by Jamie Gilpin | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Guided Tours, Update |
It’s Tour Picking Time! October on my calendar means it’s the time of year when cyclists and other people shift their focus to planning the upcoming year’s events and tours. Those of you reading this blog, probably already know that touring by bicycle is the best way to see, hear, smell, taste and feel...
by Jamie Gilpin | Mar 21, 2014 | Update |
We’ve all had it happen: 6 months after an amazing vacation you realize that you have’t looked at a single photo you took. They are somewhere on your hard drive or even un-downloaded and still on the camera. You recall promising yourself and even your friends and family that...
by Jamie Gilpin | Feb 27, 2014 | Update |
After running “luxury and easy” bike tours for a few years as Outfitter Tours, doing the Dordogne, Provence and Normandy, we decided to go on some other tour companies bike tours. We saw the 1st 3 stages of the 1998 Tour de France which started in Ireland and love...
by Jamie Gilpin | Feb 6, 2014 | Blog, Preparation, Update |
Our guests regularly ask us about travel insurance, why to buy, or where to buy. State insurance laws prevent me to or anyone from OBT from selling, recommending, or comparing insurance. So this post could be very short. But I will add more thoughts and direction. And add that...
by Jamie Gilpin | Jan 18, 2014 | Blog, Update |
It isn’t often that I express my deeper connections to the world around me in an emotional way…. that is just the way I am – private to all except those very close. This morning I watched a video that evoked emotions which I feel compelled to share on...
