I receive many emails from those wishing to
visit the Ieper (Ypres) area and Vimy Ridge.

For many, there is a need for more information
concerning transportation, accommodations, timing
and general directions.

In writing this guide, it is my hope that I may help out
with many of these questions and concerns.

John Stephens             

Included Topics:

• possible accommodations in Arras & Ieper (Ypres)
• sketched route maps
• what "not to miss"
• suggested time needed
• transportation options
• suggested readings to prepare for your trip
• useful web links
• phone numbers
• useful tips
• historical background

         and added for 2011 ...

• GPS co-ordinates
• suggestions should your trip also include visiting Dieppe & Normandy

Information is updated periodically

Subject: Our trip to France
Dear John
We just returned from a trip to France where we visited the war sites of Vimy and Flanders.  We planned the trip from your booklet and were very pleased with the information you shared with us.  We stayed in the hotels you recommended  ... The trip was unforgetable.  . . . The trip was emotional and very humbling...  We visited almost all of your recommended sites in the Vimy and Flanders areas.  Your information was clear and directions easy to follow.
Thank you for putting the booklet together and sharing it with those of us interested in war history.

 Ray & Dorothy W.

November 12, 2011

John,

Today seemed to be an appropriate time to thank you for your booklet on visiting the The Great War Sites of Flanders and Vimy. We followed your recommendations almost 100% for cemetery and memorial visits as well as accommodations. Your booklet was invaluable and enriched our memorable tour of the region.Thank you and our best regards.

Mary-Lou and William

Hello John,

. . .  I thought I would drop you a line with a big thanks for your travel tip brochure. I found your book very very helpful in regards to finding our way around Arras and the local area,  . . . We rented a car in Paris and drove back and managed to take in all the Vimy and Beaumont -Hamel sites also found a neat site the La Grand mine in Pozieres, any way your brochure is worn out ,written on drawn on ripped bent and spent three days in my back pocket the best $12 I ever spent.

Thanks again for putting it together it made the trip fun.

 Randy F.
Kamloops,BC
April 2, 2010

Hello John,

Just a note to say how helpful your guide was on our recent trip to the battlefields and memorials in France and Belgium.  We made good use of it from the accommodation suggestions in Ieper and Arras, the parking in those cities, to the less well known memorials like Zivy Crater, Langemark Cemetery and the Courcelette Memorial.  We covered a lot of things in three days, it was rather overwhelming, but very worthwhile.

Thanks very much for your efforts in providing such a helpful resource!

Sherry M

To: John Stephens
Subject: Re: WW I Booklet
 
John, just a word about your fantastic book that came today. What a find! many thanks for the invaluable tips.
Geoff

Hi John,

. . .  My wife and I had a fantastic trip to France with the hi-lite being our time in Vimy, then going over to Ieper.  I can't thank you enough for the information you put together, we followed your suggestions 100%, my wife was most impressed as it is the first time I have ever used the computer to plan out a trip.

My trip only added to my interest of Vimy, and World War One, and I truly hope to once again return some day.

Thanks ever so much John, without your encouraging words, and endless information, I may never have experienced the trip in the same way......your endless dedication to your website and ongoing efforts for
more Canadians to better understand what sacrifices were made in the past is indeed most honourable.

All the best,
Norm B.

February 11, 2012

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