by Jamie Gilpin | Nov 6, 2014 | Update |
I first experience the Tour de France live in 1996 with Peter Boynton, the then owner of Europeds. He had run Outfitter Bicycle Tours first Dordogne tour for us, and I was on my way to Geneva to visit friends and he was heading to the Swiss Alpes to...
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 Joy Cadelina Gilpin | Jul 1, 2014 | Blog, Update |
We are pleased to announce the arrival of Cadel James Gilpin to the Outfitter Bicycle Tours famille! Cadel was born on June 22, 2014 at 5:15 during the early morning of the shortest night of the year. We are so thrilled that he came when he did as...
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...