I would like to say a big thank you to you for making our tour of the El Alamein
battlefields a very memorable experience. It is those extra touches that made a big
difference to me personally and given me memories that money cannot buy.

May I say on behalf of Vicky and myself how much we enjoyed it. Thank you
so much for escorting us round. As a gang I thought we all got on fine. As far
as Nick and I were concerned, the trip covered all we wanted to see exactly.
Cairo to see where we born etc and El Alamein where our father fought. As
you can understand, for my parents the years 1938 to 1947 in their late 20s
and early 30s was the highlight of their lives. They were forever talking about it
and I can quite see why. Their real close friends were from their Cairo days.
My main impression was how damn flat and featureless the battlefield was.
Ruweisat and Miteiriya Ridges were barely recognisable and one now quite
understands how difficult it was to navigate in, there was so much to take in.
How appropriate it was getting back in time for Remembrance Sunday with
ones thought still filled with all those immaculate cemeteries we had just
visited. Anyway, many thanks again. A trip we have been so looking forward
to and one will never forget.

“Thanks for your expertise and enthusiasm for honouring those who fought for
our freedom during the war. You do honour to them for devoting 30 plus years
to learning and telling their stories. It was an exciting and very interesting tour.
I admire great tour guides like you and benefit enormously.

Your passion for this country and its people, your knowledge of the events that
took place here and across North Africa during WWII, and your experience of
and feel for the land itself are simply remarkable. The way in which you
thought about my Fathers story; his experiences; the locations; and caring
about what I was hoping to find here are far more than I ever expected. I am
profoundly grateful for being able to share this solitary and personal journey
with someone who really understands. Thank you for the invitations to join you
and Talal and for sharing your friendship and stories with me. I felt welcomed
and included in the respect and warmth that you both have for each other.
This is perhaps the greatest gift of all”.

I want to thank you sincerely for a tremendous tour - one of the highlights of
my life........ I can hardly remember all where we went or all of what we did -
we crammed so much into 10 days. This tour will be fodder for the rest of my
cruise dinners at sea - no other guest will possibly have done this! I will tell all
my friends (those who will listen!) of my Alamein Tour and 'Aboukir Bay' and
my side trip to 'Sinai'. I will recommend you to all my friends and
acquaintances.

David and I just want to say again how pleased we were with everything on
the tour. The accommodations, food, the sites themselves, your explanations
and expertise and comradery were all wonderful. We are considering taking
another tour with you because of this positive experience.

I am now back after an amazing 10 days in Egypt on an El Alamein battlefield
tour. Steve Hamilton and his team looked after us all superbly and I have
increased my knowledge of the Battle of El Alamein hugely. Nothing can
replace the experience of actually standing there amongst the shell fragments
and seeing the positions that were fought so hard for with your own eyes. The
high point was the 75th Anniversary Ceremony at the Commonwealth
cemetery. So many young men buried there after fighting over virtually
featureless desert thousands of miles from their home, Very moving. A tot of
8th army rum was taken with the remembrance oath. My father's photograph
now lies buried under a tree in the Allied Cemetery with his fallen comrades.
He is forever 'Up the blue' with his mates.

We had a wonderful two weeks with you. Thank you so much.

Thanks for a great trip with many interesting and varied sites visited.

We made it home safe and sound and want to thank you for a wonderful
trip. It was a pleasure traveling with you as always. What an opportunity to
learn about WWII and see the beautiful French countryside close up. As you
Brits would say..."Brilliant!!". Thanks again, and happy travels!
I toured North Africa three times in the last two years with an outstanding
guide, Steve Hamilton. I got to meet veterans on both sides of the conflict at
the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein in El Alamein, Egypt. I have
been to many of the battle sites in Tunisia fought by the GIs and the
Commonwealth Forces. I have been to Tobruk and outlaying battle sites.
Being in situ really brings to life the events which went on over 70 years ago. I
have found that Steve Hamilton is more versed in the history and location of
the various battle sites in North Africa than most that write the books and have
not even been there. He has the local contacts and travels with Talal Bariun, a
former Libyan judge and current lawyer for the Libya stock exchange. It
amazes me how few Americans are interested in visiting the North Africa
battle sites. It may be the "terrorist" threats, but Steve has taken extra steps to
make sure his guests are safe and secure. The tours have enlightened me.

Our annual October tour to El Alamein went ahead as usual with everyone
enjoying themselves. Before leaving Cairo, we arranged for our guests to sit at
Churchill’s and Montgomery’s desks, a real treat with very few getting the
opportunity. We only had three special requests for this tour from a RAF
enthusiast – to visit the old airfields of Sidi Haniesh and Fuka, and on the way
back to Cairo one of the El Daba airfields. The first two were both attacked by
the Special Air Service. Our guests were lucky enough to find bullets at both
sites.
“Thanks for the photo! Yes, we arrived home safe and sound. What a
wonderful time we had! The tour was everything we hoped for and more.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and carting us about on the north coast
of Egypt . . . an adventure we will always remember.

We had a really lovely time on the tour - it was certainly a very thoughtprovoking and moving experience in many different respects e.g., seeing the
actual sites of the battles, the cemeteries, the environmental factors (the
rubbish), the traffic, the hospital for all those poor horses (I'd thought
beforehand it was a museum displaying treatment given during the various
wars). Finishing with the meal & trip on the Nile was a good idea as we went
out on a high. The hotels certainly exceeded our expectations as we never
stay anywhere so grand - usually B&B or Travelodge’s! We enjoyed the
company of the other travellers & felt we gelled well together. We are now
reading your booklet which gives an excellent guide to the background &
details of the battles. Anyway, thanks for making the whole tour a very
meaningful, well-coordinated & varied experience. We will be thinking about it
for a long time to come. Let us hope some effort is made to preserve the battle
zones

Just want to say thanks very much for an excellent tour as well. Well
organised and very enjoyable

It was great Steve, thanks for putting it together.

“Want to thank you again for a great trip. Enjoyed hearing about the history of
the war in Tunisia, along with seeing the actual sites. Your crew did a great
job as well. My best to everyone

It was a great trip largely because of your expertise and the team you have
put together. So, thanks

"Steve was a wonderful guide. We loved getting out on the back roads of
Tunisia, meeting locals, eating lunch at roadside cafes, and learning history
while immersed in Tunisian culture. We enjoyed visits to ancient history sites,
along with the WWII itinerary. A bonus!

“Thank you for a most memorable battlefield tour. I found it to be extremely
informative and enormous fun. The museum hopefully will re-open next week
(which is why I am still up to my eyeballs in work and have not written earlier)
and what you showed us will have given me much greater authority and
confidence to talk about the Hampshire Regiment in Tunisia. The organisation
of your tour was excellent, the arrangements were impeccable, and it was just
a brilliant, relaxed atmosphere that did everything that we asked and more.

I just wanted to say a huge “Thank You” to you for all your hard work in
making our trip so informative and so personal. I must admit to feeling quite
proud when I see the front cover of the booklet you prepared for us, with the
monument to Hunts Gap. I have been showing the photos I took to the family
and friends, and I must say I still get quite emotional looking at the ones of the
Beja cemetery. Despite the emotion, I also feel more settled in myself – it is
very strange to be able to visualise the reality now of what has so far been
pure imagination. Seeing all those gravestones I just thank God I have never
had to go through anything like that. When I look at my children and
grandchildren, it is sad to think of the generations lost through the deaths of all
those young men - I had the most amazing time and have a whole new
perspective on Tunisia as a country as well as a better understanding of the
events there in 1942/43. As you can imagine, there were many emotional
moments and I feel particularly privileged to have been asked to lay the
commemorative wreath at Beja War Cemetery.

Since I got back many people have asked about the tour to Tunisia and what
we did and what I enjoyed about it, I found myself waxing lyrical about it,
without even trying! I had a fantastic time and really enjoyed myself, I learnt a
lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a real treat to meet you, someone so
enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the battles throughout the whole of
North Africa, it really helped bring it all together and to put some flesh on the
written histories, which is what I suppose it is all about!