Toni Clark

Toni grew up in southern England and has been living in France for nearly 20 years, currently in Brittany. Her passion for France began in her early teens when she first started learning the language, and continued as she spent holidays and college trips there. She went to hotel school and worked in the hospitality business in England, then for several winter seasons in the French Alps. Her transition to tour guiding came in 1990 when her knowledge of French, food, and wine, and an avid interest in history landed her a job as guide with a hotel barge company cruising the waterways of the Alsace, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire and Paris regions. After leaving the barging business she spent a year living on a small canal boat with her husband, travelling through southern France and exploring this region in depth. Then it was time to get back to reality, and home, in Burgundy where she took a local guiding course, and ever since she has been leading tours throughout France. She enjoys sharing with all her enthusiasm for this diverse country which she has adopted - it’s culture and countryside, history and architecture, the food and the wine.

Patrick Vidal

Patrick Vidal is French born and has lived in France all his life. His origins are in the South West, and he now lives in Southern Brittany with his English born wife and two children. Having lead tours around France for the last 15 years he is renowned for his knowledge of French culture, Politics and Medieval History and architecture, and his often very ‘unfrench’ sense of humour. This and his passion for walking have fuelled this new venture with CTP European walking tours: Let’s walk there instead of just getting there!!!

Chris Coleman

Chris Coleman grew up in Minnesota but has spent half of her life travelling and living in her second home - France.  Her first job out of university was running a European tour program for students and teachers.  She soon realized that she much preferred to live and breathe the travel experience along with others compared to running things from the office.  Chris has been leading tour groups in France and Europe for 12 years and plans to continue on this path until her feet stop moving.   She also instructs yoga in her small town of Scandia, MN.   Namaste!