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What is the Backroads Experience? It’s the feeling of your body in motion, with the wind in your face and the excitement as your experience unfol...
Back in 1996, I was tasked with a dream research assignment at Backroads. The mission, which I gladly accepted, was to create an all-new luxury hi...
It is easy to express the beauty of Alaska in words but seemingly difficult to articulate the impression this place leaves on the soul. Some say, ...
Let Backroads be your guide on the Amalfi Coast, where the views are stunning, the seafood is fresh, and the fragrant aromas of lemon trees and wi...
I write from the Provence leader house, amid a low murmur of convivial kitchen banter and stovetop smells. I've brought a bottle of wine to contri...
Cinque Terre is one of those rare places that leap from the pages of picture books simply because it seems too picturesque to be real. Do places l...
If I learned one thing while studying in Switzerland, it’s that fondue brings people together. Fondue in winter warms you up from the inside. Summ...
After spending four years living abroad, I came home wanting to rediscover the American West with a new fervor and appreciation. Somewhere along t...
Twenty years ago, I found myself in Slovenia for the first time. I had never heard of it; to me, it was just a rumor, a whisper of adventure, a pl...
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! ...
One of the reasons I joined Backroads as a Trip Leader a decade ago was because it was one of the only active travel companies that had trips in N...
This unique Rhine River Cruise bike tour combines the comforts of luxury cruising with the total immersion of active travel. And thanks to Backroa...