Au départ, l’idée est d’abord de faire une simple agence de voyage. Cela fait plus de 20 ans que j'organise du voyage sur-mesure dans toute l'Amérique Latine et "grâce" au Covid et la nécessité de se réinventer, l'idée m'est venue naturellement de se lancer dans un projet touristique local qui aurait du sens pour moi dans le contexte actuel. Partir donc de mon expérience en voyage sur-mesure sur le long courrier et l'adapter au voyage local. 

As I know the Normandy region fairly well and have family ties there, I decided to set up a travel agency in the glamorous coastal city of Deauville, on the outskirts of Paris (2h drive). The region is beautiful, full of potential and there is still a lot to offer, especially in the interior of Calvados.

In March 2020, on the verge of signing my lease contract, I decide to put the project on hold… too risky, little visibility on what will happen… In short, let the storm pass and refine the idea. 

As we went out of lockdown, at the beginning of June, the project started to take shape. The lockdown was behind us, I had time to think about it and especially thanks to 'La Serre' a work seminar we organized with Terra Group, focusing on post COVID green transition in travel,  and the various brainstorming workshops conducted at the home of our friend and partner Togezer This gave me enough material to review and fine-tune my local travel agency project, which ended up being still too risky at that time given the pandemic...  I just had to wait for the right time and in the meantime, continue to explore the idea and improve it!

In Paris, the electric bicycle is booming and the exodus to the Normandy countryside begins in early June. The town hall of Deauville, with whom I have been in contact for a few weeks, supports many projects and is looking at expanding its range of services around cycling... Cycle lane are developping fast and many green lanes are still being studied.

Finally and after some talks with the Mayor and the city council, I had the opportunity to rent a local in a great location. We are located on Deauville 's peninsula, opposite the marina and the entrance to the Pierre & Vacances residences, very close to the two new towers. This prime location also has the advantage of being around 100 meters from the train station and a stone's throw from the Tourist Office. This recently renovated district is in full expansion and is mainly accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.