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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… Read More »
Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
First bike tour renews family’s spirit
A number of years ago, former ExperiencePlus! employee Ian Wells took part of his family on their first-ever EP bicycle tour. They weren’t experienced cyclists and some members of the... Read More »
About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
3 Perspectives On Touring With E-bikes
I have known Janice and Larry for more than 20 years. I met Janice through our local women’s mountain biking club. Janice’s svelte, steely physique and superior VO2 max allow... Read More »
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Finding the Plus! on her First-ever Bike Tour
Those of us who love bicycle touring know that our reasons for doing so are as varied as the places we choose to explore. But making a decision on where... Read More »
About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Fifteen and Counting. . .
In 2022, ExperiencePlus! celebrates 50 years of guiding award-winning bicycle tours throughout Europe and beyond. Customer referrals and repeat travelers have helped us build a company that is recognized for... Read More »
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Personal “Pluses” Bicycling Verdant Umbria:...
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!... Read More »
Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Travel Stories
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... Read More »
Travel Planning: Food and Meals, Destinations: France, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Travel Stories
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... Read More »
Destinations: France, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
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.... Read More »
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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... Read More »
About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Destinations: Spain
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... Read More »
Destinations: Austria, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Destinations: Slovenia
Enjoying the Lakes of Austria and Slovenia
Eastern Austria is less frequented by Americans than, say, Vienna or Salzburg. But while it cannot rival the historic and cultural significance of those three-star attractions, it can certainly hold... Read More »
About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Destinations: Spain
Cyclists of Spain by Guy Lothian
ExperiencePlus! traveler Guy Lothian impressed us with his talent for words and we love this ode that was inspired by “an afternoon encounter with some serious local cyclists” during the... 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 »
Reviews, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
If I Only Had A Brain – by Dennis Globus
A few months back I received an email from a longtime traveler of ours who asked if someone at our office would be willing to review his new self-published book... Read More »
Destinations: Argentina, Destinations: Chile, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Bicycle Patagonia: It Doesn’t Get Better Than This
By ExperiencePlus! travelers Starr and Phil Teague The Patagonia Lakes District Plus! the Island of Chiloé bicycle trip was one of our best vacation experiences ever. The biking was challenging... Read More »
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2014 Send A Teacher Traveling Award Winner
ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours is very pleased to introduce you to the 2014 Send A Teacher Traveling Award Winner – Jacqueline Malanga! What were your first thoughts when you received Maria... 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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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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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 »
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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 »
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 »
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 »