Professor Steve Solosky is the founder of Small Group Tours by The Traveling Professor and has spent more than 25 years visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches. A former college mathematics professor, Steve combines the skills of a teacher, traveler, and tour leader to help visitors understand one of the most important landscapes of the twentieth century.
Steve is not a military historian writing for specialists. Instead, he approaches Normandy as an experienced traveler and educator who helps people understand what they are seeing, why it matters, and how to plan a meaningful visit. Over the years, he has walked the beaches, explored the bunkers, visited the cemeteries, crossed the bridges, followed the country roads, and guided hundreds of travelers through the places where history unfolded on June 6, 1944.
His travel expertise has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, and he has appeared on WCBS Radio and at The New York Times Travel Show, where he was invited to speak as an expert on Peru and Machu Picchu travel. He is also the author of The Traveling Professor’s Guide to Paris.
As founder of Small Group Tours by The Traveling Professor, Steve has built a reputation for creating thoughtfully designed travel experiences that combine historical insight, practical planning, and authentic local experiences. His tours emphasize small groups, expert guidance, comfortable accommodations, and a deeper understanding of the destinations visited.
For more than two decades, Normandy has been one of Steve’s favorite destinations. He has returned year after year, continually learning from local guides, historians, museum professionals, veterans, family members, and the landscape itself.
The result is The Traveling Professor’s Guide to the Normandy Invasion Beaches—a practical, traveler-focused guide designed to help visitors explore Normandy intelligently, respectfully, and well. Whether readers have one day or several days to spend in the region, Steve’s goal is to provide enough history to understand the ground, enough practical advice to make the trip work, and enough human stories to remember why these places still matter.