We have been running our Bordeaux Winetrail bike tour since 1998 – our 2nd tour after the Dordogne. The pandemic caused a pause – until 2025. So I was beyond delighted to end up guiding two tours last Summer. I…
A Wine-Tasting Event, London – Thursday February 12th Any Chain Gangers in London? Pay attention! I was delighted to learn that the eldest son of one of my closest friends has started a ‘side-hustle’ right out of The Chain Gang’s…
How lovely it was to find myself back in Beaune last September, for the last 2 nights of our new Burgundy tour. Beaune is rated a 3*** attraction by the Michelin Green Guide, ‘Worth a Journey in Itself‘. It’s a…
The Capital of Burgundy is Dijon. And although this might have the old Dukes turning in their grave, these days Dijon is probably better known for Dijon Mustard than their fabulous Ducal Palace. We’ve been running tours in Burgundy since…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
