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It was like yesterday. It was almost yesterday. But it was actually 7 months to the day that I left London, my home for four years, to return to t...

Mixed abilities, mixed interests, mixed goals, or maybe mixed inclinations. Whatever label we put on it, this is one of the key quality factors th...

We're outfitting our bikes with the top-of-the-line Wahoo Elemnt Roam devices on biking, hiking and multi-adventure trips around the world--includ...

We always think of traveling as a way to discover the world and to learn about different cultures. For me, travelling is also about returning to m...

Is there anything better than hearing your teenager tell you that you made a great decision (words you likely don't often hear)? Better yet is hea...

In late December, my wife, son and I went for a walk to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall just outside our village. I grew up here...

Travel offers a deeper understanding of the world and I try as often as I can to make the leap from tourist to Insider. And that requires a commit...

Starting with the Danube, Europe's second-longest river, we set out to see how Backroads-quality biking could be combined with a luxury floating h...

These books, along with an insatiable desire to explore, led me down an unconventional path to world travel, exciting (and sometimes insane) adven...

I love cycling and pushing my physical limits, but I'll admit that my training tends to drop off around the holidays. Winter weather hits, I don't...

Last week our Cuba Trip Expert Lara and I returned from our annual Cuba "dry run," where we prepared for our upcoming Backroads Cuba trips startin...

The Spanish love their ham. I just never realized the profoundness of their devotion until I first stepped into a local cervecería (bar). To say I...