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Serious Biking and Wine: A Talk With Andy Levine of DuVine
Anyone looking for a luxury biking tour with serious riding and five-star hotel accommodations paired with extraordinary meals and notable wines will eventually come across DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. The much-lauded DuVine was started more than 20 years ago by Bostonian Andy Levine, whose energy and vision have created some

5 Great Biking Trips for 2018
By Everett Potter What’s on the horizon for the world’s best biking companies in 2018? New countries, new routes and new adventures from Gray & Co, Backroads, DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co., Butterfield & Robinson and Experience Plus. Here are five amazing trips to consider for next year … continue reading

Cycling the Dalmatian Islands with VBT
VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations uses cycling as a way to reach Croatian culture
The Interview: Maria Elena Malpezzi-Price of ExperiencePlus!
Interview by Everett Potter This month, we’re giving away an amazing bike trip in Italy with ExperiencePlus! (you can enter here). Rick Price and Paola Malpezzi-Price founded the company that would become ExperiencePlus! in 1972, an eternity ago in the world of adventure travel. Italy was and is their
Travels with Larry Olmsted: The Swiss Army Knife Of Road Bikes
If you want a new bike this spring, look no further than the versatile BMC GranFondo GF01. I got a chance to road test this bike this year for several months and hundreds of miles, and it is the real deal. Most importantly, it is a great fit for all kinds of

Steve Jermanok’s Active Travels: Bike the Charles River Bike Path
Boston takes its biking very seriously. When I lived in Cambridge, there were four bike shops within a three-block radius of my apartment. Just on Mass Avenue, I saw bikers with suits going to work, bikers with backpacks heading to school, and crazed riders who just seemed to enjoy weaving
The Interview: Tour d’Afrique
By Everett Potter When I hear the words “bike tour,’ I usually think of a week of cycling in Provence, Vermont or Napa Valley. I picture relatively easy riding, incredible scenery and great food and wine, neatly packaged into a six-night trip by an adventure travel company. What the words