tour of Normandy, you will discover all the off the beaten track local products. You'll visit the birthplace of the Camembert cheese, and learn everything you should know about Normandy and french cheese.

You will meet local producers. They will explain you how they live, how they work and what make their products so special to this region. In a real Chateau, you will taste Normandy's best apple brandy, and if you want, make your own unique blend! If you want, I can show you up to five of the best Apple Brandy Chateau and Distilleries of Normandy on that day.

Throughout the day, I will explain you how history, the landscape, and the products combine so well here so as to become Paris and Parisians favorite garden.

This Full-day tour can be done year round, and is better enjoyed for adults only.

Tour guide in Le Havre Igor R.

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