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Mai 2010 : Rouen, Caen, Bayeux, Plages de débarquement : Juno Beach !, Mt St Michel, Châteaux de la Loire, Cognac, Lot, Viaduc de Millau, Avignon, Arles, Beaune, Colmar et Strasbourg, le groupe de Canadiens de Toronto.

Dear Barbara, thank you for making the history of France alive for us! We loved every minute. Dee and Al

Dear Barbara, I have been introduced to many tour guides over my 70+ years, but none can compare in personality, knowledge and overall joy in what you say and do. See you in 2012. Francis

Thank you Barbara, great trip with you, great knowledge, Barbara, Gloria, Don

Dear Barbara, thank you so much for your expertise. Joe + Averil

Dear Barbara, thank you for a wonderful experience in France. Please get in touch for hiking when you visit Canada. Sandra + Vic

Dear Barbara, thank you for answering all our questions. Jane + Bill

Dear Barbara, what a wonderful experience you gave to us. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and personal feelings with us. It made everything so much more vivid and memorable. Erika

Dear Barbara, thank you so much for being so patient, we really enjoyed your history knowledge, your cheerful personality and your kindness. Mariam and Peter

Remember Barbara, at the end of each day, we will recall or write the HIGHLIGHTS and the good things that we experienced, no matter how small. I will think of you as I do this, hoping that you will too. All the very best and thanks for "painting" France for me. Mary Ann

Thank you for two fabulous weeks of lifelong impressions. Also for the verbena liquor. Jane

Dear Barbara, apart from your professional knowledge, you are a GREAT LADY!!! Sincerely, Costas

Barbara, your guidance was superlative. Thank you so much. Mary

Barbara, thank you very much for such an interesting way of presenting the history and sights of France. You were wonderful + very interesting. Lesia

Barbara, you are better than Google! How do you store all that knowledge in your brain? It was wonderful! Jim

Merci, danke schön, thank you for everything. Rikki, Trude, Marilin + Orest

Barbara care take... me for trip wonderful a it made you. Different things do to known been always. Dave




May 2009 : group Odeyssey Australia/New-Zealand

Dear Barbara,

our group has asked that I write what I said aloud! We thank you so very much for all the special places you found for us to visit and we are amazed that you made the history so alive for us and so incredibly interesting. You weave the stories in a special way! It's a gift!! Personally, I so enjoy working with you, so many thanks, Louise and the group.

An excellent guide, her explanations were clear and interesting and she kept good control of the group. Beresford Stock

Barbara, thank you for being an excellent guide, so organized and so knowledgable. It made our trip very interesting. Jenny Pirie





September 2008 : Pilgrimage Pax Travel : Notre Dame de la Salette, Grenoble, la Chartreuse with Father Damien

Dearest Barbara, on my behalf and of our Catholic Pilgrimage thank you for your help and great sensitivity to all our spiritual needs, love, Father Damien

Barbara is quite the best guide I have ever experienced. She speaks excellent English, is most informative and has a wonderful sense of humour. She takes great care of those in her charge. We really have had a wonderful week. Valerie Bartlett

Barbara has the vital gift of being able to get on with everyone. She has a great enthusiasm for her subject and a considerable ability to cope effortlessly with inevitable problems. All this has made for a very happy week : and a happy group! Joan Hogrige

What a joy to have Barbara as our guide. Her smiling face reassured us at all times, she is such a happy, warm person, thank you Barbara! Celine and Dave

Barbara has been a marvellous guide, sensitive to people, always helpful, cheerful, friendly, patient and resourceful when problems arise. Patricia Donald, Ellie Gould

Barbara, thank you so much for being our guide on this trip. I shall especially remember how you turned problems into pleasures. My special thanks for taking such good care of me when I was ill. God bless you, Tina Killock

Barbara has been a wonderful guide, kind, fun and informative. Her English is excellent and her knowledge of history and local culture is very good. We've had a wonderful week. Adelle Wellis

Thank you Barbara, for a very informative and wonderful pilgrimage which I will always remember, Winnifred Ruten

Barbara is the most thoughtful, helpful and considerate guide I had the pleasure to know. Ermine Alleegh




September 2008 : Odeyssey "Roaming rural France"

Barbara Dumont has led our party of 24 Australian and New Zealand participants for 5 days. We looked forward to her interesting descriptions each day. She spoke excellent English and asked the group how much detail they would like, so adjusting information to the specific party. She was very practical with our "comfort" stops and timed our visits and attractions well. She offered suggestions to increase enjoyment of less mobile members. We really enjoyed her company, Pat Connelly, West Australia

Dear Barbara, your knowledge of the region is excellent, and your ability to relate history and make it interesting is superb. I like your sense of humour too!!! Best wishes for the future, Stephanie Cooper, South Australia

Barbara, it was a pleasure to have you as our guide. You responded to our interests whenever you could. Thank you also for bringing along your natural history books which enhanced my enjoyment considerably. For people who are interested in more than a superficial look at the countryside, I would recommend you every time,
Rosemary Mawby, South Australia

Dear Barbara, just a word of thanks for the wonderful service you provided us on our recent pilgrimage to Lourdes. You went well above and beyond what anyone would reasonably expect of a tour guide. I understand more of the rich history and culture of France. We appreciated your friendly and professional manner, you made us feel like valued guests. Merci beaucoup et au revoir, Ray and Yvonne Jackson, Sydney Australia

Barbara, we enjoyed your part of our tour very much. your good humour, organisation and especially your awesome knowledge were very much appreciated. We found your English very good and all in all you brought the places we visited alive for us and showed us things that had we not been with you, Isuspect we would not have been able to experience. Many, many thanks. Susan and David Mathews, yarrawonga, Victoria Australia

We appreciated your knowledge of the geology, history, archaeologie, flora and fauna of the area. Your encouragement to make us question what we were observing has been stimulating. In particular your enthusiasm for the remains of the Roman aquaduct system from Uzès to Nîmes via the Pont du Gard was contagious. Your English is excellent, thank you Barbara, Phillipa and Charles Graham


 

October 2007 : Maine group Lourdes, Lisieux, Carcassonne, Avignon, Orange and Paris

A tour guide can make or break the memory of a lifetime trip/pilgrimage/vacation. In Barbara, we found we had a guide who went over and above the call of duty. She was attuned to all our needs. I know everyone in our group shares my sentiments. I wish you well in your work and, perhaps, some day we will have the pleasure of enjoying your service once again. Sincerely, Fr. Robert D. Larivière, USA

We will not forget that lovely smile, your gentle laughter and the way that you made each of us feel just a little bit special. There is no doubt that we were very fortunate in having your services. Your knowledge of the areas we visited was excellent and that is stating it mildly. We will remember you as well as your country, for it was the way you handled our visit to France that made it so. Barbara, thank you from the both of us!!! George and Jacqueline Dow, Kittery, Maine USA

Dear Barbara, thanks for being a wonderful tour guide through Lourdes, Carcassonne, Avignon, Paris and Lisieux. Your ability to share your knowledge of each region in an interesting and engaging manner and your caring personality make you a tremendous asset to any tour group. Taking your free time to make sure that those of us that wanted to see the Eiffel Tower were able to do so was evidence of your kindness. I would love to have you as a tour guide again someday! Doreen White, Waterville, Maine in Maine!

Thank you, Barbara, for guiding us through this beautiful part of France. Your explanations were very clear and helped us to to everyone's needs at all times. Her delivery of the English language was clear and unambiguous. Her knowledge of France's history was always ever so interesting. Most of all, she was grace under pressure and never lost her sense of humor or infectuous smile. She is definitely an asset to any agency or tour group. Lorraine Fecteau, Winslow, Maine USA

Dear Barbara, it's with deepest gratitude that I thank you for the wonderful tour you provided us on our trip through France. You made your country come alive to us, with all your expertise knowledge. Hope that we meet again... Geraldine Ricker, USA

Barbara our tour guide was: professional, knowledgeable, concerned about individuals, well organised, pleasant and funny. We would go with her again! John Carson USA

Dear Barbara, it's almost 3 weeks since our trip came to a close... and the wonderful memories linger on. How can we thank you for showing us your beloved country with all of it's history, charm and spirituality. It truly is a beautiful part of the world. Maybe we will meet again sometime. Your dedication to the group and to your work is more than a job. You put a great deal of yourself in it and this we are grateful! May God bless you and your family, fondly, Paul and Mary Ann Rogers, Eliot, Maine USA



September 2007 : ND de la Salette, Grenoble, la Chartreuse

A big thank you to Barbara for the wonderful time at La Salette, Grenoble and the Mountains for making a great time for all. Perfect! Joan Mc Williams and Sylvia Green

I have enjoyed a wonderful pilgrimage/holiday. So many thanks for contributing to it so much. Thank you, Winnie

An ideal guide! Eileen

Thank you Barbara for your help and going out of your way. Hope to see you again, Monique

Thank you, bien merci for a most enjoyable and interesting few days in La Salette and Grenoble, Mary

What a STAR!! Hopte to meet you once again, soon on another magical journey, Tony

Thank you very much for helping us to have such a great time. A unique pilgrimage! Geoffrey

Thank you Barbara, a splendid trip and an excellent courier. I certainly hope to be with you again, Mildred

Barbara, you have been so sensitive to our needs, thank you, Sheila
I found Barbara to be an efficient and effective guide who is most helpful. Cornelius Smith

Thank you Barbara, it's been a wonderful tour. You've been most friendly and helpful. Paul Brown

September 2007 Pinner UK pilgrimage Provence

Many thanks for being an exemplary mentor. St. Luke's Parish visit has been an outstanding event, and your anecdotes have been appreciated greatly. Many thanks for your company and guidance. We all appreciated your special and clearly delivered factual information. It was a delight to meet you. Maureen O'Donovan

Thanks to Barbara we have had a smooth, well organised and informative visit here with plenty of light-hearted moments. She has really been an excellent guide and has always looked after our comfort and well-being. She has been a mine of information on all sorts of subjects. Well done, Barbara! you are one of the best. Lentia Slay

I agree with all the above complimentary comments and add that Barbara has a great sense of humour even against herself! She is most anxious to add to her very good English vocabulary. A great guide! Bernadette Perry

Barbara Dumont has been a delightful companion/guide on our tour of Avignon and Provence. Not only is she attentive and helpful, but also very competent, especially in her knowledge of the area, her command of English and her ability to respond to unexpected situations. Thank you Barbara! Angela and Patrick Achenbach

Thank you Barbara for making our week so meaningful and full of fun. You have the enthusiasm and knowledge to bring the history of the region to life. You are the best guide I have had in 60 years of touring. John Seymour

Barbara is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, caring for the practical needs of her visitors. She is pleasant and joyful. An ideal guide and courier. Edward and Joan Warland

Thanks a million Barbara for all the help during the past week. your knowledge and willingness, coupled with your pleasant personality have been a treasure. Keep it up, your great! Angela Ahuja

Barbara Dumont is an exceptionally talented and helpful guide. She has made our pilgrimage most memorable with her pleasant manner and well tuned and helpful information. Our time together as a group has been memorable and quite exceptional. Canon Robert Plourde

March 2007 : American Highschool in the Provence

Your tour was terrific : informative, interesting and knowledgeable. Thank you so much. Please visit if you come to the States. Li Thomas, Paris KY USA

Thank you so much for a wonderful visit! I learned a lot from your very informative stories. It wouldn't have been so interesting and enjoyable without you! S. Shaw from Lexington KY USA

Everyone really enjoyed your tour today. The stories were both great and interesting. It was a great pleasure to speak and practice our languages, merci! Joseph Karasek, Portsmouth Ohio USA

Awesome tour! Had lots of fun. Your tour was exciting and interesting. I found Nîmes my favorite part because of all the Roman influence. Thanks so much for the tour. Alex Trapp, Lexington KY USA

This was my favorite trip yet. You made the tour interesting and fun. Thanks for helping us with our French. Christina Lanham, Villa Hills KY USA

I had a wonderful time on your tour. You were very informative but also very interesting. Thanks for making our visit so enjoyable! Joanna Perkins, Alexandria KY USA

Bonjour, thank you for the lovely visit. You truly captured the beauty of Baux de Provence. Lauren Threlkeld

Thank you so much for showing us around Baux de Provence. It was lovely and I hope to come back. Stacie Maeht, Knoxville TN USA

Merci pour le bon voyage! I loved the trip to les Baux. The landscape was beautiful. Encore, merci! I hope to come back to your country soon.
Tyler Sacré, Lawrenceberg KY USA

Thank you for coming along with us on our tour through Provence. You are a wonderful guide with such a pretty voice and interesting accent. I can't wait to come back and see the lavender. Amy Lapp, Lexington, KY USA




March 2007 driver-guide service : a truffle day in the Provence

Thank you Barbara, for a truly enchanting day. your command of the region's history and traditions gave us an educational and intellectually stimulating day. Your charm and grace made us feel welcome and certainly represented the finest and warmest standards of French hospitality. We have booked our next trip with Barbara and look forward to it with great anticipation! Nerine and JC Torres, San Francisco, California, USA

We had a spectacular day and memories that will last a lifetime! Barbara was wonderful and we hope to see her again. Kimberley Stidell, Seattle, WA USA

Thank you Barbara, your knowledge and flexibility made for a wonderful time. We hit the sites we'd hoped for and other sites we would've missed on our own. Truly a special day that we will remember. We will see you again, thank you, Michael Gardner, New York, NY USA



October 2006 Father Labarre's Group USA : Lourdes-Avignon-Paris-Normandy

Barbara, Jacky and I enjoyed your company as a guide last october in France. you are very well prepared for your guided tours and your personality compliments your work very well. We wish you well and thank you for making our trip a great one, Richard and Jacky Pinette, Maine USA

Barbara was very instrumental in making our journey in France such a fun and enjoyable trip. Her smile was infectious and her knowledge was superb. A very fun and pleasant guide. Roland and Priscilla Rousselle, Maine USA




September 2006 Odeyssey Provence-Languedoc

Dear Barbara, I want to thank you for your excellent tour guidance when I was at Méjannes le Clap with the Odyssey group from Australia. You were very warm and animated. your command of English was excellent and your knowledge of the area showed a variety of expertise. From the moment we met you, your eyes smiled warmly and we knew you were a friend. Judith Cappo

Getting of the beaten track in Provence was easy and enjoyable with the assistance of our guide Barbara. Her knowledge of history, local customs and her excellent command of English brought to life this beautiful part of France. Merci beaucoup Barbara! Ann Beaumont, Australia

Barbara was our guide for 6 days in Provence and Languedoc. She has a detailed knowledge of the area and its history, and her ability to pass on that knowledge makes learning easy. Her English is excellent and is delivered almost without accent and she has a most endearing sense of humour. We have no hesitations whatsoever in recommending her services. Pat and Bill Bathurst, Australia

Barbara has been an exemplary guide and I have thoroughly enjoyed her profound knowledge of the history of Languedoc and Provence, as well as her patience, humour and excellent command of the English language, even when shaken by Australians. I wish her all the best in her future plans and my thanks for opening up so much for me.

What do we want from a travel guide? A person who is articulate, historical, well read and up to date with current affairs. Barbara is all these and more - she has a wonderful sense of humour and a "joie de vivre" that lifts the group into good spirits. Her caring attitude to the needs of all individuals is a strong reflection of her underlying character. Her leadership has ensured a wonderful time for us in Provence - thank you. Maureen and Neel Drinkwater

Barbara has been our group's guide in Provence, the Camargue and Ardèche for 6 days. She has been a delight, most knowledgable, witty and easy to listen to with a great command of our language. She is most highly recommended if you want to explore the history and culture of these parts of France. She is vivacious and sexy too! Peter Grigg, Australia

Barbara Dumont has impressed us with her vivacious personality and dedication to her work as a tour guide. She has an excellent command of English, her knowledge of the areas is extensive and her enthusiasm and energy are infectious. This makes the long journeys very pleasant.
Philip and Marian Russell

Barbara is a charming and happy guide who makes every effort to ensure english speaking visitors enjoy their visit to Provence. I found Barbara's English to be very fluent and easy to understand. Her explanations of places, events and history were very interesting - never boring. The amount of information, and the way it was presented was very good. Even though I was a member of a group, I felt Barbara was talking only to me. Marge and Barry Dandher, Melbourne, Australia