Backroads Guests

Rue Mapp kayaking with Backroads
November 9, 2020

Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro: My Charleston & Savannah Adventure with Backroads

My name is Rue Mapp. I’m the founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, and this was my first-ever experience with Backroads. I experienced so much during my Backroads trip that I just can’t stop talking about!

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Marian and Kerry-near-the-incredible Fitz Roy in Patagonia
January 11, 2018

Our Backroads Story: 30 Trips and Counting!

Our friends, Mike and Kathi, broached the subject once again. "You guys really should think about coming with us on this Tuscany biking trip." As I lowered my head and peered at them over my sunglasses, I remember musing: "Are you insane?" "We'll think about it," is what came out of my lips.

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Backroads Danube River Cruise Ship AMAStella
September 8, 2017

Our Family Cruise on the Danube

Not a single complaint. Not even a sibling spat. Not while we're biking in sweltering 100-degree weather. And not while we're biking in a downpour. "I've never seen 30 people volunteer to bike in the rain, and smile about it," said my daughter, Reggie Foldes. Anyone who has traveled with kids knows it's rare--very rare--for such amiability on a family vacation. "We're usually arguing about everything, even where to eat," said Jenna Bronfman, 18. That's one reason why her parents and the other families had signed on for this Backroads trip for families with "Older Teens and 20-Somethings" in Europe. "Backroads takes all that stress away," explained Jenna's dad, Matt Bronfman, noting this is his family's fourth Backroads trip.

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Moose
September 12, 2016

Moose Tracks

I saw a moose. It was the best day of my life. Where did I see the moose, you may ask? We were on a Backroads family trip!

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