Highlights & Stories
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Seasons of Spain
Cycling Spain’s Seasons Spring, Summer, Fall As Europe’s third largest country, there’s no shortage of things to see and do in Spain. Fortunately for cyclists, Spain’s climate is ideal for cycling almost year-round. While the Pyrenees certainly see snow in… Read full article
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Croatia / France / Germany / Highlights & Stories / Hungary
#ShareSomething: Cyclist’s Memories from the Road
Our Travelers’ Favorite Moments From Tour From the best meal to the perfect stretch of road, we love hearing about your favorite moments on tour. A few of our travelers shared some of their favorite memories from tour in 2016!… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / Portugal
Portugal In Depth
Portugal In Depth Travel expert Norie Quintos joins July Portuguese Camino bike tour. ExperiencePlus! has added a special guest to its July departure of “Cycling the Portuguese Camino Plus Santiago” A noted writer, editor, photographer, and travel expert, Norie Quintos… Read full article
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An Italian Cycling Expedition: Alps to the Adriatic
An Italian Cycling Expedition: Alps to the Adriatic Q&A With Tour Leader Lisa Merighi We asked ExperiencePlus! Tour Leader and Expedition Expert Lisa Merighi to share some highlights about the 2017 Alps to Adriatic tour. Lisa has guided most… Read full article
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Personal “Pluses” Bicycling Verdant Umbria: Saint Francis’s Assisi
Personal “Pluses” On Bicycling Verdant Umbria: Saint Francis of Assisi ExperiencePlus! Traveler Shares Her Tale From Tour ExperiencePlus! rider Viola Canales has been on a number of tours with ExperiencePlus! In this article she shares her story of finding unexpected… Read full article
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Back and Better Than Ever: Cycling Italy’s Dolomites
Italy’s Dolomites are Calling 6 Reasons You Should Answer Trying to decide where to ride next year? We have got a few reasons for you to consider fine-tuning your photography skills and gearing up your climbing legs to cycle Italy’s… Read full article
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Spanish Tapas
Simply Spanish Tapas: Entertaining Made Easy The first time I traveled to Spain I ordered a glass of wine in a bar and along with it came a tiny assortment of bite-size appetizers. I did my best to explain in… Read full article
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Singing Barcelona’s Praises
Everyone is Doing it Here’s why When Barcelona comes up in conversation it is always met with an elevated level of excitement by those who have traveled there. Globetrotters and first-time travelers alike seem to immediately become enraptured by the… Read full article
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Highlights & Stories / South Africa
Five Reasons to Visit South Africa
Five Reasons to Visit South Africa “Lions freely roam vast game reserves such as Kruger National Park, vineyards stretch across the Cape Winelands, and mountains cascade into the sea along miles of beaches. In addition to dream safaris and romantic… Read full article
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Recipe: German Pretzel
Search For The Perfect Pretzel Bavaria Is Hard To Beat I love travel for the endless opportunity to experience new cultures and cuisines. As a German native, one of the few culinary delights that I’ve longed for since moving to Colorado… Read full article
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Our S.A.T.T. Winner’s Report On Bicycling Umbria!
She Went, She Saw, She Cycled Q&A with S.A.T.T winner Elissa Pitts Elissa Pitts was one of our two, 2016 Send a Teacher Traveling (S.A.T.T) award winners. This summer she cycled Verdant Umbria Plus! Todi and Orvieto and we thought we’d… Read full article
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Croatia / Highlights & Stories
Soaking in Split
The “Split List” City sights you don’t want to miss in Split, Croatia Split, Croatia’s second largest city, is a major gateway to endless options for exploring the breathtaking islands of Dalmatia’s Coast. The waterfront city is a seamless combination… Read full article
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Bring the crew – bring your friends and family along
Let’s Roll! Three great bike tours worth bringing everyone along for the ride Looking to for an excuse to get a group of friends together for a bike tour in Europe? Trying to organize a family vacation and would love… Read full article
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Seeking Supper: Adventures in Sète
New Friends And Local Favorites ExperiencePlus! Riders Find The Perfect Dinner Though it may sound counter intuitive, one of the most important elements of tour design and pre-trip planning is making space for spontaneous exploration and discovery. After all, it is sometimes… Read full article
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Little Blue’s Big Adventure
A Bike’s-Eye View Cycling the South of France Hey there, Little Blue here! Or, as the mechanics tend to call me, bike model Ti73/1. I’m part of the ExperiencePlus! bike fleet and have arguably the worlds greatest job! Each cycling… Read full article
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Umbria Here I Come
Orvieto, I Can’t Wait to Meet You On my way to checking one more experience off my bucket list. Umbria your green hills and lush valleys have called me back since I first roamed through your rich bounty back in 2004. I’m… Read full article
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About ExperiencePlus! / South Africa / Staff Spotlight
Tour Leader Rick Lankford Explores South Africa
A Cycling Expedition Across South Africa Q & A with Rick Lankford ExperiencePlus! Tour Leader Rick Lankford recently scouted our 2017 Expedition route in South Africa. After his return home, we asked Rick to report back on his journey and… Read full article