A 4-day bike ride through France’s famed Loire Valley promised to be a big adventure for our family. Though we are all bike riders to some measure, we had never done a tour like this with our two teenage children. Fortunately, the Loire Valley offers moderately easy terrain, spectacular views, an embarassment of castles, and the good food you’d expect from this region. While there are countless companies that will book the whole tour for you, we opted to cobble together our own route and accommdations. For those who wish to follow in our wake, here is our itinerary. Day…
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Chris O'Brien
Chris O'Brien
Chris O'Brien is an American journalist living in Toulouse, France. He moved with his family to France in 2014 after spending 15 years covering Silicon Valley for the San Jose Mercury News and Los Angeles Times. Currently, he freelances and covers startups, entrepreneurs, and technology for publications such as VentureBeat, Les Echos' The Innovator, and the LA Times.