by Jamie Gilpin | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, FAQs |
Electric bicycles or E-bikes—which are part bicycle, part motorized vehicle—are becoming hugely popular for all uses, including commuting, recreational cycling, and touring. E-bikes provide many of the same benefits as regular bikes, with a few impressive perks. While they may sound completely modern, hybrid bikes date all the way back…...
by Jamie Gilpin | May 3, 2021 | Blog, France, Guided Tours |
We’ve proudly declared Sault to be one of our favorite European villages. We’ve traveled to this Provencal town on numerous occasions so are maybe a little biased but there are several reasons we keep going back. There’s something refined about the French travel experience when you go to Sault…....
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 | May 31, 2019 | Blog, France |
We admit we can hardly mention France or Provence without the thought of Mont Ventoux crossing our minds. It stars in our dreams at night and it makes our legs ache with anticipation to think of riding to the summit of this Giant of Provence. The sufferfest that is…...
