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Fully guided bike tours through beautiful regions of France, Italy & the UK Gourmet food, great wines, gorgeous scenery.
John F Kennedy said, "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." Well, I'm bound to agree.
From the monthly archives:
April 2010
April 11, 2010
How well do you know your way around France? A friend of mine from Bordeaux, Muriel, recently sent me a link to a wonderful game from Michelin. Place towns and cities on a map of France, with points awarded for accuracy and speed. Test yourself here. I’ve got three of my favourite bike tool – [...]
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April 11, 2010
For many years I’ve been trying to organise trips to experience that most sought-after of French foods, the mighty truffle. A truffle is any mushroom that fruits underground, and there are many species. Some are edible, some are not, and some sell for up to £1,500 per kilo! That is the tuber melanosporum, the black [...]
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