There were vultures circling above us and I was told to keep moving in
case they thought I was dead... Travels with a Brompton is a sparkling
narrative about the adventures of an English couple and their folding
bicycles over nearly 30 years of exploring France. This is a
wine-fuelled account of sweaty pedalling and hard-earned freewheeling
via cols, war memorials, lavender fields, and vineyards. It is a travel
guide for those who long for two-wheeled trips in France and a lively
read for the armchair traveller who chooses sofa over saddle. The
author's Brompton, Modestine, is a descendant of the donkey Robert Louis
Stevenson took on his travels in the Cévennes.