The single most extraordinary thing about Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, is that 12% of Americans think she was married to Noah, late of the Parish of Mesopotamia. That’s an actual statistic from Pew Research. I’m guessing that…
Visiting The Camargue On Our Languedoc Tour One of the highlights of our Languedoc tour is our visit to Aigues-Mortes. We have a look round Arles, including the spectacular Roman arena, then we leave Arles by crossing the Rhone, into…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
