Some people find written directions easy to follow while navigating on a bike. Others find them confusing. With the technology available today, most people are used to having step-by-step GPS directions readily available on their phone. While traveling abroad though, your phone may not be able to pull up the smaller country roads or trails Continue Reading →
Category: Biking
Nervous About Traveling with a Group as a Solo Traveler?
Many solo, first-time Zephyr folks are uncertain about joining a group tour full of people they don’t know. But we’ve seen it time and time again where people come to the trip as strangers and leave as close friends. It’s the kind of “human magic” that Zephyr thrives on! Get a group of people together Continue Reading →
An Open Invitation to Explore Your Love of Italy
Buongiorno fellow travelers, lovers of wine, diners of homemade pasta, and of course, those thrill seeking, bike riding, old souls that feel at home where I do, in my beloved Italy. There is a reason Italy historically ranks as one of the top 5 travel destinations in the world each year. This country has given rise Continue Reading →
Skating and Biking Along the Mosel Valley
I cannot say the Mosel Valley Skating Adventure is my favorite skate tour of all time. We simply have too many tours in great locations we have run over the years. But it is pretty dang spectacular. Here are some of the features that make our Mosel Skating Adventure (which is open to bikers) special: Continue Reading →
A Journey Through Family History
When Dana Norvell decided to go on the Provence Biking Adventure, it wasn’t just a chance to bike through the beautiful lavender fields or to indulge in the delicious French cuisine. It was a chance to journey through her own personal family history. “Traveling to France was always on my list of places to Continue Reading →
Biking the Breathtaking Dolomites
Last month, our guides Kris, Giovanni, and Norbert led a fun group of travelers on the Dolomites Biking Adventure. As you can see in the photos, the Dolomites have beautiful paths perfect for cycling for miles and miles that wind their way through beautiful alpine valleys. When we asked our adventurers what some of their favorite Continue Reading →
The Best Travel Gear for Your Next Trip
Since we’ve been in the adventure travel business for almost two decades, we’re asked quite frequently about what’s the best travel gear to bring on one of our adventures. We’ve pulled together a few recommendations below- though certainly not an exhaustive list, it’s a great place to start. (Please note: Zephyr Adventures has not been compensated Continue Reading →
Oregon Wine Adventure – A Closeup Look at the Eola-Amity Hills AVA
Wine often expresses a sense of place. Place is attributed to by a number of different factors: layers of mineral deposits and sediments left after millions of years of geologic activity that contribute to different flavor profiles; climatic factors like temperature patterns & annual precipitation that have an effect on vine growth and, therefore, trellising practices and Continue Reading →
A Spontaneous Belgian Blend
Belgium is a very small country where people think very small, very local. We call ourselves sometimes “parish”-minded. Having to go somewhere 120 miles away is for us mentally the same as a trip from the East Coast to LA for many Americans.
Provence, France: Gourmet Day of Bicycling
If we are so modest as to say so ourselves, on our Provence Biking, Food, and Wine Adventure we have a truly spectacular day set up that perfectly combines these three elements. We call this day “Bike for Lunch” and it involves multiple stops at local food and wine establishments in the morning, where our Continue Reading →