Zephyr Blog

I returned a few days ago from running two bicycle tours in Provence. I have to say the area is really special for bike touring. In fact, my co-guide Giovanni, who runs our Italian tours and is ardently pro-Italian whether … Continue reading →

I love Europe. I often think I probably should have been born a European rather than an American. It is not that I don’t love the United States but just that I seem to fit better into the European style … Continue reading →

I am sitting in my hotel room in Avignon, listening to the sounds of an accordion player trying to make a living and watching locals and tourists alike stroll through the ancient streets of this stupendous town. Provence is wonderful … Continue reading →

Two posts about food in one week? Unheard of for me but true with this post. Some of you might know we have co-organized the Wine Bloggers Conference for two years and in 2010 also will be co-organizing the International … Continue reading →

Even if you have never traveled to France, you probably have heard all about the food. I am not talking about our elected leaders’ attempt to rename French Fries as Freedom Fries but instead about the amazing cuisine the French … Continue reading →

Pinot noir, chocolate crepes, and escargot.Notre dame, the EiffelTower, and the Musée d’Orsay.Biking through vineyards, skating on canal tow paths, and hiking to a hillside church.There is so much happening on our Burgundy and Paris Multisport Adventure it is hard … Continue reading →