Linger Tour Co

08/13/2024

Staycation?

08/13/2024

A little local tourism in our hometown.
Take a trip to Downtown Battle Creek! There’s always something cookin.

Are you having fun yet, Battle Creek? So much color, so much art, so much fun! Youth Day is going to be a blast and we can't wait to see your chalk art Friday! Color the Creek is heating up!

06/20/2024

Join us on our inaugural trip to the French Basque Country on the Southwest Atlantic Coast on the border of Spain in June 2025.
Or we are happy to customize a trip just for you or your group around the world (around the world). LingerTourCo.com

06/19/2024

This morning was brought to us by Georges Brassens.

Les Copains d'abord a été reprise par :Renée Claude sur l'album J'ai rendez-vous avec vous (1993)Cornu sur l'album Les Oiseaux de passage (2001)Alain Barrièr...

06/17/2024

06/09/2024

While on a tour with us in France, it always helps to have a good understanding of the typical boulangerie (bakery) as they are a staple of French life and should be a part of any adventure to France.

Paris wouldn't be Paris without its bakeries and pastry shops, but knowing how to order at a French bakery can be intimidating.

06/07/2024

Understanding a French menu.

Visiting a French restaurant can be tricky. Tables and tips provide French terms and English translations to help diners understand French menu words.

06/01/2024

Can’t wait to go on a tasting adventure with Basque Bites!

05/02/2024

04/13/2024

Take a trip to Arcosanti in Arizona.
“Founded in 1970, Arcosanti is a project of The Cosanti Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire a reimagined urbanism that builds resilient and equitable communities sustainably integrated with the natural world. At Arcosanti, we pursue this mission through experimentation and application of the principles of arcology, a combination of the words architecture and ecology that offers an alternative to urban sprawl.”

Arcosanti is an ongoing experiment in the application of the principles of arcology (architecture + ecology), open to the public year-round.

03/26/2024

Maybe San Francisco is on your bucket list?
We have been going to San Francisco since 1997 when Jeremy lived just across the Donner Pass in Reno Nevada.
Tadich grill is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in California and the third oldest in the nation.
It’s just a short jaunt from Fisherman’s Wharf.
If you’d like to Linger around the Bay Area, let us help you plan a custom private itinerary.

Are you looking for a dining experience that embodies classic San Francisco? Well, look no further than the Tadich Grill, the oldest restaurant in the city.

03/26/2024

Today, while
Looking through our travel journals to find a restaurant in the Marais neighborhood of Paris, for a trip we are planning for a client, we came across this little ode that Jeremy wrote to Biarritz:

An Ode to Biarritz
À bientôt, Biarritz!
You were a surprise.
You were kind.
You were calm.
You were patient.
You live slow.
You eat well.
You are the surf.
You are the sand.
You are lovers, hand in hand. You are les fruits de la mer.
You are chill.
You are safe.
You are clean.
You are a cozy beach blanket that we didn’t even use.
You are deux cafés allongés avec un peu de la crème s’il vous plait.
You are forever the jambon beurre.
You are the park with pigeons and challenges and “c’est la merde!”
You are Pays Basque.
You are 64.
Vous êtes à nous.
À bientôt, Biarritz.

03/15/2024

Local Battle Creek Self Guided St Paddy’s Day tours!

03/13/2024

We are a Slow Travel and Slow Food Tour Operator. This article embodies what that means to us. Follow along and join to experience our version.

“Slow travel allows you to soak in the present moment while remaining sustainable for local communities, preserving regional cuisine while supporting local farming and eating local food,” says Raymond Bickson, Bickson Hospitality Group, New York. “This is travel that leaves a thumbprint on the soul for the traveler.” Slow travel began with the slow food movement in which people began to enjoy food which was good for them, good for the growers, and good for the planet.”

Slow travel allows you to enjoy the present moment without racing around from one destination to the next. This is travel that leaves a thumbprint on the soul.

03/10/2024

Beach days in Biarritz!
✅ Get Surf Lessons in the surfing capital of Europe
✅ Savor seafood from local fisherman in the Port des Pêcheurs
✅ Take an evening stroll along the beach
✅ Cocktails on the terrasses of Grande Plage bars
✅ Picnics on the beach
✅ Slow Travel + Slow Food = Linger Tour Co

03/10/2024

Today we are recognizing the women of the Basque Country who bring us the most famous Sheep’s milk cheese in the world.
We start our day with a cappuccino and a savory galette at the Food Hall in Biarritz followed by an excursion through the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains to this village for a farm luncheon where you’ll meet the farmers and the sheep!

03/06/2024

Last summer, we planned a month long trip throughout Europe. Our family has been planning trips for friends and family for years. This one was different. We were drawn to do this more. So we launched Linger Tour Co., a travel company focused on curating custom, private trips, group trips (for solo adventurers to join) around the world.
This summer we are headed back to southern France, Basque Country to be specific, on a business trip where we will be developing relationships with local tour guides, restaurants, and innkeepers to create the best, most relaxed trip that we can for YOU!
Our first multi-day group trip will be in June 2025 for 7-10 days based in the Basque region of France and a but of Northern Spain. We will introduce you to the hidden gems of the area where locals share pinxtos (tapas) and cider and laughter. We will tour small villages, sample artisan cheese and wine, break bread and more.
We will begin a group conversation soon with our first group getting to know everyone’s desires and appetite for adventure to create a unique experience that will work for everyone with built in time for lingering and taking our time to savor the flavors of this historic region.
If you’re itching for a trip sooner, we are excited to offer custom curated trips for you or your group or to offer travel coaching.
Here are some of our favorite moments from last summer in Biarritz.

02/18/2024

This is our kind of story! Cheese, France, Michigan, and love!

02/14/2024

We are going to Basque Country for the old world charm, the relaxed attitude, and these beaches!

02/10/2024

Here’s a little glimpse into a what week in Basque Country looks like when you Linger.
Food halls, beach strolls past surfers, train trips to San Sebastián, Art Everywhere, jai alai matches, little hidden restaurants, amazing seafood, relaxing poolside, chilling at cafes, and waiting for trains while people watching.

Note: Our first multi-day tour of Basque Country led by our bilingual owner and family will be in June 2025. Until then, we’d love to help you plan your next getaway.

01/26/2024

What are your 2024 travel plans?if your struggling to make a decision or build a transformative experience, we’d like to help.

From gig tripping to home swapping, these are the trends shaping travel in 2024

01/25/2024

As we embark upon our journey to create custom multi-day tours for groups to the south of France, it occurred to us that we have always been tourism ambassadors in our hometown of Battle Creek. And we intend to be more intentional about that in 2024, building self guided tours and activities maps as well as offering local custom tours right here in our hometown.
What do you think are our “best sellers” when it comes to tourist attractions?

Attract tourism to your city, town or country and strengthen the local economy. Check our 10 tips to attract tourists to your destination.

01/12/2024

While we have building our tour business, we came across this blog from our new Tourpreneur friends at Lost in Bordeaux.
Who doesn’t love a good amusement park?

This list includes theme and amusement parks in the southwest of France for small kids, teenagers as well as adults.