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The Perfect Gift(s)
Bicycle gear for warm weather or cold weather and more. Suggestions from our staff and tour leaders for the cyclists and non-cyclists in your life. The Price Family Monica Malpezzi… Read More »
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6 Tips for Surviving Winter Cycling
6 Tips for Surviving Winter Cycling Don’t let the cold weather keep you off your bike. We’ve got a few suggestions to keep you safe and warm as we enter... Read More »
Travel Tips
Summer Cycling: Pro Tips For Keeping Cool
Though we do our best to plan our bicycle tour departures during the most ideal cycling seasons, weather is ultimately an uncontrollable factor. Despite our best efforts, heat waves do... Read More »
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Why Spring? The List is Long…
And the time is near! Spring is just around the corner and there is no reason to miss out on one of the best bicycle touring seasons in Europe. Along... Read More »
Destinations, Travel Tips
Top 4 Tours for a Culture Fix
4 Great Tours for a Cultural Fix Bicycle travel is a great way to get a taste for local culture – in its many forms. Here are a few of... Read More »
Travel Tips
What happens after you book your cycling trip with...
You Booked Your Bicycle Tour! Now what? Pure magic and exhilarating joy! And aside from that, also some planning that we gladly help you with. Step 1 – We need... Read More »
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Q&A With Photographer Paolo Vallicelli
Four Tips for Photographers Q&A with photographer Paolo Vallicelli Based in the hills of Bertinoro, Italy, professional photographer Paolo Vallicelli has taken many of ExperiencePlus!’s travel photos. We asked Paolo... Read More »
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Culinary Considerations
Culinary Considerations Adventures In Breaking Bread And Routine One of the many things I love about traveling is the way it allows me to insert myself into a new culture... Read More »
Destinations: South Africa, Travel Tips
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... Read More »
Travel Planning: Pre and Post Tour Planning, Travel Tips
Finding Flights Just Got Easier
Save Time and Money When Booking Your Flights Flight Arrangements Made Easy With Exito Travel Booking a flight can be somewhat of a grueling, not to mention time consuming, process.... Read More »
Destinations: Croatia, Travel Tips
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... Read More »
Recipes, Travel Tips
Recipe: Picnicking While on a Bike Tour
Lunch on the Roll Ride until your hungry … or can’t get enough of the view Cycling can certainly kick one’s appetite into gear, and a picnic lunch is a... Read More »
Travel Planning: How to Plan a Vacation, Travel Planning: Pre and Post Tour Planning, Travel Tips
Six Useful Websites for Travel Planning
Though the following websites will not greet you with a smile or deliver luggage to your room, they are useful tools when mapping out travel options for getting to and... Read More »
Travel Tips
Tours That Challenge and Thrill
Some tours are meant to challenge and thrill. They take you off the beaten path and give you the satisfaction that comes with cycling over mountains or riding long distances.... Read More »
Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Travel Tips
She’s Back – The 2014 SATT Winner
Jacqueline Malanga was the winner of the 2014 Send a Teacher Traveling Award and she’s recently returned from the ExperiencePlus! Bike Across Italy: Venice to Pisa ride so we thought... Read More »
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A Rule For Stronger Photos…Or Not
Tool of thirds Want a simple, classic design principal that will instantly make your pictures more dynamic and interesting? The rule of thirds is it. What’s the Rule of Thirds?... Read More »
Travel Tips
The Three Essential Travel Photos
The Three Essential Travel Photos What are the key pictures you should bring back from your next trip? Photos that tell the story of your vacation – the people you... Read More »
Travel Tips
Three Secrets to Stunning Travel Photos
By John Giebler, ExperiencePlus! Director of Tours Are you proud of your travel photos? I mean, when you come back from a trip, do people beg to see them? Or... Read More »
Travel Planning: Money, Travel Tips
Tips for Using Your Credit Card Internationally
With the increase in fraud and identity theft using your credit card overseas is getting trickier and more expensive as credit card companies add transaction fees that typically run 3%... Read More »
Travel Planning: How to Plan a Vacation, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Travel Tips
Bicycling Vacations: Stress Free Fun For Friends and Family
We at ExperiencePlus! have noticed an interesting trend amongst our travelers: more and more folks are inviting friends and family to join them on their bicycling vacation. These groups come... Read More »
Travel Tips
Shopping Tips
Shopping Tips “…a good argument for traveling light and trying out new adventures.” E.B. White Whether it’s antiques from France, pottery from Italy, honey or rugs from Greece, gala Flamenco... Read More »
Travel Tips
Trekking with Trekking Poles
Trekking with Trekking Poles by Julie Horton, Customer Service Specialist, ExperiencePlus! Specialty Tours, Inc. There are many excuses for not using trekking poles: "I’m too young to need them," "I’m... Read More »
Travel Planning: Passports and Visas, Travel Tips
How to Clear US Customs Faster
Our Travel Tip this month comes from longtime customer and frequent traveler, Dave Forester. Here’s what Dave suggests to save time clearing US Customs. Enroll in the U.S. Customs &... Read More »
Travel Planning: Packing, Travel Tips
Ten Days in a Carry-On
ExperiencePlus! continues our Travel Tip series with a recent article from the New York Times that literally shows you how to pack for “10 Days in a Carry-On” published May... Read More »