Tips & Reviews
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
Three Off-Season Secrets
As an operator that runs most of our trips in Europe, our trip calendar is driven by the ebb and flow of peak- and off-season travel. That is to say, what ExperiencePlus! defines as peak- and off-peak season. For instance,… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
Never lose your luggage again
Two times within one month I had the the displeasure of watching my boyfriend go through the agony of trying to find lost luggage. The first time was arriving home on an airport shuttle only to discover another passenger had… Read full article
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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 her to climb with a powerful, quick cadence. On the… Read full article
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E-Bikes, Past, Present and Future Trends
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Armed with sun sleeves
I’m always a bit nervous at the beginning of each cycling season when it’s warm enough to don a short sleeve jersey and shorts. Aside from my alabaster skin blinding anyone within a quarter-mile radius, those first days of full… Read full article
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What’s In My Rear Rack Pack
On every ExperiencePlus! trip we provide a rear rack pack to carry the items you’ll need during your ride. As with any kind of packing, there is a delicate balance between bringing what you may need and overpacking. I have… Read full article
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An insider’s look at the new Gravel Explorer Tour style
When ExperiencePlus! started developing new tour styles in 2018, little did we know the pandemic would prevent us from launching our inaugural Gravel Explorer tours until 2022. Now that the season is getting underway and we’ve sold out our May… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
Travel Photography Tips for Your Next Tour
By Kevin Wenning – Kevin just finished a private tour that he organized through Southern Tuscany, here he shares some technical and easy to implement tips for taking great photos. Have you ever been determined to come home with better… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
The Future Of Travel – Health and Safety
Speculation about who, how, when and what the future of travel will look like fills my inbox every day. In an effort to summarize all the ideas and speculation we have started a new series in our newsletter called the… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
The Future Of Travel – Traveler Preferences
Speculation about who, how, when and what the future of travel will look like fills my inbox every day. Newsletters from every corner of the travel industry include surveys, articles and industry experts imagining what will happen next. The World… Read full article
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Travel Books To Dream With
With the seasons changing, and this year keeping most of us home bound, it seems like the best antidote to the travel bug might be to hunker down with a book and get lost in the stories of others’ travels. … Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
The Future Of Travel – Airline Travel Trends
Speculation about who, how, when and what the future of travel will look like fills my inbox every day. Newsletters from every corner of the travel industry include surveys, articles and industry experts imagining what will happen next. It is… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
Travel insurance basics
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About ExperiencePlus! / Tips & Reviews / Travel Tips
What’s All the “Plus!” About?
The Long and Short of our Bicycle Tours If you’ve poked around the tour finder on our website, or been on tour with us, you’ve likely noticed many of our bicycle tour itineraries have two departure length options: a short … Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
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 our bicycle tours filled with phenomenal routes and deep dives… Read full article
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Tips & Reviews / Travel Planning
Summer Cycling: Pro Tips For Keeping Cool
Summer is here which will inevitably lead to some hot days for cycling. We’ve got a few tips to keep you cool(ish) while riding, but before we jump into our tips for keeping cool, let’s revisit some of our old… Read full article
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Escape with these great virtual getaways
Virtual Experiences Throughout The World As most vacation plans remain in limbo we’re continuing to keep the sense of adventure alive with creative alternatives. Until we are all able physically hit the road, we’ve got a few virtual escapes that… Read full article
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Bike Maintenance 101
Many of us are finding ourselves with a bit of spare time on our hands, and in the northern hemisphere spring is finally beginning to blossom. So what better time to refresh your bike maintenance knowledge – or learn a… Read full article