5 Dream Cycling-Food Trips, from Tennessee to Thailand
Two wheels (and in some cases, a passport) is all you need to get to many of the great restaurants of the world, as Andrew Knowlton proved in his Basque cycling jaunt. But unless you’re Eddy Merckx with a Magellan-like sense of direction, a guided tour is probably wise. Here are a few of our dream eating-and-cycling jaunts. Pro-tip: If you’ve got specific restaurants you want to hit, many companies will fully customize your trip.
1/5Backroads: Thailand Biking
Rides with this active-travel company are rewarded by legendary picnics; this vacation takes cyclists along an oxcart path through rice paddies and garlic fields. Backroads.com.
2/5Butterfield & Robinson: Alsace & Champagne Biking
The luxury touring outfit takes cyclists and walkers around the globe; new biking itineraries for 2014 include this six-day ride through Champagne’s vineyards, with a stop to chat with famed winemaker Anselme Selosse. Butterfield.com.
Grant Harder3/5Orbea: The Fish & Wine Route
This Basque bicycle manufacturer organized Andrew’s sojourn. Its travel arm offers vigorous mountain-biking trips in Morocco, Chile, and along this historic trade route in Spain’s Basque Country. Orbea.com.
© 2008 Kreis Beall and Heather Anne Thomas +1 865-681-6128. All rights reserved unless specifically granted in writing4/5Trek Travel: Blackberry Farm
New this summer: Trek Travel joins forces with Bon Appétit’s #1 Food Lovers’ Hotel—Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee—for a cycling-themed stay. Bike the Foothills Parkway by day; indulge in the property’s outstanding Southern cooking by night. Trektravel.com.
Ciclismo Classico Piedmont5/5Ciclismo Classico: Piedmont: Land of Barolo & Truffles
File this under food fantasies: an autumn bicycle tour of Piedmont coinciding with white-truffle season. Ciclismoclassico.com.
