Cristy and Ray reside near Omaha Beach and they live the history daily. However, although they reside six months of the year in Normandy, they also personally guide their tour members in Paris, the Battle of the Bulge areas of Belgium and Luxembourg and Germany. THEY DO NOT HIRE LOCAL EUROPEAN GUIDES WHO KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THE ROLE OF AMERICANS IN WWII AND THE COLD WAR.

Cristy and Ray have personally researched, planned and designed our tours. In addition they personally direct and guide all our tours. They function not as "Tour Escorts" but as the actual Tour Directors who relate the history, culture and in particular, the American role in the areas we visit with on-site presentations from the Tour Director's chair in our motorcoach. They greet tour members upon their arrival in Europe and direct the tour throughout. Cristy and Ray have personally guided over 8,000 Americans on our tours.

Cristy and Ray have been married since 1981 and have been guiding tours since 1983. In addition to the Bachelor's degrees which both hold, Ray has a Masters of Science degree and received his education on the G.I. Bill. Ray is a also a graduate of the American Tour Management Institute in New York City as well as a Vietnam-era U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic aboard USS Terrebonne Parish (LST 1156) and USS Robert K. Huntington (DD 781). Ray first visited Europe in the Navy and although he doesn't recommend it as the best way to travel, it did allow him to explore the wonders of Europe. Ray fell in love with Paris and made it his life's ambition to visit "The City of Light" as often as possible. After receiving hi Master's Degree, he and Cristy met and they began to travel in Europe extensively including the WWII areas. Cristy and Ray don't just present the history of particular battles - they make the history "come alive" with receptions and meetings with Europeans and presentations.