Highlights & Stories
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Recipe: Insalata Di Farro (Cold Farro Salad)
Umbria’s Great Grain A versatile and easy addition to summer meals. Walk through a farmers market in Italy and you’ll experience the country’s deeply rooted passion for fresh food. Noses plunge into bunches of basil and against melons as shoppers… Read full article
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Argentina / Highlights & Stories
Cuesta de Lipan – A Bicycle Ride Like No Other
Conquering The Cuesta de Lipan Challenges and rewards of cycling a high-altitude mountain pass I have been captivated by the thought of riding the Cuesta de Lipan since 2008 when ExperiencePlus! first offered the Bicycling Northern Argentina (Plus! The Ruins… Read full article
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Recipe: Chile’s Take on the Pisco Sour
The Pisco Sour Cool drink. Hot debate. After a day of cycling along the stunning beaches of Chile’s Central Coast and landing in the little fishing village of Duao, ExperiencePlus! riders found one pisco sour recipe in particular that might be… Read full article
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Traveler John Owen Paints Provence
A Painter’s Cycling Journey Through Provence Q & A with ExperiencePlus! Traveler John Owens John Owen has been commuting by bicycle since 1971 when he rode to the University of Washington. He and his wife Joan Andersen also like to… Read full article
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Germany / Highlights & Stories
Cycling Bavaria’s Romantic Road
“As Pretty As It Gets” ~ Cycling Bavaria’s Romantic Road Ride Across The Land of Storybook Villages To the Base of the Austrian Alps “This is as pretty as a tour can get” says Joan Escosura, Tour Manager of Germany, Spain,… Read full article
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My First Bike Tour
My First Bike Tour Conquering Fear and Finding Bliss Last fall, with no bike travel experience or real training to speak of, I went on my first guided cycling tour. It was my husband’s enthusiastic “bike touring conversion” that started… Read full article
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Cycling Puglia – The Secret Charms Of Southern Italy
Puglia and the Secret Charms Of Southern Italy Discover the lure of Puglia now, before it is fully “discovered.” When the rest of the world thinks of Italy, the celebrity regions and cities of the North come to mind: Tuscany,… Read full article
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My First Trip To Italy – Or Feasting In Emilia-Romagna
Eating In Italy, Or, How Pavarotti Built His Figure A Short Tale Of My Visit To The Emilia-Romagna Region Pavarotti’s was the first smile I saw in Italy. His round, beaming, welcoming face and black beard beamed sunnily from an… Read full article
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Walk On The Water – Christo’s “Floating Piers”
“Walk On The Water” Of Lake Iseo This Summer Visit Christo’s “Floating Piers” In The Italian Lakes District This summer, from June 18 to July 3, 2016, internationally-renowned environmental artist Christo will premier his latest monumental work, “The Floating Piers”, directly upon the… Read full article
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Norie Quintos Cycles The Dordogne
Reflections On A Bike Tour Of The Dordogne Q & A With Norie Quintos Norie Quintos is an Editor at Large at Nat Geo Travel Media, as well as a content strategist advising destinations and travel companies. This is her… Read full article
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2015 ExperiencePlus! – A Year in Pictures
Check out our Instagram page for a photo celebration of discovery, travel and good friends! A fun look back at a year filled with cycling, learning, eating, and levitating. Our tour leaders and travelers posted live updates from our tours in… Read full article
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Argentina / Chile / Highlights & Stories
South America – Patagonian Sunshine Awaits
The time change is a clear reminder that winter is coming. In just a few weeks it will be dark when we leave the office at 5:00 p.m. (group sigh). We all agree that the only sensible course of action… Read full article
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2015 Send A Teacher Traveling Winner
Cate Dollard was the winner of the 2015 Send a Teacher Traveling Award and she’s recently returned from the ExperiencePlus! Bicycling Scotland’s Highlands Coast to Coast ride so we thought we’d check in and see how her trip went, and how she’s incorporating… Read full article
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2016 Cycling Italy’s Lakes District
“And, Como! Thou, a treasure whom the earth keeps to herself,… thy chestnut woods and garden plots” as William Wordsworth wrote, seemingly breathlessly as he attempted to render his impressions of the marvelous Italian Lakes District into verse. You can… Read full article
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Tuscany Two Ways in 2016
ExperiencePlus! has re-imagined our popular cycling tours in Tuscany. You decide what works best for you: Classic Tuscany – Cycling the Best of Southern Tuscany (Plus! Florence) OR Explore off the beaten path and enjoy a more relaxed cycling tour on… Read full article
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France’s Highlights and Hidden Treasures
France is a complex and beautiful country to visit. Its people, food and regions are surprisingly diverse. With so many things to see and it is hard to know where to start and what to see first. Enter the “Top” sights, views, hidden… Read full article
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New Tour – Bicycling the Baroque Towns of Southeastern Sicily
2016 features two new options in Sicily and we checked in with Bea Tassinari, our Italian Country Coordinator, to see what she loves about the new 8-day Bicycling the Baroque Towns of Southeastern Sicily itinerary. What are some of the… Read full article
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One Pilgrim’s Way
You’re doing what? Why on earth….? You’re walking how far? By yourself? How long will that take you? Are you crazy? Do you speak any Spanish? Some of these questions came from friends and family, some came from me. I… Read full article