Zephyr Blog

In light of our upcoming search for a new guide for our active wine tours, we asked one of our longtime guides, Kris Thomas, to share her personal favorite aspects of guiding People. Happy People! This is surely the top … Continue reading →

The first North American Wine Tourism Day is quickly approaching! The date is set for Saturday, May 11th, and there is already an impressive list of events scheduled around the country for this inagural day dedicated to promoting wine tourism. According … Continue reading →

We at Zephyr Adventures are very into feedback. We have been sending an evaluation form to everyone who has traveled with us since 1997, using the same five-point scale to evaluate everything from restaurants to hotels, from guides to the … Continue reading →

Zephyr Adventures has been in the group travel business for 15 years, so we understand that like most people who join us for the first time, you might feel a bit uneasy about the “group tour” experience. Let’s talk about … Continue reading →

Today is April 4, 2012.  Fifteen years ago today, Allan Wright quit his corporate job with food company Cargill, and Zephyr Adventures (formerly called Zephyr Inline Skate Tours) was born.  “Rolling” is a great metaphor to describe Zephyr’s journey, as … Continue reading →

Gone are the days of projector slideshow recaps of your summer vacation.  Yet in a digital age, there’s even more to share with your friends and family!  I have been sharing my photos, videos and thoughts from my travels on … Continue reading →

As I prepared for our staff retreat last month, I was asked to do an analysis of some of our competitors, both the larger well-known ones and the smaller ones (similar to us). The intention was to try to give … Continue reading →

Two of my favorite countries suffered tragedies within the last month. Peru was struck by massive flooding in the beginning of February and Chile just experienced a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami. The flooding in Peru was in the … Continue reading →