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18
Nov

What is Privately Guided Travel?

What is Privately Guided Travel? While you may be familiar with guided group tours and self-guided travel, what does privately guided travel actually mean?  We’ll break it down, the way Pure Adventures defines it, so you can see why privately guided is the premier travel option for you, your family, or you and your small...
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Cycling tour of Italy - Sardinia Private Self Guided Bike Tour
03
Aug

Best Sardinian Wines: Our Top Five

A visit to Italy’s nearby island of Sardinia would not be complete without exploring the many wineries found on this island. Home to beautiful beaches and crystal-blue water, miles of coastline, and jagged rock formations, Sardinia’s natural landscape creates the perfect environment for its booming viticulture and vinification – growing unique wine grapes and the...
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03
Aug

Up & Coming: Dreamy Slovenia

Here at Pure Adventures, we have been watching travel trends for a long time – it’s what we do, and it’s safe to say that Slovenia is the “new Croatia,” an undiscovered gem similar to Croatia circa 2010. (Think gorgeous scenery, delicious cuisine, and a destination not yet completely overrun with tourists.) Simply put, if...
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Cyclists waving beneath the caption "Your Trip, Your Way!"
03
Aug

Always Planning the Next Trip

Always Be Planning! Your next self-guided bike tour vacation, that is!  “My husband and I have done 3 self-guided tours (Cordoba-Granada, Puglia, and Normandy) and we convinced another couple to join us for 2 of them. We’re now planning 3 more! Every trip was perfect beyond expectations – great routes, charming hotels, excellent staff support...
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02
Aug

Where can I go on a self-guided bike tour this Fall?

“Where can I go for a self-guided bike tour in Europe this fall?” “Can I take a self-guided bike tour in Fall?” “What’s the weather like in Europe in Fall?” “Is it rainy in Europe in the Fall?” Does this sound like you or your recent internet search? With summer winding down and the days...
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Spain - Cycling from Granada to Cordoba
02
Aug

Why we love Fall bike tours in Spain

While many of our self-guided cycling tours in Spain wind their way through the trails and paths throughout the country, away from the bustle of the urban areas, summer in Spain is a busy time of year. It’s the peak travel season for many Europeans who flock to Spain’s soft sand beaches for rest and...
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12
Nov

Travel Insurance Post Covid is Necessary

Travel Insurance Post-Covid Travel Insurance Post-Covid: the new travel norm? Yes, this will make your future travels slightly more expensive but given the uncertainty of so much around Covid, any 2021 travel must be booked with a travel insurance policy to back it. Did you know that many countries are presently requiring proof of travel...
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Visit with friendly people from the local hill tribes
04
Jul

New Adventure Travel Guidelines for Travelers Post Covid

Updated 11/22/2021: Pure Adventures is following health and safety guidelines specifically created for the adventure tourism industry, provided by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, and created in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic.  More information is available from the ATTA. Due to recent changes impacting the travel industry, we would like to address some new guidelines (below)...
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Enjoy beautiful ocean views on this self-guided Puglia bike tour
19
Jun

Restarting Travel and Planning for the Re-Opening of Europe

Re-opening of borders and the conversations for travel are starting to happen! We think it is time to take down our Covid cancel policy and start to talk about the future of travel. While we understand some people will not be ready to travel for a while still, many are ready to go now. Travel...
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