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No, No, No, No, No . . . Yes

Last week I was asked by our designer to write a few words for our new brochure about the hotels we stay at. How I choose them, which are my favourites, a few words about some of the owners, etc.…

Well, Well, Well

Last night I was dragged along to a wine-tasting event, The Chiswick Wine Society Christmas Extravaganza 2008 (Monday Edition) by a good friend of mine, Damaris. Among many other attributes, Damaris is an 8-time veteran of Chain Gang tours –…

An Early Christmas!

Every year, once our cycling season has finished, there’s a list of jobs to be done, especially relating to next season.We have to book all our hotels in France and Italy, for example, as early as we can, especially in…

Bike Maintenance

A funny subject this. I love messing about with bikes, and one of the most satisfying parts of our bikes tours is when a wheel gets badly buckled. A brief inspection reveals 2 broken spokes, for you, my friend, the…

Feedback Requested

This year we broke an old Chain Gang habit and canvassed everyone for feedback on our bike tours. And I’m glad I did. Most of the comments were very flattering, and that’s lovely, but some weren’t. I recognise that I…