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A Brief Introduction to the Highlights of Alsace
Alsace is arguably the most unique region of France. As a place that has changed hands five times between France and Germany over the last 150 years, it is now… Read More »

About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight, Travel Stories
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 »

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 »

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 »

Destinations: Italy
11 Things I Love About Bicycling Venice and the Dolomites
By ExperiencePlus! Tour Leader Gabriel Donati Looking for a bicycle ride that crosses cultural and geographical regions? Where you’ll see a radical change in scenery from the first to the last day? A... Read More »

Destinations: Czech Republic
6 Reasons to Bicycle the Czech Republic
As a new mother (Lidia turned two a few months ago), I haven’t been on many bike tours the past 3 years, but this past summer I was able to... Read More »

Destinations: Italy
Cyclist Seeks Puglian Cheese and Curious Cows
Selecting a bonus “theme” to take with me on my ExperiencePlus! cycling trips has always enhanced my excitement and sense of discovery about an area. When I found out I... Read More »

Destinations: Italy
Bicycling the Italian Lakes
Several years ago a friend gave me a fridge magnet featuring the Madonna del Ghisallo – the Patron Saint of Bicyclist. I was thrilled and immediately affixed the magnet to... 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: Chile
Cycling and Sampling in Chile’s Wine Country
Chile’s central valley is home to many of Chile’s top wineries, nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains it’s the perfect climate for growing grapes. Landscapes are reminiscent... 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 »

Destinations: France
Cycling the Languedoc
From the moment I climbed on my bike and began pedaling through the streets in the heart of French villages, I was giddy—this is too cool. With sweeping panoramas, Cathar... 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 »

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
How I Bicycled Across Italy In 12 Days
By ExperiencePlus! traveler JR Meda June 11: My wife, Cheri and I had waited a year to finally fly from Denver to Frankfurt, Germany on the 1st segment of our... 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 »

Destinations: Argentina
Cycling Northern Argentina – Get Off the Beaten Path
Would you like to ride through multi-colored canyons, rich tropical and cloud forests, green valleys dotted with vineyards and estancias, across surreal salt flats, through mountain valleys? Northern Argentina has... Read More »

Destinations: France
Bicycling the Best of Provence
Just when you thought Provence couldn’t get any better ExperiencePlus! has combined two of our most popular tours in France to create one spectacular tour that has it all. Drawing... Read More »

Destinations: France
New in France – Cycling the Languedoc
Cycling the Languedoc (Plus! French Catalonia) With a variety of landscapes bathed by the Mediterranean sun and connected with a vast network of small country roads that extend from the... Read More »

Destinations: Scotland
Bicycling Scotland’s Highlands
The cat is out of the bag, we have another new favorite cycling destination—Scotland. I was fortunate enough to join the inaugural group on our 11-day Bicycling Scotland’s Highlands Coast... Read More »

Destinations: Italy, About ExperiencePlus!: Rider Spotlight
Bicycling Italy’s Veneto and the Dolomites –...
Each year at least one or two of our travelers registers for a bicycling trip that they’ve done previously. With so many places in the world to bicycle, we wonder,... Read More »

Destinations: Chile
Patagonia Day 9 – 10 Chiloe Island
After our penguin viewing, seafood eating transfer to Chiloé, we had high expectations for our time near Castro. Unlike some hotels that claim to be “on the water”, Palafito definitely... Read More »

Destinations: Scotland
Bicycling Scotland’s Highlands Plus – the Isle...
ExperiencePlus!’s bicycling trip across Scotland was born of customer requests to offer a cycling itinerary in the United Kingdom, and what an option this Coast to Coast trip is! Scotland... Read More »

Destinations: Chile
Chile: A New Destination with a Familiar Twist
In October 2009 I was fortunate enough to head south and help lead our inaugural bicycle tour through Chile’s wine country. ExperiencePlus! is proud to be one of the first... Read More »

Destinations: Italy
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... Read More »