Cycle of Life
Published by Formula Life Magazine | By Nick Hammond
Everyone needs a Geoff. Someone who appears with a cooling slice of melon when sweat first starts to prickle your eyes.
Someone who has already mapped out your itinerary and route; someone who has pumped up your bike tyres, checked the brakes and loaded a cool box with ice, soft drinks and a little chilled Rosé.
Someone who knows the best places to eat, drink, rest and recuperate. Someone like Geoff. Our Geoff comes courtesy of Butterfield & Robinson.
B&R — as they’re affectionately known in the trade — specialise in private luxury tours. Their slogan — Slow Down to See The World — is spot on, as Family Hammond realises after just a short time en France.
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