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The ups and downs of cross-country skiing (Financial Times Magazine in October 2009.

Sebastian Hope wrote this article about his Pyrenean cross country-skiing experiences which was published in the  -  (external website).

The Yorkshire Dales Cross Country Ski Club Newsletter.

The ski club came on our Nordic Highlights holiday in February 2009. This article was written by Helen Bell for their May Newsletter (Please note is a fairly large PDF file).

On le Tour's Wheel (Cycling Weekly Aug 30th 2007)

Gemma Sharkey, journalist for Cycling Weekly, joined us on our 2007 Tour de France Road biking special, where our clients cycled 2 stages of the 2007 route, plus watched the Tour on the stage ending of the Plateau de Beille.  Gemma wrote about the first stage (14), and the experiences of our Marmot Tours clients.  If you would like to read Gemma's article, which was featured in Cycling Weekly in August 2007, you can find it at: http://cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Pyrenees_France_article_147753.html 

Snowshoeing in the Pyrenees - (France Magazine, Feb 2007)

Photo Journalist Remy Whiting came on our week long snowshoeing trip in winter 2006 and took some great photos of the stunning scenery that we explored during the trip.  To get more of an idea about snowshoeing, check out his article, 'The Snowshoe Shuffle', which was featured in February 2007's edition of France magazine (www.francemag.com)

Classic Cols of the Tour de France (Guardian Unlimited, June 2005)

Max Wooldridge, a freelance journalist came on my classic cols road cycling trip in September 2004. This article was published in the Guardian Unlimited on 28th June 2005. Please follow this link to read the Text Only article.

Guy Andrews, editor of RCUK writes about their tailor made raid over the Pyrenees. There are also loads of photos. Please follow this link to the RCUK site.

The Ariegeoise Cyclospotive (June 2005)

Dom Larose came on my Ariegeoise trip in June 2005. Dom is a keen triathlete and submitted this race report to several internet magazines.

Mountain Biking in the Pyrenees (TNT Midweek, issue 39, July 7 2004)

Damian Pointon from TNT Magazine writes about his biking weekend during May 2004. This article first appeared in TNT Midweek issue 39, July 7 2004. Available in PDF (very large file) or Text Only formats. The TNT magazine can be picked up free from outside most London underground stations and contains news and articles about things to do in London and Europe. Check out their website www.tntmagazine.com

Cross-country skiing in the Pyrenees.

This review was written by Cathy Durbridge to hopefully inspire a few more people to try cross-country skiing.