Looking through the window of the bus that was driving me from the airport through town, I understood this trip was going to be very different. I ...
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I raised my children in a blur. I was in my early twenties when they were born and divorced before they started school. I completed college, launc...
Lauran and I met on a school bus. She was wearing a propeller hat and fake glasses with tape on the bridge and rainbow suspenders to hold the outf...
Since very early in the Backroads days, we have run annual staff rides that gather our employees in one place for a multi-day adventure. These tri...
The one thing that has always attracted me to New Zealand--and what I continue to search for while I'm leading Backroads Trips here--is the feelin...
Chi: Our fearless guide. Four-foot-ten on a good day, eighty pounds, twenty-seven years old, mother of two. She's a Sapa trekking guide and woman ...
If you've done much traveling, you've likely encountered a UNESCO World Heritage site. The term may spark immediate interest but what exactly does...
Iceland is home to the world's oldest parliament, Europe's largest glacier (by volume), Björk and now you for at least 24 hours! Whether you're sp...
Over the course of history humans have embarked on adventures and expeditions to discover new territories, gain wisdom and question the known. In ...
As Backroads leaders, we wear many hats in a given day: concierge, mechanic, translator, chauffeur, navigator, motivator… the list is infinite. On...
Everyone’s heard of the Galápagos Islands, with their blue-footed boobies and natural phenomena. But many are surprised to find that they’re a par...
There's something about San Francisco. Something that sets it apart from other major world cities. Is it the natural setting surrounded by indigo ...
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Looking through the window of the bus that was driving me from the airport through town, I understood this trip was going to be very different. I ...
I raised my children in a blur. I was in my early twenties when they were born and divorced before they started school. I completed college, launc...
Lauran and I met on a school bus. She was wearing a propeller hat and fake glasses with tape on the bridge and rainbow suspenders to hold the outf...
Since very early in the Backroads days, we have run annual staff rides that gather our employees in one place for a multi-day adventure. These tri...
The one thing that has always attracted me to New Zealand--and what I continue to search for while I'm leading Backroads Trips here--is the feelin...
Chi: Our fearless guide. Four-foot-ten on a good day, eighty pounds, twenty-seven years old, mother of two. She's a Sapa trekking guide and woman ...
If you've done much traveling, you've likely encountered a UNESCO World Heritage site. The term may spark immediate interest but what exactly does...
Iceland is home to the world's oldest parliament, Europe's largest glacier (by volume), Björk and now you for at least 24 hours! Whether you're sp...
Over the course of history humans have embarked on adventures and expeditions to discover new territories, gain wisdom and question the known. In ...
As Backroads leaders, we wear many hats in a given day: concierge, mechanic, translator, chauffeur, navigator, motivator… the list is infinite. On...
Everyone’s heard of the Galápagos Islands, with their blue-footed boobies and natural phenomena. But many are surprised to find that they’re a par...
There's something about San Francisco. Something that sets it apart from other major world cities. Is it the natural setting surrounded by indigo ...
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