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We asked six of our trip leaders from around the continent to share their favorite Christmas rituals with us – and we came away with six very different snapshots of how our neighbors across the pond spread holiday cheer.

If you’re looking for a little retreat, might we suggest cooking? After all, cooking is a little like traveling with VBT. Here are some ideas to get you started.

There are few things more awkward than the dreadful silence that sometimes hangs over the holiday office party or neighborhood secret Santa exchange. To avoid those moments of uncomfortable shoe-gazing while that guy from the marketing department launches into yet another riveting description of next week’s weather forecast, we’ve got a few suggestions.

Just west of Oxford, in England’s bucolic region of honey-colored stone cottages and gently rolling green fields, the ambitious and enlightened cyclist can sleuth out a northern riding loop affectionately known to locals as “A Road for Today,” winding past fairytale villages and forested hills. Perhaps another time, they’ll be called to coast along the... Read more »

We asked a half dozen of our well-traveled Tour Consultants about their favorite bike rides and walks, cities and villages. It’s unofficial … it’s informal … and their answers may surprise you!

If you’re like us, you’re looking ahead to 2022 with a sense of optimism. Maybe you’ve already returned to travel with a 2021 VBT trip and found it as fulfilling and amazing as ever. It was a little different, to be sure, with regulations to follow and masks to wear. But the world hasn’t lost... Read more »