Where are the Apennine Mountains? That is a question to which most Americans do not know the answer. Almost No Tourists We recently ran our first tour in the Apennine Mountains, a seven-day hiking adventure. From the moment we left our meeting city to the point we reached our final destination, we saw only two Continue Reading →
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The Miami Valley Trails Among the Best in the World
Back in 2017 I wrote a blog post called “The Best Paved Trails in the World are in … Ohio“, which is all about the Miami Valley Trails network in Ohio. Do I still back up that claim? Maybe. The Miami Valley Trails network is located in the southeast corner of Ohio in the vicinity Continue Reading →
Krakow is One of the Best Cities to Visit in Europe
That is quite a statement: Krakow is one of the best cities to visit in Europe. But I believe it to be true. The city is actually spelled Kraków and not Krakow or – worse – Cracow as I used to see it spelled. It is pronounced Kra-koof. But regardless of how it is spelled Continue Reading →
Why Bikers Love our Inline Skating & Biking Tours
We started out in 1997 as Zephyr Inline Skate Tours, the world’s first inline skating (Rollerblading) tour company. By 1990 we were running ten skate tours a year – but two of them were “bike friendly”. The following year we ran 16 skate tours, with four of them “bike friendly”. So the reality is that Continue Reading →
Solo Travel Tours and Zephyr Adventures
Zephyr Adventure has a long history of catering to solo travelers. We started out in 1997 as a specialty tour company running inline skating tours in Europe and the United States. While our vacations were not specifically solo travel tours, many of our skaters did come on their own, in large part because they often Continue Reading →
Why Travel To Belgium?
Why travel to Belgium? You might wonder why we have not one but two trips on our 2026 schedule to Belgium. Belgium is Not Over-Touristed Belgium is not a huge tourist destination, and we love that. According to the European Union, in 2023 the country hosted 45 million visitor overnights – and that included business Continue Reading →
Comparing our European Hiking Adventures
We have five different walking, hiking, or trekking adventures in 2026. How should you choose which to join? Outside of just picking a location because it appeals to you, a great step is to compare the difficulty of the five tours. How to Judge Hiking Tour Difficulty In judging the difficulty level of hiking tours, Continue Reading →
How to Beat Delta’s AI Pricing
Delta Airlines recently announced they are using Artificial Intelligence to set prices on their airline tickets. There is much discussion already on what this will do to ticket costs. What we know for sure is that Delta is doing this for their own benefit. That could mean selling tickets at higher prices but it could Continue Reading →
Is It Unsafe or Uncomfortable for Americans to Travel?
The United States is generating a lot of headlines around the world right now, most of them negative. No matter your politics at home, people around the world are not impressed with our tariffs, border control, arresting of immigrants, or slashing of foreign aid. So is it unsafe or uncomfortable for Americans to travel right Continue Reading →
Flights to Europe are Cheap Right Now
Flights to Europe are cheap right now. Here are flight costs I found from New York that coincide with our upcoming European trips: Florence (Via di Francesco Trekking Adventure): One-stop flights as low as $424Kraków (Tatra Mountains Hiking): One-stop flights as low as $398Berlin (Flaeming Skate & Biking): One-stop flights as low as $517 and Continue Reading →