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Cinque Terre Walking and Hiking Tour
August 27, 2020

From Pirates to Prada on the Italian Riviera

ByBackroads

In the 1920s Coco Chanel ushered in the era of the deep dark tan.

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Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro
July 28, 2020

Bite-Sized Backroads Trip - Charleston & Savannah

ByBackroads

Backroads was honored to have Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, join us last fall on a multi-adventure tour through South Carolina & Georgia.

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Cameron in Yellowstone
July 22, 2020

My Experience: Leading Private Trips This Summer

ByBackroads

It's safe to say I always have some pre-trip jitters. And a couple weeks ago, walking into the hotel lobby to meet our guests and begin my first trip of the summer, those jitters felt stronger than normal. I wondered, "How is this trip going to go? Will people still have as much fun as usual?"

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Backroads Director of Operations Matt Fletcher introduces our new e-bike.
June 29, 2020

Video: Meet the New Backroads E-bike!

ByBackroads

Check out our new video featuring our completely redesigned, ready-to-roll titanium e-bike, which made its debut this summer! See Backroads Director of Operations Matt Fletcher introduce the Equalizer below.

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Introducing the Backroads Touring Bike
June 29, 2020

Video: Meet the Backroads Touring Bike

ByBackroads

Check out our video to get reacquainted with a tried-and-true classic, the Backroads titanium Touring Bike.

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Tom Hale - President of Backroads Travel
May 28, 2020

A Message from Tom Hale: Inspiration in the Outdoors

ByTom Hale

When I first decided more than 40 years ago that I was going to start an active travel company leading bike tours around the country, a lot of people thought I was crazy. But I knew that something special happens when you combine physical activity with exploring new and inspiring places.

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California Wine Country Bike Tour
May 26, 2020

Bite-Sized Backroads Trip: Wine Country California

ByBackroads

Ready for another Bite-Sized Backroads Trip? Our series of virtual adventures continues as we head west to the sunshine, vineyards, wineries and back roads of California's Wine Country!

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Bite-Sized Backroads Trip - Andes & the Galapagos Islands
May 19, 2020

Bite-Sized Backroads Trip: Ecuador & The Galapagos Islands

ByBackroads

It's time for another virtual Bite-Sized Backroads Trip! This time we asked former Trip Leader (and now Assistant Director of Trip Development) Riley Pearce to take us on a virtual trip to the far-off land of the Galapagos Islands.

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Backroads Trip Leader Utah
May 12, 2020

Bite-Sized Backroads Trip: Bryce & Zion

ByBackroads

Our next Bite-Sized Backroads Trip is here! We're definitely feeling the urge to get out in some wide open spaces right about now, and Utah is one of our favorite escapes!

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Bite-Sized Cinque Terre Trip
May 11, 2020

Bite-Sized Backroads Trip: Cinque Terre & Tuscany

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In the spirit of traveling virtually from our homes, we asked Trip Leader Tommaso Spinelli to take us to his home country of Italy and one of its most famous treasures: the Cinque Terre.

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