Orvieto – A ‘Wow’ moment on our Umbria Bike Tour
Last month I asked Chat GPT to tell you a bit about our first day of cycling on our Umbria bike tour. My turn now, and I want to tell you a bit about Orvieto. We arrive in Orvieto at…
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The Best Food On Any Chain Gang Tour, Le Petit Relais in Calès
One of the joys on our Dordogne tour is a little hotel in the middle of nowhere, in Calès, Le Petit Relais. It’s owned by Karine and Olivier. The village has a population of just 166, according to the National…
Our New Champagne Tour
If it isn’t already a Tour Operator maxim, never to let anyone look behind the curtain, then it probably should be. So let’s have a little peak together! I’m very proud of our new Champagne tour. I thought it was…
Champagne Bike Tour – Photo Gallery
In September 2023, Roberto Peixoto joined us from Brazil on a bike tour through Champagne. I won’t tell you much about the new tour here, I’ve done that elsewhere. I just want to showcase Roberto’s Photo Diary of our week…
A Wonderful Find In Tuscany
Talking to a mucker recently, I was reminded of one of my favourite places in Tuscany, Le Cantine, in Greve-in-Chianti. But first impressions were not so good! On our very first tour of Tuscany, years ago, we’d arranged to visit…
Beautiful Food On a Loire Valley Tour
I can’t believe we haven’t done this before. Among Hung and Leah’s photos on our Loire Valley tour last June, there were a lot of photos of food. Some French regions are particularly noted for their distinctive food – Burgundy,…
A Memorable 7 Days In The Loire Valley
Last June we ran a large group in the Loire Valley, a lovely mix of returning Chain Gangers and future returning Chain Gangers (does that make sense?). June is a great time to visit the Loire Valley, because the season…
Our Bike Tour of Umbria starts in Tuscany: Sovana, Pitigliano, and Sorano
I asked Chat GPT to produce a blog post for me, about the 3 beautiful little towns of the Maremma, where we spend the first two days of our Umbria tour. I’d be very interested to know what you think!…
Photos From Our Dordogne Bike Tour
I’m always delighted to receive photos from Chain Gang tours – especially if I woz there. Last year I was lucky enough to accompany a Dordogne bike tour with, among others, Rob Thomas, who sent me an album of photos.…
Spectacular News For Our Friends At Kostüme
You might remember, I told you about a new venture by a friend of mine, Ed Bartlett, who set out to merge his twin loves of art and cycling with a new clothing label, Kostüme. They’ve had some great reviews…
