Apr 11 2023 41 mins
Today I’m talking to Niamh and Mark, who realised a long-held dream when in December 2017 they took over the Pyrenees Cycling Lodge in France, right near the border with Spain.
Tucked away in a picturesque village, the lodge has breathtaking views of the Pyrenees from its bedroom windows. The cyclists who arrive from around the world on holiday only have to concentrate on one thing - cycling up and down the famous Tour de France climbs on their doorstep. Niamh and Mark look after everything else, including cooking breakfast and dinner. That means working seven days a week, up early and going to bed late, for what can be a five-month season.
Theirs is a wonderful success story and it’s tempting to be jealous of the life they have created. But it takes guts to not only pack up and move your life to a foreign country, but also to buy a business there and take on all of the administration in a foreign language.
I hope you enjoy their story.
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