Laura Sander
Laura Sander

Laura’s love of the vagabond lifestyle comes naturally: she hasn’t lived anywhere for more than six years and attended ten schools growing up. Her love for hip hop, rap and Justin Timberlake come naturally, too, thanks to spending her high school years in Memphis. Leaving a 15-year career as a teacher and school principal behind, you can now find Laura riding her 1984 Bianchi in an Eroica vintage bike event somewhere in the world.

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November 2, 2017

The Backroads Effect

Why do you take Backroads trips? This is a question that Trip Leaders often ask guests on the first night of the trip, along with why you chose that particular trip. Although highly valuable questions, as a Backroads leader, I’m more interested in asking a third question at the end of the trip: How has your week with us influenced your life? I, as well as my colleagues, wonder what our guests will take with them and incorporate into their lives back home.

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