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    Ragú Pasta Sauce

    Ragú is comfort food Italian style for the Malpezzi Price family. Simple ingredients combine to form a delicious sauce for your favorite pasta. The meat sauce is a Bolognese style meat sauce, preferably made with ground beef or a mixture of ground… Read full article

  • 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 in all shapes and sizes but if you are looking… Read full article

  • Why I Bike: Episode 9

    Becca Austin (ExperiencePlus! Customer) My ride to work yesterday was so fulfilling (in more ways than one – there were 7 Bike to Work Breakfast Stations along my route) that I decided to do it again this morning. Who can… Read full article

  • Yep, It’s Winter. Take Your Work-Out Inside…

    and Reap the Benefits. By Leah Barrett, Nutritionist and Wellness Counselor at become fit in Fort Collins, Colorado OK, some of you are hard-core and no matter how cold or wet or windy it gets out there, you will not… Read full article

  • Brunelleschi’s Dome by Ross King

    Reviewed by ExperiencePlus! Customer Bill Giovanazzo. She lay there, basking in the sun of a Tuscan August. Her beauty is beyond any of her kind. She is the queen of the Renaissance, Firenze. She is the queen mother who gave… Read full article

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    Tales from the Road: Costa Rica

    At ExperiencePlus! we believe that a bicycle tour should allow you the freedom to travel at your own pace and the opportunity to experience another environment and culture in your own way. We provide you with tools so you have… Read full article

  • A Bell for Adano by John Hersey

    Reviewed by ExperiencePlus! Customer Bill Giovanazzo Italy, Italia, is unique in the world. From the voluptuous bosom of the Tuscan hills to the fishing towns on Apulia’s Adriatic coast, the culture of this ancient land, of these loving people, affirms… Read full article

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    Adventures in Passport Renewal

    By ExperiencePlus! Customer Steve Johnson Wednesday, September 1, 2010 8 PM With less than 24 hours until a scheduled departure to join one of  ExperiencePlus! partner tours (TourzPlus!) to bicycle in Croatia, I started to check-in online for the Lufthansa… Read full article

  • Beet and Feta Salad with Honey-Oregano Vinaigrette

    Beet and Feta Salad with Honey-Oregano Vinaigrette This month Paola invites her colleague, Ellen Brinks, to share her beet recipe. “Beet and Feta Salad works well as a side dish, but easily serves as a main-dish summer salad when accompanied… Read full article

  • An ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tour customer atop Mt Ventoux

    Why I Bike: Episode 8

    Scott Cooley (ExperiencePlus! Customer) It makes me feel like a kid again.  Remember what it was like when you first learned to ride a bike?  It wasn’t only about expanding the size of your world, it was about the feeling… Read full article

  • An ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tour customer atop Mt Ventoux

    Why I Bike: Episode 7

    Dave Forester (ExperiencePlus! Customer): Given my poor golf scores, it is a better use of my time to spend a few hours biking the local byways than searching for small white balls in tall grass. More exercise, less frustration, and… Read full article

  • From Paola’s Kitchen: Cold Borscht Soup

    When Rick and I were in Poland about to begin our Krakow to Budapest bike tour in 2009 I tasted a delicious borscht soup. This recipe reminds me of that soup, although my memory may be faulty after a year!… Read full article

  • Bicycle through History in Sicily in Preparation for …

    Sicily looms large in the minds of Americans when they think of Italy because this, the largest island in the Mediterranean region, sent something like a million and a half Sicilians emigrants to the US in the early part of… Read full article

  • Keep Your Sunscreen Out This Winter

    Join ExperiencePlus! in Costa Rica Now is the time to plan your escape from cold winter temperatures that are, unfortunately, lurking just around the corner. Costa Rica offers you sunshine, great bicycle rides, tropical rainforests, white-sand beaches, active volcanoes, hot… Read full article

  • Get Out and Ride

    Get Out and Ride (even if you don’t feel like it) By Leah Barrett, MS, LCSW Nutritionist / Wellness Counselor at become fit in Fort Collins, Colorado So, you’ve signed up for a fabulous bicycle trip with Experience Plus! and… Read full article

  • Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents

    by Jim Maluso – Reviewed by Monica Malpezzi Price In “Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents,” author Jim Maluso sets himself up as an anti-hero who, instead of aspiring to climb to the highest points on… Read full article

  • Joe Friel’s Health Benefits of Cycling

    by Joe Friel It can be difficult to keep up an exercise program, especially if you don’t see results right away in the mirror or on the scales. After all, the No. 1 reason most people workout is to look… Read full article

  • Discovering Northern Argentina with Javier Lardone

    When I was asked to write about our Discover Northern Argentina bike tours, the first thing that came to my mind was: how do I begin to describe this place? If I could only use one word, undoubtedly it would… Read full article