Highlights & Stories
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Costa Rica / Highlights & Stories
Warblers Wintering in Costa Rica
Warblers Wintering in Costa Rica It’s not clear how many birds migrate to Central and South America every year. Warblers, orioles, tanagers and many small birds migrate during the night and are hard to be recorded. Hawks, falcons and vultures… Read full article
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Emilia Romagna at 19 Km Per Hour
Since coming home last month (May 2007) from the Venice to Pisa ride with ExperiencePlus!, I’ve been telling all my friends it was the best vacation I have ever had. Their reaction is usually undisguised surprise. I am not known… Read full article
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France / Highlights & Stories / Italy
“Merci Beau Coup” Means “Thank You” in Italian, Too
“Merci Beau Coup” Means “Thank You” in Italian, Too The clear morning followed a special evening for our group on the Little Tour of Tuscany; the night before had been pure magic. Following a stunning meal, most of us went… Read full article
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A Taste of Patagonia: Notes from a Biker’s Journal by Linda Hayek
A Taste of Patagonia: Notes from a Biker’s Journal by Linda Hayek Linda completed the 2009 ExpeditionPlus! trip across Chile and Argentina — to read her bio click here. Friday, January 9 6:30 a.m. I was AWAKE. I had been… Read full article
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Turkey on the Eastern Horizon
Turkey on the Eastern Horizon (A reflective essay by Rick Price, Ph.D., owner of ExperiencePlus!.) Rick will accompany our new Cycling the Turquoise Coast of Turkey in May. Read about his previous travels in Turkey and why he is excited… Read full article
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Costa Rica / Highlights & Stories
Bicycling Costa Rica
Bicycling Costa Rica I had the good fortune of finding myself in Costa Rica this past February participating on our Butterflies, Bicycles and Beaches cycling tour. I’ve never been to Central America and didn’t really know what to expect, but… Read full article
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Why I Bike Episode 5
Why I Bike – Episode 5 (from our staff and tour leaders) Andro Tartaglia – ExperiencePlus! Tour Leader Croatia I enjoy riding my mountain bike in remote and quite places. It gives me an opportunity to relax and not think… Read full article
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The Shapes of Puglia
width=”100%” cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”0″ border=”0″ summary=””> The Shapes of Puglia Some of us might not be able to point out every European country on a map, but Italy’s distinctive contours make it easy to spot. When we imagine traveling there, we… Read full article
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From the Road: Bicycling Umbria
From the Road: Bicycling Umbria I just returned to Colorado from Italy, where I participated on the September 16-27 Cycling Umbria: A Pasta Addicts Delight bicycle tour. While I cycle a lot at home and knew that I could handle… Read full article
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Cycling through Chile’s Wine Country
As a geographer I am fascinated with the spread of European culture and landscapes in the new world, especially the landscapes of wine. And as a specialist in Mediterranean geography I find the migration of viticulture and wine making from Central… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / United States
Hiking Utah’s Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Hiking Utah’s Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Hiking Utah’s Arches and Canyonlands National Parks – May 2006 It seems like only yesterday since I returned from leading our hiking tour in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, based in Moab, the… Read full article
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Why I Bike: Episode 4
Bill Giovinazzo: Why do I ride? Actually, when my son was born I had always hoped that I could do something “epic” with him. That he and I could do something together that would be a memory we could have… Read full article
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Maps for Bicycling in Italy
Maps for Bicycling in Italy Good maps are the key to finding great bicycle routes. In Italy I recommend using the Italian Touring Club’s 1:200,000 series. The TCI(Touring Club Italiano) as it is called in Italy, publishes sixteen regional maps… Read full article
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Patagonia, With Gears to Spare!
Patagonia, With Gears to Spare! “It’s the freakin’ Andes, Jim!” Jim and I had been leap-frogging for the first part of the day—I’d stop to take photos and he’d pass me, then he’d stop for munchies or photos and I’d… Read full article
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Patagonia – A Tour Leader’s …
As an Argentine-American who has spent life moving around the world since childhood, I am fortunate to say that I live in a truly marvelous part of the world. Bariloche, in the Patagonian Lakes District, still takes my breath away… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / Poland Slovakia Hungary
Bicycling through Social and Economic Change in Poland, Slovakia & Hungary By Rick Price, Ph.D.
Bicycling through Social and Economic Change in Poland, Slovakia & Hungary By Rick Price, Ph.D. As I pedaled from Saint Petersburg to Istanbul in June and July of 2006 among other things I wondered how you completely “retool” an economy! … Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / New Zealand & Australia
From the Road: New Zealand – Bicycling the South Island
New Zealand – Bicycling the South Island A Bike Tour Review by Annie Apgar of ExperiencePlus! If anyone had told me when I left New Zealand that I would be returning 25 years later to cycle around the South Island… Read full article
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Why I Bike Episode 3
Igor Baccini – ExperiencePlus! Bike Fleet Manager, and Tour Leader: Such a simple question, so many answers. It’s banal to say “I bike because I like it” but it’s the first thing that comes up when I think about it… Read full article