
About ExperiencePlus!

About ExperiencePlus!
Get to Know Your Tour Leaders: Enrico Dal Monte
Enrico was born in Italy and has been leading tours for ExperiencePlus! in Belgium, Spain, France, and Italy since 2010, and has very quickly become one of our most popular... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!
2013’s Greatest Hits on the ExperiencePlus! Facebook...
With the beginning of the New Year we thought we’d highlight some of 2013’s most popular features on the joys of travel and bicycling from the ExperiencePlus! facebook page. We... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Confessions of a Tandem Cyclist
Jim and Sari Rosokoff live in Glastonbury, CT, a suburb of Hartford. Three years ago, Jim retired after 32 years as a solo dermatologist, after being inspired by other retired... Read More »

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Cristina Taioli’s 2014 Travels in the United States
Every winter, Cristina Taioli, longtime bicycle tour leader for ExperiencePlus! bicycle tours, spends a month traveling in the United States meeting up with past travelers and hosting happy hours and... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
ExperiencePlus! Traveler Gary Faris
This month we check in with ExperiencePlus! traveler Gary Faris. Gary has lived in Ft Collins, Colorado since 1974 and retired in April 2012. One of his projects caught our... Read More »

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Meet Your Tour Leaders: Silvija Vukusic
Silvija was born in Split, Croatia and has been leading tours for ExperiencePlus! since 2008 mostly in her home country but in the past few years she’s also used her... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Traveler’s Stories: Shirley Mangione
Shirley Mangione has done an ExperiencePlus! cycling trip each year since 2010 and in 2013 she will do two including Catalonia’s Costa Brava in Spain and Puglia in southern Italy.... Read More »

News, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
2013 Send A Teacher Traveling Winner
ExperiencePlus! is very pleased to announce that Kelly Barofsky a 1st grade teacher from Prospect Elementary School in Clarendon Hills, Illinois is our 2013 Send A Teacher Traveling Award (S.A.T.T.)... Read More »

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Meet Your Tour Leaders: Cristina Taioli Tours the US
I think I have one of the nicest jobs…biking in Italy and Europe! For the past two winters I’ve been fortunate to spend a month in the States visiting with... Read More »

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Meet Your Tour Leaders: Lisa Merighi
Though 2013 will mark only her third season with ExperiencePlus! Lisa Merighi has quickly become one of our traveler’s favorite tour leaders. We thought it high time we all had... Read More »

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The 2013 ExperiencePlus! Gift List
Holiday shoppers don’t despair over ideas – it is time once again for the ExperiencePlus! Staff Gift List! From our Headquarters in Forlí, Italy: Monica Price – Co-Owner: Chariot Cougar... Read More »

Destinations: Germany, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Bicycling Bavaria’s Back Roads
Join ExperiencePlus! this summer to Bicycle Bavaria’s Back Roads and discover a wonderful mixture of history, and the fairy tale landscapes of the brothers Grimm. Today some of the best-preserved... Read More »

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Accommodations We Love – Part 7
If our itinerary descriptions have whetted your appetite and you’re starting to daydream, let us help you set the stage with these splendid backdrops. Proudly announcing Accommodations We Love Part... Read More »

Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
40th Anniversary Bike Across Italy
By ExperiencePlus! traveler Tamsen Granger I just got back from the ExperiencePlus! 40th Anniversary Bike Across Italy Tour – Pisa to Venice- what a trip! It was 12 days of... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Destinations: Spain
Camino de Santiago – Roncesvalles to Santiago
Guy Cunningham joined ExperiencePlus! on the June 1 – 15, 2012 departure of the Camino de Santiago – Roncesvalles to Santiago and fortunately for all of us he kept a... Read More »

Destinations: France, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
My Trip of a Lifetime by Sally Miller
I just completed the trip of my lifetime which is more commonly known as Bicycling the Best of Provence Plus! and the Luberon and Aix tour with ExperiencePlus!. I was... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!, Travel Planning: Hotel Recommendations
Accommodations We Love – Part 6
We’ve chosen several multi-night stays in this edition of Accommodations We Love. We don’t stay longer at these hotels because we fear you’ll never want to leave! Read up on... Read More »

Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
A Healing Journey
By ExperiencePlus! Traveler Sally LaVenture Our dream had been to ride bikes through the Italian countryside on my 60th birthday. But life got in the way, or really I should... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!, Travel Planning: Hotel Recommendations
Accommodations We Love – Part 5
Cycling the Best of Southern Tuscany Piccolo Hotel La Valle is situated just outside the walls of the hilltop town of Pienza, a UNESCO Heritage Site which is also famous... Read More »

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An Italian Tour Leader Tours America
Italian tour leader Cristina Taioli spent March traveling through Texas, Colorado and Florida visiting ExperiencePlus! alum, hosting happy hours and talking about her extensive travels throughout the world and particularly... Read More »

Destinations: Argentina, Destinations: Chile, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
que dia es hoy – patagonia
This month we’d like to share a very entertaining blog from Hess Kim who was on the December 10 – 20, 2011, Bicycling Patagonia’s Lake District Plus! the Island of... Read More »

Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Adventures in Tuscany
June Wheeler and her partner Peter Herzog hail from the flatlands of Minnesota and completed their 7th ExperiencePlus! tour, Bicycling the Best of Southern Tuscany Plus! Florence in September 2011. ... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!, Travel Planning: Hotel Recommendations
Accommodations We Love – Part 4
Cycling the Languedoc Our hotel in Nimes on day one of the Cycling the Languedoc tour is one with a rich history and is newly renovated and refurbished in modern... Read More »

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ExperiencePlus! Staff Gift Ideas
It’s time once again for the ExperiencePlus! Not Really Annual Christmas Gift Recommendations. About every other year ExperiencePlus! staff put together a list of what they consider to be the... Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!, Travel Planning: Hotel Recommendations
Accommodations We Love – Part 2
Cycling Piemonte Plus! Lago Maggiore: The 18th century Tenimento Castle in Piedmont sits amidst expansive grounds and the lovely green space invites you to relax and enjoy the spacious central... Read More »