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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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…
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…
On Nîmes, in the Languedoc.
Last year (OK, a couple of weeks ago) I read an article about hidden gems to visit in France. I haven’t been able to track down the article, but one of its 5 ‘gems’ was Nîmes. And it struck me…
Sabering In The Dordogne
Fun and Games in the Dordogne Back in 2019, I was introduced to the wonderful ‘sport’ (sic) of sabering by the Mercer Island chapter of The Chain Gang, particularly Bruce and Kim York, and their daughter Casey, my sabering gurus.…
A Bit Of Serendipity In Champagne.
I explained in a previous blog that we were forced to change our Champagne tour – and change it a lot – when France allowed a clown to buy a hotel North of Reims, and pretend to run it. In…
