We have already written before (and more recently here) about one of the world’s best inline skating networks of trails, the Flaeming region in Germany. Read that post first if you are not familiar with the trails. But how did it come to be? We checked in with our friend Uwe Kuhlmey, the owner and Continue Reading →
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The Smartest Way to Train for the NorthShore Inline Marathon? A Week in Ohio.
Why our Ohio Skating & Biking tour is the ideal training — and the perfect vacation — for skaters racing the NorthShore this September. Ask most inline skaters how they train for a marathon and you’ll hear familiar stories: stolen miles on local paths, early mornings in parking lots, solo long runs squeezed between work Continue Reading →
Expert Advice: How To Travel With Skates
Our friends at Inline Warehouse are the best gear experts out there when it comes to all things inline skating. They cover different skating styles with a variety of styles of skates (plus protective gear, wheels, and parts, clothing) and even accessories to help you travel with your skates in tow. Here’s their expert advice Continue Reading →
Iowa Inline Skating and Biking Adventure!
We are very excited about our October 2 – 5, 2025 Iowa Inline Skating & Biking Adventure. In case you have some hesitation about vacationing in Iowa, I am writing here to get you excited too. Our inline skating and biking travelers know what I am going to say whenever we announce a new inline Continue Reading →
The Perfect Skate Tour Location
There is no “perfect” inline skating tour location, as what constitutes a good location depends on the tour participant. But our new tour in Switzerland is in the running for everyone! In general, our inline skating (Rollerblading) tours fall into two categories: Locations that use long, paved, flat paths. These often require shuttling between paths Continue Reading →
Is Rollerblading Making a Comeback?
It might be short on facts and statistics but getting an article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Redesigned Rollerblades Worth Lacing Up” is a positive sign for the resurgence of inline skating. (You can read the entire article without a paywall on this site.) It is certainly true that the skates and wheels are Continue Reading →
The Original Inline Skating Tour: The Netherlands
Zephyr Adventures was formed in 1997 as Zephyr Inline Skate Tours, the world’s first inline skating tour company. In April of that year, I quit my job and traveled to Europe, looking for the best skate tour location I could find. I had two destinations on my list: the Netherlands and the Danube bike path Continue Reading →
Ready to Start (or Re-Start) Inline Skating (Rollerblading)?
A month or so ago we published a post called “Still Skating? How and Where to Buy Inline Skates“. However, we know there are a lot more of you out there who are not skating than are, so we thought we would post about how to get into (or back into) inline skating. We have Continue Reading →
Slomo: Raison d'être for One Inline Skater
We often hear our inline skaters saying they find skating to be more “rhythmic”, “fulfilling”, or even “spiritual” than other forms of exercise. There is certainly something about the side-to-side movement of the continual gliding of inline skating that is aesthetically pleasing. Dr. John Kitchin faced his own reality that he didn’t like life as Continue Reading →
Switzerland Adventure Video
We just completed a multisport adventure in beautiful Switzerland. Participants could choose to bike or skate and everyone got on foot for one day of hiking in the alps. Check out this video by participant Rollin Bannow. Thanks, Rollin!