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  • Mediterranean Fennel Salad Orange Slices, and Walnuts

    Mediterranean Fennel Salad Orange Slices, and Walnuts   How many of you regularly eat fennel? Here is your chance to prepare and eat it with familiar tastes. Besides, it takes only ten or fifteen minutes to prepare!   Ingredients for… Read full article

  • History and Geography of the Olympic Games in Ancient …

    History and Geography of the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece The games honored Zeus, supreme god of all the Greeks and ruler of the sky (Zeus’s brothers Poseidon and Hades ruled the sea and the Underworld, respectively). The Olympic games… Read full article

  • Mamma Elena’s Recipe for Eggs with Tomatoes

    Mamma Elena’s Recipe for Eggs with Tomatoes My mother loved eggs. She liked them fried, soft or hard-boiled. I never knew whether she invented this recipe with tomatoes, but it has become one of my favorites as well as my… Read full article

  • A Guide’s Guide to the Best Travel Guide Books (and websites)

      A Guide’s Guide to the Best Travel Guide Books and Websites With the massive amount of information available for travel planning these days, it’s hard to know where to begin.  That’s why we suggest first considering what your specific… Read full article

  • The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll

    The Tour de France Companion by Bob Roll Bob Roll’s Nuts, Bolts and Spokes on the famous Tour This is a great book, just out, for those of us who haven’t had time to follow the Tour de France every year… Read full article

  • Daily Bicycle Maintenance: Paying Attention to Your Bike

    Daily Bicycle Maintenance: Paying Attention to Your Bike by Rich Young, ExperiencePlus! Tech Guy One of the best things about bikes is their elegant simplicity. But when it comes to keeping your bike running smoothly, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.… Read full article

  • Savoring Provence

    Savoring Provence Sabrina Moriconi, Tour Leader for ExperiencePlus!, guides us on the Walking Van Gogh’s Provence tour   Sometimes I wonder what it is that ties me to France. My father is Italian from a small Tuscan sea town. I… Read full article

  • Dave sees Lance Win 6 in a Row! Race 2004 Customer Report

    Dave sees Lance Win 6 in a Row ! Race 2004 Customer Report Bike Trip to Race 2004 or Dave Sees Lance Armstrong win six in a row or Dave Decides to do more Training Next Time by Dave Mabee… Read full article

  • History and Geography of the Camino de Santiago in Spain

    History and Geography of the Camino de Santiago in Spain St. James the Greater was the brother of John the Evangelist. The brothers were converted to Christianity by St. John the Baptist. James was martyred in 44 A.D. in Palestine… Read full article

  • Bicycling Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna

    Bicycling Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna A Bike Tour Review by Claudio Strocchi of ExperiencePlus! There is a famous saying in Italian: "The history and the art of Italy’s different regions were determined by the food people eat in each of these… Read full article

  • Roast Pork, Porchetta Style

    Roast Pork, Porchetta Style Joeann Gutowski of the Fort Collins office shares a recipe for roast pork, porchetta style. In Italy, porchetta (por-KET-ta) is prepared as a whole pig stuffed with garlic and herbs and roasted over a wood fire.… Read full article

  • Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180 by Mike Magnuson

    Heft on Wheels: A Field Guide to Doing a 180 by Mike Magnuson Heft on Wheels makes no secret of its subject matter. On the front, we have a photo of author Mike Magnuson, naked, obese and miserable riding his… Read full article

  • Read Any Good Books Lately?

    Read Any Good Books Lately? We usually try to make sure our book reviews have at least something to do with cycling, or hiking, or the places we visit and their history. But that’s not all we read! At a… Read full article

  • Learning to See

    Learning to See Whether pedaling through the countryside on a bicycle or walking a trail in a natural area, you can enrich your experience by practicing these simple principles:     Take frequent breaks to observe your surroundings. I mean,… Read full article

  • Al Young, Shifting Gears, My Global Bike Odyssey (including an interview with the author)

    Al Young, Shifting Gears, My Global Bike Odyssey (including an interview with the author) Shifting Gears: My Global Bike Odyssey by Al Young   Trafford Publishing, Victoria, 2005 (See the end of the review for details on how to purchase… Read full article

  • Living Art History on the Camino de Santiago

    Living Art History on the Camino de Santiago On tour, topics at dinner vary between talking about the day’s ride or hike, past trips and future trips and everything in between. It isn’t long though before I inevitably am asked… Read full article

  • Latin American Caramel Flan

    Latin American Caramel Flan Flan is a traditional desert from Mexico and is popular all over South and Central America. It is an excellent finish for a spicy dinner. Emma Wells and Corey Odell made this recipe for the ExperiencePlus!… Read full article

  • Tuscan-Style Baked Cannellini Beans with Rosemary and Garlic

    Tuscan-Style Baked Cannellini Beans with Rosemary and Garlic   Baking beans in a covered dish in slow oven heat allows them to soften without their skins puckering and separating. Another version of baked beans calls for onions, thyme and sage… Read full article