by Jamie Gilpin | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog, Preparation |
We love to be prepared. If you’ve ever gone on one of our tours, you know this to be true. We love to cover all of our bases. We want you to be able to do the same. We’ve written several posts over the years about how best to…...
by Jamie Gilpin | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Italy, Tips & Advice, Update |
There are few cities we visit as regularly on our bike tours that have the same historical significance as Florence. The seat of the renaissance, Florence has been the backdrop of countless political and religious struggles. It is also where we start all of our Tuscany tours. There are…...
by Jamie Gilpin | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog, France, From The Blog, Guided Tours |
We’ve been avidly following the Tour de France since we can remember. It’s been a passion of ours from traveling to France (with and without guests) and riding the routes to waiting on summits for the greats to pass us by and rubbing elbows with some of the fastest…...
by Jamie Gilpin | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog, France, Update |
We’re very excited to have our 2020 TdF tour set up and ready to go! We are accepting registrations for our Tour de France Spectator Tours, and are looking forward to greeting our guests in the Alps next July. OBT has been running TdF tours since 2001, so we’ve...
by Jamie Gilpin | Sep 27, 2019 | Asheville, Blog, France, Italy |
We’ll start with the obvious: bike tours offer so much for group vacations. We frequently claim that riding together with friends and loved ones offers a whole new level of bonding that few other activities can. It’s also a completely new experience that’s different from a cruise or all-inclusive…...
by Jamie Gilpin | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Tips & Advice, Update |
Shouldn’t vacation be relaxing? Like sipping cocktails by the pool and long walks on the beach? We admit that this kind of vacation has a time and a place but we often find ourselves to call something a little different. Choosing an aggressive bike tour that will force you…...
